King William guerrilla gardening and ssp meet-up!

[highwater]

So I had a look at the plants yesterday when I was down picking up my Turkey from Reardon's and they're doing even better than I expected (everything except the columbine which was on its last legs when I planted it, so no surprise there). Must be all the fertilizer from the folks taking dumps in the back corners. I was going to pick up the litter, but since most of it consisted of bits of paper covered in human excrement, I took a pass.

Talking to Paul next door, I was not surprised to hear that no one is taking reponsibility for the park. It's not a city park, since it's on LIUNA's property, but LIUNA obviously feels that their responsibility ended with plunking down some pressure treated benches, rose of sharon, and stella d'oro lilies. A fresh crop of weeds is coming along nicely, but they can be dealt with in the spring. I'm happy to do my bit, but I'll be damned if I'm going to pick up other people's s**t.

On that note, enjoy your Thanksgiving!

[highwater]

BTW. I noticed we got a shout out in Hmag and RTH. Thanks, guys.

[crhayes]

I drove by there today, it looks really nice! King william is really becoming a nice street, and with a little work it could definitely be as nice (and subsequently) popular as Hess. I think the problem is that the area seems a little sketchy to people and they don't want to go there.

[emge]

i walked by there the other day too good stuff.

[adam]

I think you'll find the majority of the "sketchy" people in Hamilton are polite and harmless.

[highwater]

Thanks for the compliments, but I should mention that most of the shrubs you see at the moment were planted by LIUNA. We planted bulbs and a dozen or so native shrubs, perennials, and grasses in the back corners that are still pretty small at the moment. Hopefully we'll see the results in the Spring. Feel free to lavish your praise then.

[mattgrande]

Would there be any interest in doing something like this again?