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August 17th, 2010

Community Garden featured in Bend, Oregon newspaper

Today's Bend Bulletin featured the new NorthWest Crossing Community Garden in its "At Home" section.

Today's Bend Bulletin featured the new NorthWest Crossing Community Garden in its "At Home" section. The garden, which was founded last May, features more than 50 garden plots which are all being "grown" by NWX residents and businesses.


Here are a couple of excerpts from the article that give a little more information on the garden:

The garden features 59 raised, 5-by-10-foot cedar planting beds with drip irrigation and is enclosed by an 8-foot-high wire fence. The beds have built-in seats around the perimeter, so sitting while weeding and tending the garden is convenient and comfortable. A water feature and a birdhouse, surrounded by blooming flowers, adds to the peaceful atmosphere, and the two picnic tables in the shade invite people to sit and enjoy the setting.


The community garden was built and is owned by West Bend Property Co., the developer of NorthWest Crossing, and is being managed by the Oregon State University Extension Service Master Gardener program. The NorthWest Crossing garden is one of two community gardens in Bend managed by OSU Master Gardeners. The garden at Hollinshead Park in northeast Bend has operated for more than two decades.

For the full article, visit The Bulletin's Web site.

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