August 2011
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Listening to Bees (in the Globe) →
Willow, by Bruno Rubio
Willow Marigolds and zinnias never liked you. You wouldn’t let them dance In their red and yellow skirts: Too merry, in view of your weeping. Ferns were your friends. Bearing no flowers, Quiet and reserved like mourners, They huddled comfortably between your toes. Did they know your secrets? The crumbling pivot of your knee, The rotting heart, The dust in your mouth? A goddess named for peace...
A Big Week in the Victory Gardens
We’re ushering out August with a bang! First, we had another great park clean-up at the August Community Participation Day, where our excellent volunteers spruced up the park in anticipation of Fensfest, September 10th! Then they headed over to the Lansdowne Pub for free starters, some drinks and general merriment. A crew from the Victory Gardens also attended Mayor Menino’s...
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mandalogan asked: I've lived right by the Fenway Victory Gardens for about a year now and I can't tell you how happy it makes me and how lucky I feel to live near something so beautiful and so beneficial for the people of our community! I don't have any gardening experience and would like to have a plot someday - do you think there are any gardeners that have plots but could use a hand getting...
