The Irrigation Line is In

The National Golf Club had some contractors in the garden installing the water system today. The water isn't connected yet, but will be very soon. As you can see there is also some dirt work that needs to be done before the gardeners can come in and plant.

Prepping the Plots

Thursday, April 14th, was another perfect day to spread the mulch, and prep the flagstone floor of the meeting area. In the pictures; Platte County Parks provided bobcat work, Bob Halford and his tractor and the dedicated group of Master Gardeners with Marlin Bates.

GROUNDBREAKING!

It was a perfect day for the Platte County Community Garden groundbreaking on Wednesday, April 13th. The permanent sign was set in place just in time for the ceremony. Members from each of the PCCG partners were on hand to kick off the first garden season. Representatives from the Y were Kathy Armitage, Angie Mutti and Paula Oxler. From The National; Jim Allen, Eric Witley and Nick Block. Platte County Parks and Recreation was represented by Jim Kunce. The Master Gardeners included Marlin Bates, Gisela Pursel, Judy Eickhoff, Maggie & Ted Basch, Lu Tarr, Marcia Schulz and Sally & Bob Halford. Kathy Armitage kicked off the ceremony with a few words on how the project evolved, with thanks to The National community, Master Gardeners of Greater KC and Platte County Park. Jim Allen expressed his vision for the community. Marlin Bates and Gisela Pursel spoke of the mission of the Master Gardeners, expressing special thanks to Platte County Parks for awarding the grant to the Garden. Jim Kunce from Platte County Parks acknowledged the grant and how the Garden will be a great asset to the community. Get those golden shovels into the ground... Now the fun begins!

The Fence is Up!

Here is a pic of the garden with the perimeter fence installed.

Fence Installation at the PCCG

As you can see from the picture above, work on the fence around the PCCG began on March 24th with workers drilling holes for the fence posts. Thanks to Bob for sharing the photo.

Marking the Garden Plots

Here are a few pics of several master gardeners measuring and marking garden plots from March 12.

PCCG Calendar of Events

Key dates for Master Gardeners

• March (no date established) MOU signed by all partners of PCCG
• March or April (no date established) fence and water supply installed at PCCG
• Wednesday, April 13 11:00 AM groundbreaking ceremony at the PCCG
• Thursday,  April 21 5:00 PM meet the master gardeners event at the YMCA in Parkville. This will be the kick off for master gardeners to answer questions regarding the PCCG and the YMCA will sign individuals for garden plots.
• April (no date established) training for master gardeners working at the PCCG
• April (no date established) spread mulch in garden
• April or May (no date established) install flagstone common area PCCG
• April or May (no date established) plant 3 master gardener plots at PCCG
• Late May, early June (no date established) Dedication of PCCG. This event will be held at an off site location for example, Parkville YMCA. Location to be determined.
• June 25 KC Urban Farms garden tour including PCCG