Thursday, August 9, 2012

Triangle Garden August 2012











The cana lilies and annuals are not quite as proliferous as last year, but the garden still adds some color to the intersection of South and Airport. Next year the perennials will be better established because we'll transplant them this fall, not next May. The crab apple tree appears to be a low-growing variety. Many thanks to all the volunteers for watering and weeding! See previous post on the demolition of the swimming pool.

Good-bye Swimming Pool



On Friday, August 3, I went by the Highland Park pool, armed with a camera to take pictures of the Triangle Garden, and was pleasantly surprised to see bulldozers filling in holes where the pool had been. Within a few days, the pool buildings were gone, too. It is sad to see the end of the era when the city made deep water pools available to the public, but good to see our neighborhood rid of what had become a dangerous eyesore.