Memorial Day irises and flags

For a few more days or maybe a week or two, purple and yellow irises will bloom in the Triangle Garden. They made a lovely Memorial Day display. Thanks to Mr. Tomaszeski for mowing the lawn, thanks to Tom Leonard, Mary Sparrow, and Molly Jo Tomaszeski for planting the cana bulbs that will soon be the main feature of that garden. It looks great! 

Snow on Snow

A touch of cheer at the Triangle

Molly, Mary, and Kris set up three decorated trees a few weeks ago. The trees certainly brighten our neighborhood landscape as we get ready for a long white and grey winter.

Regular Litter Patrol

Litter Patrol at 9:00 a.m. the first and third Saturday morning of each month ... we gather at the triangle garden Airport and South Ave. Committee chairwoman Jamie will give you gloves, bags and instructions on areas to be cleaned this time. PLEASE come spend some time on a first or third Saturday and  make a difference in your neighborhood.

How full the garden looks in September, compared to August's view! Rain really makes a difference. Six volunteers transplanted perennials and bushes, removed a crabapple tree, and dug up the canna lilies (lower 2 photos). We tried to leave some color for the end of the season viewing.

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.