Charles Street Garden Plant Sale 4/17/10

On 4/17/10 a Plant Sale was held at the Charles Street Gardens, a community garden in Sunnyvale, CA. Volunteers provided the plants, collected money, and answered questions for over 2,500 visitors during the day. Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County provided lectures and demonstrations, as well as answering many gardening questions. Participants of all ages seemed to have a great time, and it was a beautiful day in a beautiful garden.

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Photos (C) 2010 George Hamma

This year's plant sale was mentioned in the Sunnyvale Sun in addition to having signs placed around the neighborhood.
Charles Street entrance to the garden.
Charles Street sign for the Master Gardeners space.
People arrived by many means to visit the garden.
The main (parking lot) entrance was the location of the sales booth.
Enthusiastic volunteers collected money for plants picked out.
This is an overall view of the entry area of the garden including high-raised beds, kiosk, growing circle, and BBQ/dining area
The Master Gardeners put on several presentations, this in the growing circle, and answered many questions.
Alice discusses tomato planting.
Visitors were of all ages.
The growing circle
The growing circle
The growing circle
The growing circle
The growing circle
Many visitors brought their cameras to capture the beautiful flowers.
Poppies near the gazebo.
Plants for sale were along the parking lot side of the garden
Gardeners were of all ages
Master Gardener presentations were also at beds near the gazebo
The compost bins, and finished compost pile for distribution to the garden plots
The herb garden
Some roses
These are a variety of native plants in the Master Gardener demonstration garden