Green Teen Garden Project - Raised Garden Beds
Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 by Cupertino_Library
This week the Green Teen Garden Project took some major steps in getting the garden area up and running. With the help of volunteers from the Master Gardener program (http://www.mastergardeners.org/scc.html), two raised garden beds were assembled inside the gated perimeter. Master Gardener, Fred Shulenburg, was on-hand to share his carpentry expertise during the construction. The two 3” X 6” garden beds are made of cedar . . . more »
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