HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-16-10 NNN Garden Walk
Press Release
Wednesday June 16, 2010
For more information, contact Karen Ainsley, Executive Director, NNN Inc. @ (574) 232-9182 or
www.nearnorthwest.org
NNN Garden Walk 2010
Come see what’s blooming in South Bend’s near northwest neighborhood
SOUTH BEND — The Near Northwest Neighborhood, Inc. (NNN) welcomes you to Garden Walk
2010 on Saturday, July 17, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Twenty unique outdoor spaces will be on display, reflecting the creativity and ingenuity of the
residents of one of South Bend’s oldest and most distinctive neighborhoods.
Garden Walk will feature practical vegetable gardens and lively, colorful perennial beds, nurtured
by longtime and newbie gardeners alike. Visitors will be inspired by what they’ll see — and
probably leave with a few ideas for their own back yards. The event is a fundraiser for the NNN, a
not-for-profit group committed to revitalizing South Bend’s near northwest section.
Here’s just a peek at what you’ll find:
One gardener, inspired by a book that offers ideas for creating a "sanctuary garden," has built a
special outdoor space, taking a huge but unattractive yard (a weedy back yard and double-lot
side yard surrounded by a chain-link fence) and transformed it into a sacred and welcoming
refuge, filled with ornamental trees and perennials.
This longtime gardener, who learned a lot from time spent as a youngster helping his
grandmother care for a double lot bordered in flower beds, has created a garden filled with
perennial flowers gathered from friends and neighbors. But his special place is the bed of
boxwoods in the backyard that has the feeling of an outdoor room.
A newer garden started by accident — literally — after a huge oak tree dropped a sizeable
branch into a side yard, miraculously causing minimal damage. After the tree was removed, the
homeowner surveyed the big mess left behind, decided she couldn’t make it much worse, and
began digging and planting. Two years later, she’s still digging and planting.
Garden Walk tickets are $10 in advance and may be purchased at Martin’s Super Markets or the
NNN offices. (1007 Portage Avenue)
Tickets are $12 the day of the event at the Welcome Tent at the Near Northwest Neighborhood,
Inc. (NNN) (NNN, Corner of Portage and California) Free parking and maps available at the
Welcome Tent.