Work has
officially begun on phase one of the Native
Plant Demonstration
Garden located at 920 Cherry, SE in
the East town neighborhood of Grand
Rapids. River City
Wild Ones is teaming up with Inner City Christian Federation (ICCF) to reconstruct
a garden in order to showcase the beauty of native plants. Our mission is to help educate the public
about the role of native plants as part of an Urban or Formal setting so that
visitors may be inspired to plant natives at their own homes and businesses. So often we think of native plants within the
context of a prairie or woodland environment, however the beauty and
architectural form of native plants can also be captured within the framework
of a formal community garden. This particular
garden is visited by many people and includes special community events such as
the Grandtasia – 3d Mapping Event held
last March and the Cherry Street Garden
Summer Music Series starting in June. Plant labels and identification signage
will help to communicate the plant species and display the important role that native
plants share within the environment as a whole.
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