Sunday, March 11, 2018

Brian Post - Landscaper. Help from the experts

Brian Post
Royal Poinciana Tree just planted. 
We are lucky to have volunteers like Brian Post who have contributed not only hours of service but professional skill. Brian also donated many of numerous trees and plants growing in the Bay Haven Campus.  He was involved from the very beginning when his daughter Ripley started kindergarten.  He is currently working for Michael a. Gilkey, Inc., Landscape Architect and Contractors another generous donor of some of the amazing trees in the courtyard and around the Bay Haven property. We probably have Brian to thank for that! A recent arrival is a Royal Poinciana Tree that was planted on March 2. This will be a colorful  addition to the courtyard when it grows.

 Flood control - we have too much water running through 
the garden from the roof. 


Denize Wilson - Garden Wizard

Denize Wilson  is a volunteer from Booker Middle  who rides his bike over on Wednesday afternoons. Denize always knows how to jump in and help - his skills range from  pulling weeds to  inventing garden composting bins.  His favorite task may be  cutting the banana leaves with a machete. In his free time he does a lot of research on gardening and had has become a great source of information for us at the Food Forest. His favorite resource for gardening in Florida  is David the Good author of numerous gardening publications. His Website is http://www.thesurvivalgardener.com/
Denize Wilson 
cleaning up the compost

An original bamboo and banana leaf construction designed to hold compost