Re: Oncology garden
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- Subject: Re: Oncology garden
- From: H* B*
- Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 10:20:53 +1100
>
> Hi all
> thought i might let you know how i am doiing with the oncology garden -
> garden for people suffering with cancer and receiving treatment at the
> local general hospital
> the actual garden is almost a triangle and gets full sun - and boy is it
> hot in there.
> the paving is now down in a soft biscuit colour and comprises of a main
> path with three sitting areas off it. the end sitting area is just big
> enough for one or two peoople and very private, one will have a seat
under
> a pergola with climbers and roses on top and the other will have two
> benches.
> i have struggled with the funding - in fact was let down dreadfully, with
> the budget dropping fromm $10,000 to $2,000 overnight by the hospital -
but
> i sent out about 100 letters to people i know asking them to donate a
plant
> - anything money wise from $3.50 to $28.50. about half replied some with
> just enought for one plant others with $50 or $100 it makes me cry to
think
> about how kind some people are. i have been potting anything that moves
in
> my garden and this spring have had lots of seedlings or perennials appear
> in my garden am leaving them there until i am ready to move them direct
to
> the hospital. unfortunately my garden looks like a bomb hit is - it is
so
> untidy.
> have removed many barrows of gravel and builders concrete etc from the
site
> and replaced it with barrows of top soil. there is only one way in and
out
> for a wheel barrow and it is a dark and narrow passage between buildings.
> there are two full time gardeners at the hospital who are apparently too
> busy to assist me - you should see them leaning on their shovels and they
> call me 'lady' - "youre doing a good job there lady!" don't you hate
> that???
> a local tree farm has donated about 26 crab apple trees! and 10 lilacs -
> unfortunately they were all bare rooted and had to go in or lose them so
> they went in - have decided to remove those i dont really want as they
were
> not in the plan - but the plan has been changed to accommodate some of
> them. - good things these plans!
> I have still to find someone to make up the pergola and seat - no one
seems
> to know anyone - will put an ad in the local paper - it is free to those
> who work for the paper - there has to be some perks in that job!
> this week i have to put in the watering system and i cant get going. we
> have had lots of rain and all the earth has stayed in their beds - which
is
> a miracle - but youve got to be lucky sometime.
> if you are interested in my long and involved garbled discriptions i'll
> gladly tell you more as i go on - or are you all bored senseless??
> happy digging
> Hazel
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