303 communication plant it forward perennials

Sharon Heilman

PLANT IT FORWARD

PERENNIALS

WHAT ARE WE?

We are a group of gardeners that wants to share our love of gardening.

We want share plants with other communities that are not fortunate to have established gardens.

We want to divide and conquer the concrete urban jungle with flowers and hope.

CALHOUN RD.

BROOKFIELD CENTRAL

FLORENCE EBLE FARM

A PROPER BERM

Maintained by Plantiitforward.com

WELL PLANTED AND WELL MAINTAINED

WHICH VIEW IS MORE ENJOYABLE?

Eble Farm Calhoun Rd.

IT’S EASY TO SHARE

ONE BECOMES A DOZEN

MY YARD

LET’S NOT REINVENT THE WHEEL

Guerrilla gardening

Dig and Divide by Mark Cullen

Bellefonte PA

Florence Eble farm

GIVE US YOUR MEDIANS

Calhoun Road in Brookfield

This would be our pilot gardening program

Let us have access from Bluemound Rd. to Gebhardt Rd

All beds will be maintained by a group of avid gardeners and supervised volunteers.

WE DO ALL THE WORK…FOR FREE

How can this program possibly work??????

Simple

We maintain your garden beds in exchange approximately for ¼ of the perennials in the bed. Period.

JUST A THOUGHT

“Do all the good that you can, by all the means you can , in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you ever can.”

John Wesley

What can you do?

DO ALL PLANTS QUALIFY?

Ideal perennials should be dividable and self sustaining ,low maintenance plants.

Plants that do not meet that criteria will not be discarded but they will be placed in permanent homes, not fostered.

WHO WILL RECEIVE THE EXCESS PLANTS

Community organizations that have the desire but not the funds to create community gardens

All organizations that receive that plants will sign a contract that states …

“Plant it Forward” “Experiencing gratitude motivates beneficiaries to repay

their benefactors and to extend generosity to third parties” McCoullough(2008).

GARDENS ???

“Gardens are intensely local” Blair(2009)

“Urban gardening has long been used as a strategy to” take back the community” in areas of high poverty and civil unrest.” Krywko(

Tending plants has not only significant therapeutic value, but also provides opportunities for socialization, increased self esteem, and competence, while producing something of value for the community. Myers, (1998).

No matter what age, people share the need for sensory stimulation, social interaction, opportunities for self-esteem and self worth, and positive enjoyable experiences. Goff,(2004).

HTTP://PLANTITFORWARDPERENNIALS.ORG

This sign will be a part of all participating gardens

Pedestrians will be able to go to site and trace the origins of the plant

Brookfield is the first municipality that is being offered this opportunity…wouldn’t it be great to trace back the origins of this effort to our community

TRACE THE PATH OR YOUR PLANTS

Brookfield

Sherman Park (Milwaukee WI)

Washington Heights

Sheboygan

Michigan

The World

JUST ONE OF THE REA$ON$

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