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$ON$
$5.99