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Sierra Club award improves Seaside demonstration garden


Garden designer Mary Wilson and volunteer Samantha Cabalvna  
Garden designer Mary Wilson (l) and volunteer Samantha Cabalvna (r) weed surrounded by colorful native plant displays.
 
A $500 grant from the Ventana Chapter will help spread native plant beauty at the busy corner of Canyon Del Rey Boulevard and Fremont Street in Seaside. Mary Wilson, garden designer and Sierra Club member, accepted the award on behalf of the project. The Chapter presented the award in commemoration of Earth Day 2003.

The grant will go into a fund to cover garden expenses including the purchase of an electric string trimmer and some large boulders to keep motor vehicles from driving into the garden. The boulders are needed because vehicles have jumped the curb on three occasions and inflicted considerable damage.

  A bench invites passers-by to rest and contemplate natural beauty.
  A bench invites passers-by to rest and contemplate natural beauty.

Plants are thoughtfully labeled both to educate passers-by and to encourage admirers to purchase native plants for their own gardens. Drivers waiting for the light to change can enjoy these drought-tolerant natives and contemplate using them at home.

The garden was created in 1995 by a group of Seaside residents with a $2,500 grant from the Community Foundation of Monterey County. This lovely spot replaced a weedy garbage-strewn lot at the entrance to Seaside. Volunteers meet once a month to weed and attend to other garden chores.


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