Southwest Community Gardens Celebrates 10 Years with Community Event July 29

By Pamela McKinney Southwest Community Gardens will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Saturday, July 29 from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. in Lansburgh Park (1098 Delaware Ave SW), and we hope you can join us! The event will include music from JoGo Project, a local GoGo/jazz fusion band, as well […]

Southwest Gardens Spring Kickoff Scheduled for April 29

By Pamela McKinney, SW Gardens President Southwest Gardens, located in Lansburgh Park, will re-open its communal section on Saturday, April 29 from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. with a day full of activities and fun. The kickoff will include planting, weeding, painting, composting, and lots of digging and watering. If […]

Water Street Garden, Southwest Landmark, Closes June 1

Another long-time Southwest landmark, the Water Street Garden, will close on June 1 with a farewell program at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church. The garden, located at 6th and Water St. SW, was established in 1990 with the support of the Rev. Rena Karefa-Smart, the parish’s priest-in-charge at that time, and […]