Garden Walks

Community Garden Kickoff at the OSUMC Healthy Community Center! Spring Planting and a Block Party on Wednesday April 9th from 6-8pm

There is a free community gardening event on Wednesday April 9th that will feature food, fun, and a little garden education located at the OSUMC Healthy Community Center on the near East side.  The event starts at 6pm with a cook out, some educational sessions at the HCC community garden from 6:30 to 7:30 in two sessions, and a chance to meet and network with your neighbors. They ask for registration to know how much to grill!  The event can be registered from the link below or the QR or Go link on the flyer.  Hope to see you there!

CLICK HERE to Register

Click here to view, print, or download the flyer –> HCC 2025 Garden Kickoff (1)

Mari Sunami Community Garden on the South Side: Monthly Garden Walks and Open Spots!

Mari Sunami Community Garden on the South Side is part of Columbus history.  It is the original garden for the South Side Settlement House which served new Columbus residents for over 100 years.  Community Development for All People has done a wonderful job working to transform the space and recreate it into a vibrant community garden.  There are open spots for growers if you would like your own spot to grow, plus there will be educational outreach in the space and even a few plants and seeds for gardeners to use to get started.

I will be hosting Garden Walks at the garden on three upcoming Tuesdays, all at 6pm, to come learn, get questions answered, and see this unique piece of Columbus history.  Here are the dates:

  • Tuesday April 1st @ 6pm – Spring Planting
  • Tuesday May 13th @ 6pm – Summer Planting
  • Tuesday June 17th @ 6pm – Pest and Disease Management

There are open spots available if you are looking to garden, both in the ground and soon to be raised bed garden where the tarp is located. To ask about an open spot contact Sue Wolfe at garden@4allpeople.net or call 614-937-6543

Full sun location with new water service!

The garden can be a little tricky to find so here is a picture of the location from Google Maps

Mari Sunami Community Garden is located at 248 Stanaford Place.  CLICK for MAP

 

Garden Walk at Bexley North Community Garden on Tuesday September 10th @ 6:30pm

There is a garden walk scheduled for Tuesday September 10th @ 6:30pm at the Bexley North Community Garden at 559 N. Cassingham.  We will talk overwintered planting options including both vegetables and cover crops among other topics.  The event is free and open to the public so bring your friends and your questions!

 

 

 

CLICK HERE for directions to 559 N. Cassingham Rd. Bexley, OH 43209

Spring Gardening Basics Class at The Urban Farm Church on Wednesday March 20th, 2024 @ 6pm

Spring Gardening is here!  We are getting some sun and some nice weather.  Right now is the time to start thinking about planning and planting.  What seeds can we put outside and what do we need to start indoors under lights for transplanting?  What about soil testing? What can we do right NOW! All this will be addressed at The Urban Farm Church on 3/20 at 6pm.  This class is free and open to the public but does require registration (so they know how many snacks to make!) so bring your friends and your questions!  If the weather is nice we can do a little garden walk too!

CLICK HERE to Register

It is leafy green and brassica time!

You can also use the QR code to Register

You can learn more about The Urban Farm Church HERE plus find directions to the class (lots of free parking!) HERE

Coffee in the Garden: A garden walk at Franklin Park Conservatory Community Garden on Sunday October 1st from 8-10am.

Join me at The Scott’s Miracle Gro Community Garden Campus at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens on Sunday October 1st @ 8am for Coffee in the Garden, a fall garden walk! Coffee and refreshments will be provided.  There is still lots to talk about with vegetables and a good amount of growing season left.  The event is free and open to the public but does require registration so bring your friends and your questions.

 

Register via QR code or CLICK HERE to Register.

Here are some location maps for the garden and for parking.

Here is the community garden campus.

Its Garden Walk time at Bexley South Community Garden on Tuesday September 12th @ 6:30 pm

Its Garden Walk time at Bexley South Community Garden, 925 Ferndale Place.  We are going to talk over wintered planting of vegetables, what you can still plant for late harvest, garlic planting, and season extension.  The event is free and open to the public so bring your friends and your questions!

 

CLICK HERE for Directions

Summer Garden Walk at the Urban Farm Church on Wednesday August 16th, 2023 @ 6:00pm

Is there any better event than a garden walk?  There will be a Garden Walk on Wednesday August 16th @ 6pm at the amazing Urban Farm Church.  I cannot wait to see all the progress they have made!  We will be talking summer harvest and fall planting plus many more topics as well as taking your questions.

The event is free and open to the public although registration is required.  Bring your friends and your questions!

 

CLICK HERE to register 

CLICK HERE for directions to the farm. 

Coffee in the Garden: A garden walk at Franklin Park Conservatory Community Garden on Sunday May 7th, 2023 from 8 – 10am. (Plus a Plant and Seed Swap @ 2pm!)

Join me at The Scott’s Miracle Gro Community Garden Campus at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens on Sunday May 7th @ 8am for Coffee in the Garden, a spring garden walk! Coffee and refreshments will be provided.  After 10am stay and enjoy community days, the 1st Sunday of each month with free attendance for residents of Franklin County and the City of Columbus from 10a – 5pm (Does not include special engagement evening hours, see flyer below for more details)

Hope to see you there, the event is free, check out the QR for registration, bring your friends and your questions!  Then enjoy the day at FPC including a Plant and Seed Swap @2pm.  See details below.

 

Here are some location maps for the garden and for parking.

Here is the community garden campus.

CLICK HERE to learn more about community days –> VisitFPC

Later in the day after the garden walk there will be a Plant and Seed Swap from 2 – 4pm. See the details below.

Spring Garden Walk at Bexley North Community Garden on Thursday April 6th, 2023 @ 6:30pm

There will be a spring garden walk at Bexley Community Garden North on Thursday April 6th @ 6:30 pm.  This event is free and open to the public so bring your friends and your questions!

Topics will include:

Integrated Pest Management

Crop Rotation

Soil Health

Season Extension

And what to plant NOW for spring!

 

 

 

 

 

April 6, 2023 6:30 p.m.
Bexley Community Garden – North Garden
located at Delmar Ave. & Cassady Ave.
(Use 528 Cassady Ave. for GPS directions, gardens are behind the school.)

For questions contact bexleygardens@gmail.com

Garden Walk at Franklinton Farms on Wednesday September 14th, 2022 @ 6pm.

We have a new date for our Garden Walk.  It will be on Wednesday September 14th, 2022 @ 6pm.

Franklinton Farms is a nonprofit ~2 acre scattered site urban farm. Over the past three years, with the support of a Warner Grant for Sustainable Agriculture through OSU, Franklinton Farms has been trialing a few different, low-cost ways to improve production of lettuce in our increasingly hot summers. We’ll share with you what we’ve learned over the past three years, showing our techniques and sending you home with a supplies and equipment list so you can more successfully grow lettuce in the heat.    This event is free and open to the public so bring your friends and your questions.

We will meet in the parking lot at the main office at 867 W. Town St. then walk over to the plot at the corner of  Walnut, Rich,  and Martin.  Hope to see you there!