The original grand plan for the 29th Street Garden is taking another major step forward this spring with the implementation of the ADA-accessible gardening area for seniors and those with physical limitations. Improvements will include expanded gardening space, five cedar planting box/beds, hard-packed surfacing for wheelchairs and walkers, ADA parking reserved for garden use, and extension of the irrigation system to the new raised beds.
Watch for activity to start on Monday, Feb. 22 as the City Parks and Recreation crew removes grass from the garden addition, prepares the new parking area along 29th Street, and returns the Port-O-Potty to the garden for the season. Because the city has not had success with handicapped portable facilities in the past, the Port-O-Potty will be easily accessible to the ADA area, but not handicapped accessible.
The week of March 1, AmeriCorps volunteers will join with the city to extend southend
fencing by 12 feet, install wheelchair-accessible, packed crushed gravel pathways for access to the garden shed, and further develop compost facilities both inside and outside the west side fencing.
In mid March, volunteers will help Kiwanis Sunrisers construct five new raised beds.Huge thanks to those who have stepped forward to help with funds and materials for the new construction:
- Ace Hardware
- Anacortes Community Garden Founders
- Azusa Gardens (Hwy 20)
- Beat the Heat/City of Anacortes Auto-Magic Fund
- Kiwanis Sunrisers