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Buhr Park
The Garden
Buhr Park Garden is a perennial garden site with 8 plots. The best access is through the parking lot at Allen Elementary School, at 2560 Towner. Simple directions to it are: Packard to Easy Street to Towner. The property is loaned to Project Grow by Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation. The Buhr Park community garden was created by a grass roots group from the local community and is intended to give people in proximity to the park a beautiful location to garden and to offer a place for neighbors to garden together.
Perennial Plots
Plot Information
Soil
Plot Size
Animals/Pests
Rocks
Trash
Fencing
Water
Watering of gardens is never to be unattended; hose timers are prohibited.
Compost
Tools
Communication
Gardener Comments and Suggestions
Fencing is not required, but is helpful. Gardeners need to put up their own fences and are encouraged to avoid double fencing by coordinating with their garden neighbors. Examples of fencing are shared in early mailings by the site coordinator before the gardens open.
Save gallon jugs to use for watering until the water is turned on in the spring.
Bring a well stocked tote to the gardens with bags for weedy seed heads, produce, and for picking up trash or oak leaves that blow into the gardens over the winter. (Oak leaves do not mulch well).
Sign up for tasks throughout the season to maintain a healthy, attractive garden environment.
Location
Buhr Park
2560 Towner Blvd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Monday - Sunday
Dawn to Dusk
Maintenance
Garden Maintenance
The major perimeters of the garden will be mowed by the Ann Arbor Parks Department only if the gardeners keep the area free from organic refuse and other debris and stones. Like many of the Project Grow gardens, the Buhr Park site has its own unique character. This site is located in the park and has close proximity to Allen School. It is a very visible location. To achieve a garden site that fits well into the existing park surroundings, efforts are to be made to achieve an aesthetically pleasing garden site. Please help make the gardens beautiful this summer by maintaining your own plot and keeping the gardens free of debris, etc.
Individual Plot Maintenance
All gardeners are responsible for keeping weeds down in their plots and along the adjacent pathways. Various mulches may be used in a garden to inhibit weed growth, conserve water, and promote a hospitable micro-climate for plants and worms. Any non-organic mulch (black plastic, etc.) should be covered with an organic mulch.
Abandoned Plots
Fall cleanup
Your plot must be clearedby dusk on the third Saturday in October.
This is a no plow garden. We seek to have the garden appear well-kept during the off season, so it takes some end of year work to make that happen. Even though the Buhr Park garden is perennial, your plot must be cleared in the fall. You will be notified of the date of official closing day. Pull out dead annuals and weeds or cut them to the ground. Cut non-infected plant materials into 12 inch pieces, compost in your plot or spread on your garden. Remove all tomatoes and diseased or once infected materials from your plot and discard at home. Remove stakes, trellises, tomato cages, etc. that are not in use and take them with you. Take home all inorganic material (i.e. watering jugs, plastic bags, fences, etc. ) Clean up and weed pathways within and around your plot. The site will be free of all Project Grow items at the end of October. Failure to clean up your plot according to the guidelines set forth in the Member Handbook may result in expulsion from the garden.
Site Coordinator
For more information contact Project Grow's Managing Director at [email protected]