Old Brick Show

We wheeled the wagons up to Old Brick for the "Everything is Included" show on Labor Day. It was a great show!

Old Brick

The wagons will make an appearance this coming Monday, September 3, at the Old Brick building. Please come and see how the garden is growing!

In Bloom

After a summer's hiatus, the garden has had time to grow and...the sunflowers are blooming! The garden has been tended to, graciously, by the attendant over the summer. It resides (mostly) on the area of land known as Walnut Farms but will hopefully make an appearance sometime soon--perhaps at the original location of the garden.

mobile garden

Well, it turns out that the spot we picked for the garden didn't sit well with the University. In keeping with the ongoing title for the collaboration of this part of the project--cultivate/migrate--we have transplanted the garden into three wagons. This way, we can take the garden anywhere we want to--it migrates. It likely will go on tour this summer around Iowa City and surrounding areas. I hope to continue the project into the following year.

There is a possibility that those whose plants never came up or otherwise didn't make it will be reincarnated as vegetables for the vegetable garden wagon. Look for your number tag there!

The Garden

The garden has been planted! It officially opened yesterday, May 5. There are three beds holding all of the flowers. All of the flowers are marked with their tags containing their plant numbers. If you make it up to the garden, be sure to locate your plant. Hopefully by the end of summer we'll have a flower garden in full bloom.

Day 26

The last photos of the plants before they get planted on Saturday are up! Most of them are thriving...The poppies seem to be having a little trouble. Those whose plants either died or never came up, will get some new seeds put into the ground when the plants get put in their permanent home. The plants will all be marked with their tags so everyone can identify theirs.

The location of the garden has been decided. The plants will live in a new garden and path being put in on the corner of Riverside Drive and River Street here in Iowa City. The garden is located between the new art building and the Graduate Painting Studios. It will be presented on Saturday evening, May 5.

Day 17

Check out the new photos...The plants are growing really quickly. It looks like they'll be ready for their tentative planting date of May 4. More to follow on the location of the garden and the grand opening.

Day 12

Everything is looking good! More photos have been posted so you can check the status of your plant.

Day 9

More photos have been added. The plants are looking great! I think that some of the seed varieties are taking longer than others...If you planted coreopsis or butterfly flowers, they haven't really started sprouting yet. So, don't worry, there's still time for your plant to grow.

Day 5

More photos are up. The plants are really growing!

Seed Trackers

The first photos of the plants-to-be are up. If you go to the right side bar, you'll find a seed tracker with links to pages containing pictures of all the plants. Some of them have already sprouted!! I'll try to update the photos every couple of days.

Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who participated in this project and planted a flower seed for the garden. We have almost 60 plants! The garden will be great! Please check back soon for photos of each individual plant. They will be organized by number so you can easily find yours and check it's progress.

WELCOME