“A gray, fall day doesn’t exactly bring up thoughts of spring, but when you’re a gardening fanatic like Lisa Negri, this time of year is really exciting.
It’s when the bulbs go into the ground.
‘Today we’re putting in 4,000 bulbs,’ Negri said. ‘Today we’re putting in joy and happiness. That’s what happens in spring–everything comes up and we get hope. After 2020 we need hope.’
Negri’s garden has an interesting backstory. In April 2019, the retired CEO bought the house next door to her Wash Park home for $780,000, because she was committed to stopping the continuous cycle of development in her neighborhood. She started planning a community garden with Kevin Williams, who is a horticulture specialist at Denver Botanic Gardens.
The house came down, and SummerHome Garden was born when the first plants went in Spring 2020. It’s now an oasis in the city, where people in her neighborhood and beyond come for a little relaxation and peace—and time in the dirt.
‘I have about 35 volunteers and they’re more committed than I am – at times – to this,’ Negri said. ‘People have been at home and stuck at home, and this has been perfect timing. They’re able to come out and social distance and wear a mask.’”
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