community forklift – Cottage City Community Garden

March 21, 2016

7th Annual Garden Party & Sale at Community Forklift’s Reuse Warehouse

7th Annual Garden Party & Sale at Community Forklift’s Reuse Warehouse Saturday, April 2nd, 9am – 4pm 4671 Tanglewood Drive, Edmonston MD 20781 http://www.CommunityForklift.org 301-985-5180 Spring is coming, and so is a great local event: the Community Forklift Garden Party & Sale! Throughout the winter, the nonprofit collects gently-used and surplus lawn & … Continue reading 7th Annual Garden Party & Sale at Community Forklift’s Reuse Warehouse

July 16, 2015

Help Save the Grape Vines!

The old structure holding up the grape vine is collapsed. Here’s a good chance to give back to the garden. I can assist in buying/obtaining the materials and explaining a simple design, but I do not have time to construct something until my next visit in a week and a half. I don’t mind doing … Continue reading Help Save the Grape Vines!

July 10, 2015

New Garden Shed is Taking Shape

Many thanks to Cottage City resident Richard Cote and Christian our master gardener for building the new garden shed. The materials are being donated by Bladensburg business, Ernest Maier and Community Forklift in Edmonston. Many thanks to Mr. McCombs, the General Manager at Ernest Maier for the gravel and paving stones. Continue reading New Garden Shed is Taking Shape

July 1, 2015July 2, 2015

Garden Shed Project – June 2015

Our new project is the construction of a small tool shed at the garden. Many thanks to Richard Cote, a Cottage City resident and friend to the garden for his work on the shed. Thanks to Christian for his help in removing the old structure and digging the footers for the new shed. The building materials … Continue reading Garden Shed Project – June 2015