At a native plant seminar I found out about a special place in one of our local subdivisions. This neighborhood, Saint Augustine Shores, is only about a mile from my office. They have a large meadow where mostly senior citizens, not even residents of the Shores, come to volunteer and grow native plants for everyone to enjoy. I was intrigued by The Meadow and so last week my son and I went out to visit. The county is actually building a park next to it amongst large old growth oaks and it will be a very lovely spot.
The Meadow is a large plat of land that lies along the Intracoastal Waterway. Very expensive Real Estate and yet it is the home to native plants and a very large Gopher Turtle, not condominiums! I was so pleased and surprised to see this and it was wonderful to meet all the nice ladies that love the garden so much, and spend many mornings helping to keep it beautiful. My son and I made a pact that we would come out here once a month and help as the weeds and grasses tend to grow faster than the volunteers can keep up with and we look forward to helping to do our part and take some of the load off of the seniors.
We always look to see where we can contribute and this seems like a wonderful place that we can do so while making new friends and learning more about native plants. The ladies are all thrilled and we look forward to making a big difference in this lovely plat of land that means so much to so many people. So, next week we begin and I am hoping that with all the storms brewing that it blows some of that 90+ degree weather away before we start! If you happen to be in Saint Augustine and want to connect with the earth while doing a good deed, we would love to see you in The Meadow!
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