{"id":237,"date":"2015-02-13T14:34:01","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T19:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oakvillehort.dev\/?page_id=235"},"modified":"2018-02-17T11:25:47","modified_gmt":"2018-02-17T16:25:47","slug":"transformation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oakvillehort.org\/wp\/?page_id=237","title":{"rendered":"Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Anderson Bridge Parkette<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"AP<\/a><\/span>On a stormy afternoon in April, OHS volunteers braved the rain and sleet to carefully remove the existing garden plants.<\/span><\/td>\n\"AP<\/a><\/span>This was followed by the removal of the existing turf by OHS member David Hawley, who generously donated his time and equipment to clear the site.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"AP<\/span>The Petrie Gro<\/span>up also generously donated a dump truck to carry off the sod for recycling.<\/span><\/td>\n\"AP<\/a><\/span>The last of the weeds were removed by hand in late April.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"AP<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Early in the morning of planting day, April 30, 2011, Sean James, a team from Fern Ridge and volunteers from the Oakville Horticultural Society began arriving<\/span><\/td>\n\"AP<\/a><\/span>By mid morning, the garden was laid out and planting was well underway.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"AP<\/span>14 cubic yards of Gro Bark was spread through the gard<\/span>en and another 5 cubic yards of wood chips were used to make a path in the back of the garden. At the end of a long day, mst of the garden was in place.<\/span><\/td>\n\"AP<\/span>In October 2011, the Town of Oakville installed a permeable pathway using Eco-Priora by Unilock, that allows water to quickly infiltrate the surface to reduce runoff and soil erosion. With the new pathway in place, the garden was ready for visitors.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

We hope you enjoy the garden.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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