Beacon Hill Community Garden
The Beacon Hill Community Garden began in 2008 with a grant from Green Spaces Alliance. With the help of dedicated volunteers, garden beds were built from recycled concrete, soil was brought in, and an herb garden, butterfly garden, vegetable beds, cactus garden and native grasses were planted. Besides providing beautification for the neighborhood, the garden has become a setting for education, recreation, social gatherings, and gives those who work and walk through it a sense of connection to the environment. The committee organizes monthly workdays and other garden events.
The garden is located at the corner of W. Gramercy and Capitol, at the southwest end of the Beacon Hill Linear Park. Free plots are available.
Sheryl McAnally, Garden Steward – BHANACG@gmail.com
Kris Spilker, Education Coordinator – (773) 791-8113, krisspilker@gmail.com
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"It takes a community to build a garden. It takes a garden to build a community." This video created by Steve Lewis in 2013 is a wonderful window into the layers of love and care our community gardeners bring to the garden and the inspiration such collaboration brings! Please be sure to watch the entire video, especially from 6:50 on.
