Lawns to Lettuce!

For the 2010 Decatur Garden Tour, one front yard will be transformed from its current state to a lush and productive food garden!

Tired of mowing your front lawn? Of a plain green (or maybe not-so-so-green) front yard?  Want some fresh tomatoes at your front door? Some flowers and basil and lettuce and cilantro?  Turn your front yard into an edible landscape with the help of the experts at the Oakhurst Community Garden Project on behalf of the Decatur Garden Tour committee!

The committee is looking for a sunny front yard that can be transformed into a bountiful food garden.  The OCGP will design an edible landscape tailored to your taste and wishes, help you choose and find the plants, and help you install the garden.  You will care for the garden and harvest the produce, and your garden will be on the Decatur Garden Tour.

To qualify: Your front yard needs to be within the City of Decatur limits.  Your front yard will also be featured on the 2010 Decatur Garden Tour, held September 25 and 26.  The OCGP will provide the edible landscape design, some of the work required to install the garden, some of the summer vegetable plants, advice with maintaining the garden over the summer and beyond; the owner will provide the balance of the work to install the garden, the balance of the plant material, the materials needed to establish the garden (mulch, compost, leaves, etc.), and the maintenance of the garden over the summer and beyond.

How to apply: by 5 April, send to OCGP your name, address, and a short letter indicating why you are interested in this project, by snail-mail, 435 Oakview Road, Decatur, GA  30030, or e-mail director@... .

The winning front yard will be chosen by 15 April and its owner contacted by that date; the official announcement will be made on the Earth Day (18 April) celebration at the Oakhurst Garden.