Jardin Los Amigos Garden
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Overview
In English and German (German see below / Deutsch siehe unten)
October 1996 Amigos Garden was targeted by city for auction and sale. It all began six or seven years ago, when the lot was abandoned and drug addicts were hanging out there. The city decided to clean it up and Carmen asked the city if she could use the space. With the help of others in the building next door and the Green Guerrillas (who gave materials for plants) the garden was created. People would find pieces of wood on the street, for example, and drop them off at the garden. People pooled money for the canopy that covers a trellis over the walkway. It has tomatoes, gladiolas, marigolds, cherry trees, rose of Sharon, fish in pond, and other plants. Other than gardening activities, it has baby showers, family oriented parties, and adults sometimes informally gather in the cabana to play bingo and talk.
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Im Oktober 1996 war der Amigos Garden von der Stadt zur Auktion und dem Verkauf ausgeschrieben. Alles begann sechs oder sieben Jahre zuvor, als die Fläche verwaist war und sich Drogensüchtige dort umhertrieben. Die Stadt entschied den Ort zu säubern und Carmen fragte die Stadt ob sie den Platz nutzen könne. Mit Hilfe der Anwohner aus den anliegenden Häusern und der Green Guerrillas (die Material für Pflanzen spendeten) entstand der Garten. Finden zum Beispiel Menschen Holzstücke auf der Straße werfen sie diese in den Garten. Leute sammelten Geld für eine Flechtwerkabdeckung über dem zentralen Weg. Der Garten bietet Tomaten, Gladiolen, Ringelblumen, Kirschbäume, Hibiskus sowie andere Pflanzen und einen Fischteich. Neben den üblichen Gartenaktivitäten bietet der Garten Babyduschen, familienorientierte Partys und manchmal finden sich Erwachsene in der Hütte zum lockeren Bingoabend oder Gespräch zusammen.
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