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Hyattsville Life & Times | March 2011
MissFloribunda Dear Miss Floribunda, Word of mouth has it that the community garden project has been approved and you can sign up for plots already. I say “word of mouthâ€? because I tried to send a message to the e-mail address you gave in January, but it’s not a good address. So please confirm (or deny) and answer a few questions. Where is it going to be? I heard that it’s going to be where the old Jack and Jill daycare center was, on Hamilton Street across from Safeway. But others say it’s in Hyatt Park, wherever that is. What PAULA MINAERT are the requirements for getting a Mary and Emma Thomason look over the offerings at FebruaryĘźs seed sale, sponsored by the Hyattsville Hor- plot? How many are available? Is it for apartment-dwellers only? Or, ticultural Society. maybe homeowners only? What about people who don’t speak much English: Will anyone help them apply? Where do I apply? Who do I contact? When can I start digging? Please, no more mistakes!
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Demanding Data on Decatur Street Dear Demanding, First, let me hasten to humbly apologize for the erroneous email address. The correct address is zanyshani@gmail.com. Next let me assure you that the garden has been approved by the Hyattsville City Council, the soil tested and found safe, and water is being restored to the site. It was cut off when the Jack and Jill center you allude to was torn down. The park where the daycare center used to exist is called Hyatt Park
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The community garden will be started in the northwest quadrant of Hyatt Park, located across from Safeway on Hamilton Street. There will be 40 15-by-15 foot plots, half reserved for detached single-family homes and half for apartments, condos and townhouses. and is indeed across from Safeway on Hamilton Street. The garden will be started in the northwest quadrant of the park, with 40 15-by-15 foot plots. Half will be allotted for people who live in detached singlefamily houses or duplexes, and half for people who live in apartments, condos or townhouses. Because of expected demand, there will be a lottery among applicants and the drawing will be March 12 at 11 a.m. in the multipurpose room at the Municipal Center — so it’s important to submit applications by that date.  As a mild defense, permit me to point out that if you had attended the Hyattsville Horticultural Society Seed, Book and Bake Sale on February 12 you could have picked up community garden information and application forms there — as promised in the Miss Floribunda columns for January and February. However, you can still get an application form e-mailed to you by zanyshani@gmail.com or you can pick one up at the Municipal Building on 4310 Gallatin Street in the administrative offices on the third floor. Spanish-speakers needing help filling it out can contact Victoria Boucher at 301.277.7129. For up-to-the minute information, you can join the Hyattsville Community Garden yahoo group: http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/HyattsvilleCommunityGarden. Participants must be residents of the city and at least one household member must be 18 years or older. In addition, there is an annual fee of $30 and everyone is expected to share in the ongoing tasks of the group. For more information and to meet other gardeners, please come to the next meeting of the Hyattsville Horticultural Society at the Municipal Center on March 19 at 10 a.m. Please send questions to floribundav@gmail.com.