Tag: Urban Gardens
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Congress Park News Fall Garden Column: Leave the Leaves
Fall Garden column by Lee Lee for the Congress Park News: Leave the Leaves in fall to support pollinators winter habitat. In turn, pollinators offer protein rich meals for spring hatchlings.
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Congress Park News Summer Garden Column: Garden Edits: Weeding
Spring Garden column by Lee Lee for the Congress Park News: Getting started with Native Plants in Denver
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Congress Park News Spring Garden Column: Getting Started with Native Plants
Spring Garden column by Lee Lee for the Congress Park News: Getting started with Native Plants in Denver
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Haïti: Mountains Beyond Mountains
Restoration Liberation2019 Ghetto Biennial Katelyn Alexis + Getho Jean Baptiste + Wesner Bazile + Rossi Jacques Casimir + Noel Edgard aka Papouche + Lee Lee + Mimi Sheller + moira williams We are exploring historic connections between Maine and Haiti with a series of workshops and performances; looking at the entangled mobilities between plant-human and…
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Sea Shanties and SEED Stories
Celebrating the new gardens designed and built by Lee Lee at the Pendleton House, the beds set the stage for a display of Haitian artworks and maritime paintings during first Blue Hill Maritime Heritage Festival. In consideration of the historic use of the building to house sailors who needed temporary housing between seafaring journeys, garden…
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In Memorium: Jean-Claude Saintilus – Part 3 Activating the Shrine
2017 Ghetto Biennial – Cartographies The theme of Cartographies for the 2017 rendition of the Biennial was in sync with the networks of gardens from which we had both sourced and dispersed plants. I was very happy to reconnect with moira williams. We met during the 2013 biennial, and she became an unanticipated but essential…
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Haïti: Lakou Basile
After visiting SAKALA, trees were planted in the Port-au-Prince woodworker community, utilizing compost from SOIL to enhance soil quality. Elder wood sculptor Basile Wesner helps steward these young trees, while wood shavings from local artisans serve as mulch. A young mango and moringa tree were planted as gratitude for their contributions.
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Haïti: A Visit to SAKALA
The SAKALA garden team, under Moringa trees, teaches urban nursery cultivation from seed, focusing on Moringa’s adaptability to shallow, saline soil. They utilize raised beds in recycled tires for herbs and plan to plant mangoes in the Grand Rue Gardens, reinforcing the project’s community impact and promoting this vital dietary supplement for locals.
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Haïti: Lakou Jean Claude Saintilus
The 2017 Ghetto Biennial nurtured collaboration between Haitian and foreign artists through a communal feast and seed preservation. Neighborhood women prepared food while children engaged in observational drawing of local pollinators. The event emphasized the importance of connecting urban youth with nature, culminating in an ecology-themed shrine enriched with community art and collected seeds.
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SEED :: disperse – Overview of the Exhibition
SEED is an interdisciplinary arts and education project that celebrates the significance of seeds through curated exhibitions combining art and science. The installation at Dairy Arts Center explores themes of biodiversity loss, cultivation fragmentation, and human migration, showcasing diverse artworks that interpret seeds’ potential and the intricate relationships between nature and humanity.
