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May 18, 2012

24 Hour Garden

This morning several of us from work set up a temporary garden for the Suffolk Relay for Life.  We did the same thing last year in memory of our friend and co-worker JoEllen.  The folks at the relay even named it "JoEllen's Garden of Hope" and are doing the same again this year.  Last year it became a place for people to rest and contemplate, and when we came the next morning to break it down, we found that people had attached pictures of lost loved ones to many of the plants.  The garden is under a tent, and since this is a 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. event it is lit for night viewing, and lots of variegated foliage and light colored flowers were used. This year's theme was "Wipe Out Cancer", and I could not think of anything to tie the theme to the garden beyond something to do with the beach and surfing, so that is what I went with.













 
Tommorow morning it all has to be taken down.

9 comments:

  1. Well done. Cool theme. Is that your surfboard? Hang ten!

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  2. It is a very lovely tribute to your friend. Do you take a sleeping bag to keep vigil?

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  3. You're making me homesick for the beach. Well done, Les!

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  4. What a lovely thing to do. It is a perfect gift.

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  5. Looks like a great spot to cool off on a hot day. Love the coffee table!

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  6. What a brilliant theme and a beautiful garden. It is a lovely idea.

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  7. Lovely, and I know done with love. Bright Adirondack chairs are super. I like that lighthouse feature. Is it a water feature?

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  8. Shame it was all only around for one day. Its a fantastic setup. The surfboard table really caught my eye, gnarly!

    -Oscar Valencia

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