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July 12 ~ 1 to 5 pm ~ Gore St. Flowerbombing
Taking Back Downtown is at it again. Last year they flowerbombed Jamestown with amazing success, and this year community members from the Gore Street area have come forward to ask for your help in beautifying their street this summer.

YOU can help to clean up the neighbourhood, increase livability and safety, create visual appeal, support local businesses, and foster neighbourhood pride and positive vibes in the area.

Flower Bombing is a guerrilla community initiative that in this case, explores the karma and power of beautifying a less-utilized public space. Flower bombing is practiced in cities across the world and is a form of tactical urbanism.

On Saturday July 12, Taking Back Downtown in collaboration with members of the neighbourhood will set up Flowerbomb headquarters from 1 to 5pm outside of the Neighbourhood Resource Centre and work together to transform the space.

Do you have a green thumb? Are you interested in helping to beautify Gore Street? Do you have access to gardening tools and/or gardening supplies? Paint brushes and paint? Would you like to provide us with some musical inspiration? Then stop on by and lend a hand. Cash, food, flower, soil, paint and mulch donations also welcome.

Learn more here if you are on Facebook. Facebook is the only contact method we could find at press time; if you are not on Facebook but would like to help, try to find a friend who is on Facebook to make an inquiry for you or stop by the new Neighbourhood Resource Centre at 138B Gore St. They will likely have contact information. You can also try calling the Sault Police Service (705-949-6300) to get a number for the Neighbourhood Resource Centre.

July 12-13 ~ 10 am to 3 pm ~ Open Garden Weekend in Sudbury
This is a self-guided tour, featuring nine Sudbury-area gardens. Passports are $10 per person and are on sale at Azilda Greenhouses, Holla’s Greenhouses, and Backyard Birder. For more information, contact Linda at [email protected], (705)693-2476, or (705)698-6862. Event will happen rain or shine!

Thursday July 17 ~ 2 to 4 pm ~ A Garden Tea at Adcock Gardens
Come stroll through Adcock’s Woodland Gardens, 4757 5th Side Road (HWY 548) and enjoy an afternoon tea; local musicians will be playing for your enjoyment. Hosted by the St. Joseph Island Horticultural Society. Admission by donation; for more information, contact Pamela Hart, (705)246-8484.

(And don’t forget our Flower and Vegetable Show on July 26!)