Plaza Midwood Community Garden

03/24/2026

If you heard shouts of glee coming from the garden this past Saturday around noon, this is why!

Our native bees are not aggressive and fascinating to watch. Give them space to go about their activities without interruption. Be careful not to disturb the B&B as the materials inside are arranged with intention and the hardware cloth protects the bees from birds.🙂

03/02/2026

Peach tree pruning in the park with Don Boekelheide and Wes Sturgis. It’s rather severe this year (not quite Crepe Murder) but all intentional for the health of the trees and quality of the fruit. Thanks guys!!

10/15/2025

We had a visitor to our September workday! So glad they deemed the garden a good hangout!

08/05/2025

The cooler temperatures this week reminded me of spring in the community garden. When the heat returns, remember the joy of cooler days!

08/04/2025

June 21, 2025
A visit from the Southern Piedmont Chapter of the NC Native Plant Society. It was a lovely day to share ideas about pollinator gardening during Pollinator Partnership's Pollinator Week 2025!🐝🦋🐞

10/21/2024

The garden turned 20 this year! Join us in Midwood Park this Saturday, October 26, 2024, to celebrate during the annual Fall Crawl festival. See how far the garden has come in a score with the support of neighbors and friends.

Join in the Annual Kids Pumpkin Painting from 12:30- 2:30pm or while supplies last! Ah, the kids from the first pumpkin painting are in their 20s and 30s now!

At 1:00pm, the Annual Plant Passalong begins. Sharing the offspring of your plants with friends is a gardening tradition. Bring passalong plants to share and/or adopt plants from the selection. Please label your plants with their names. Labels will be provided if you need them. Arriving during the first hour is the best opportunity to ask questions of the gardener donating the plant. Most plants are typically adopted within two hours.

If you are new to Midwood Park, the garden is nestled between the tennis courts and the ballfield. Look for the colorful railing and behold the garden below!

05/01/2024

It was a lovely morning to be in the garden! Thanks to everyone that was able to pitch in for the April 20th garden workday.

03/16/2024

Spring is on it's way! Thanks to all that made it to the monthly workday.

02/27/2024

Fight the good fight. Save the trees.

A Margaret Wallace Road homeowner says the city has no right to remove her willow oak tree. But can she save the giant?

11/08/2023

It was a beautiful day for Fall Crawl 2023.

07/19/2023

It's a busy time of year in the Plaza Midwood Community Garden for pollinators. On Saturday, we saw a bee and a swallowtail butterfly sharing a flower full of pollen! Be sure to plant native plants for our pollinators.