Common Ground Community Gardeners

06/02/2026

06/01/2026

Our next work days are June 22 and June 23 at 4pm!

Our focus will be removing poison ivy and invasive species, so please bring gloves, sturdy footwear, and a change of shirt if you are particularly sensitive. We are hoping to make the Pocket Park safe and accessible for family visitors from the Live Butterfly Event at Black Rock on July 12th!

05/22/2026

🎨🌷Pausing from Pocket Park posts: it's the Cabbage Patch! A community education garden in Lancaster which we happened upon during our trip to the invasive replace-ive event!

🌼🫜We were so blessed to observe this dedicated group of gardeners from breaking ground on this project. They installed raised vegetable beds and a "rainbow" of native flowers in a weaving path along a chain-linked fence. This garden is free to use and tools are provided at the site, conveniently located beside a baseball field and playground. Neighbors came together with kids in tow, taking turns and sharing knowledge as they installed plants from

🐞🦋We had the opportunity to ask questions about their funding, process, and hopes for this space. The Cabbage Patch is proof of concept for the urban green spaces we want to implement in Pottsville! -- beautiful, family-friendly gardens which serve as a COMMON GROUND for bringing neighbors together!

📸credit to The Color Garden, tagged above

05/19/2026

🧱Pocket Park update part 1 🏡🧱

Due to an incredible showout from local volunteers we were able to go above and beyond with our goals for the May 18 work day!

⚒️⚠️Helpers Nick,Stan, and Abby excavated the pile of historic 1880s brick from the heap where it originally collapsed and we were able to extend borders for future planting spaces. Addy, Ollie, and Emma were instrumental in removing hazards from this dumping spot including broken glass, terracotta, and metal. Then, we created a "bucket brigade" team to pass bricks along for a future bug hotel and table.

Check tomorrow for more success-stories from this workday, here in a historic hometown's Pocket Park😉

05/18/2026

Native trees being planted tomorrow at 4pm at our Pocket Park location!🌳🏡

Thanks !!!!