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Please park on Hope Street—which is the street that intersects with Carlton just South of Marti's house.

Marti has native plant gardens in her front and back yards. Come see what can be accomplished in an urban setting!

Marti writes: "I began planting my garden in 2014. I had attended a presentation and field trip led by Amy Heilman and Mike Bruggink on the role of native plants in the ecosystem. I was so inspired that I made the decision that I would change the way I was gardening and began a journey of learning and gardening that I want to continue to do as long as I can. 

I would love to tell you that I planned ahead and followed a design plan, but that isn’t what happened. I’ve gradually planted, made mistakes, removed things, moved plants around and continued to plant more varieties of trees, shrubs and flowers. 

I think of my gardens as a living “being"  that changes, grows, and even dies in places. My urban space is rather compact, but it keeps evolving and getting more interesting all of the time." 

Marti MacArthur: “I began planting my garden in 2014. I had attended a presentation and field trip led by Amy Heilman and Mike Bruggink on the role of native plants in the ecosystem. I was so inspired that I made the decision that I would change the way I was gardening and began a journey of learning and gardening that I want to continue to do as long as I can.

I would love to tell you that I planned ahead and followed a design plan, but that isn’t what happened. I’ve gradually planted, made mistakes, removed things, moved plants around and continued to plant more varieties of trees, shrubs and flowers.

I think of my gardens as a living “being”  that changes, grows, and even dies in places.

My urban space is rather compact, but it keeps evolving and getting more interesting all of the time.”