Yard Sale Success!

 We could not have conjured more perfect weather for Ned Wolf Park's first Community Yard Sale on Saturday, September 16, 2017.

The evening before, we swept the sophora and oak leaves off 27 vendor spaces marked with sidewalk chalk. Then, grateful for clear streets, we set out orange hazard cones to reserve the spaces for early morning unloading. And starting as early as 7 am, the Subarus and CRV's began to arrive with boxloads of items someone else needed to own.  Folding tables were unfolded, merchandise was merchandised, and neighbors stayed neighborly as we prepared for a fun day together.

Shoppers arrived in waves and seemed to enjoy both the sale and the shady gardens of this park known for its quiet beauty. Along with a cornucopia of used "stuff" of every vintage, an exquisite array of artisan baked goods were offered from a South Philadelphia wholesale baker called Machine Shop Boulangerie. Thriftiness met an urge to splurge at the corner of McCallum and W. Ellet Streets.

Community Yard Sale

As the summer winds down - and cools down, too - activity at Ned Wolf Park is heating up.

Next Saturday, Sept. 16th, 
we will be hosting our first
Community Yard Sale

8:30 am to 2 pm

Also,
although the changes are subtle, we have been 

upgrading some plantings in the gardens.

Most noticeable perhaps is the new rock garden at the corner of McCallum and W. Ellet Streets.

Initated by a neighbor to honor his late wife

(more on this when it is dedicated later)

we have taken a fresh look at this prominent corner to provide a more intimate collection of small scale plants along with bold schist boulders which tie to the stonework we have added to the park in recent years.
The project is only about 50% completed and lots more plants and gravel will be added this fall. Photos to follow.
We sincerely hope the frequent dog walkers will respect our efforts by keeping their pets from "watering" these plants which will surely be killed by a streaming parade of peeing pooches.