My first day as a volunteer at the Flowering Bridge, which is no longer thanks to Hurricane Helene. There are plans to rebuild, it will not be the beautiful bridge it once was, but it will be pedestrian, and there will once again be gardens on it. The bridge above is just the road to Chimney Rock. The lake is still very low after being drained to remove debris. I have to say it is a beautiful backdrop to work in.You can see where the Flowering Bridge once was in this photo.A small area of gardens has been started, compost and stones have been brought in. Thankfully the gazebo made it through the storm, some plants that were found wait to be planted. I didn't get a gardening task, I spent four hours outlining all the little gardens in xmas lights, changing bulbs and trying to make it festive for the community to walk through.Other volunteers filled the planters in front of the new shed and education building.Southern Living is donating the plants to restore the gardens.Such a funny photo, all the gardeners bent over. Yep, that's the position you are in most of the time lol.
With the holidays and winter coming, there may not be a lot of days to plant when the ground gets hard, but that's okay, I have so much to do at home. I will be back soon!!
