Community Garden Day was a big cluckin’ success! 🐤
Thank you to everyone who showed up bright and early on a Saturday morning to help us tidy, refresh, and expand our beautiful Garden of Possibilities at our first Community Garden Day of the 2026-27 school year in partnership with UCLA! 🪴
What a beautiful morning that was! ☀️
Our first Community Garden Day of the school year brought out a wonderful crew of nearly 100 volunteers: Carthay families and teachers, Rachel and Natalie from Garden School Foundation, and a whole busload of UCLA undergraduate volunteers.
A big shout-out to Mrs. Weybright who lent us her master gardener expertise all morning, and to UCLA for continuing to partner with Carthay—your students bring so much energy every time they visit, and our garden is better for it!
What we got done together 🤝
👩🌾 Every class bed got a complete refresh and is ready for a new season of garden science classes
🍌 We thinned the banana trees and ginger to make a cozy spot for the ducklings, then built their new coop right there
🪴 New raised beds now sit in front of the bungalows
⛱️ The Quail Quorner has a new shade sail
Get in on the Garden Gossip 🫖
Curious about who’s been laying blue eggs? Ever wondered how to successfully convince (or corner) a chicken to get back in its coop? If you want the inside scoop on all the steamy garden tea, get your tail feathers over to the Carthay Garden Enthusiasts WhatsApp Group!
Help care for our birds 🪺
Our chickens, ducks, and quail need care every day, including weekends and school holidays. We recorded a chicken, duck, and quail care training (thank you, Kelly!) so that interested families can learn the routine whenever it suits them. Watch it here, then email carthayptagarden@gmail.com if you'd like to help with bird care on weekends and holidays.
Save the date 🗓️
Come get your hands dirty at our next Garden Community Day on Saturday, December 5, with a tentative focus on native plants and winter citrus.
Do you have a workshop or project you'd like to see at a future garden day? Email us at carthayptagarden@gmail.com. We can't wait to see you in December!
— Carthay Garden Committee
