Spring may just be underway, but the Healing Garden is blooming as almost two dozen volunteers turned out to get the park ready for the season on Saturday.
SANDPOINT, Idaho — Spring may just be underway, but the Healing Garden was blooming with activity Saturday as almost two dozen volunteers turned out to get the park ready for the season.
“It’s such a lovely place,” Bonner General Health volunteer coordinator Kate McAlister said as she watched the bustle of activity taking place from one end of the garden to the other. “It’s all green right now but in a month or so it’s going to be filled with color and that’s what I love about the garden. It just makes you feel good. You walk in and it’s an instant calm as the garden kind of gives you a big hug.”
Saturday’s volunteers included members of the Sandpoint High School Interact Club and seasoned gardeners who have been volunteering at the garden for years. Some have lived in the community all of their lives, while others have just moved to town.
What they all have in common is a desire to help the garden shake off the last of the winter debris and get ready for the season.
Some raked leaves and other debris from pathways and garden beds. Others pulled weeds and added a layer of mulch to the garden’s 14 zones. One volunteer has pledged to care for the garden’s roses, while another is working with the hospital to get its centerpiece waterfall fountain up and running.
Others, like Amelia Boyd, became involved through the Bonner County Health Foundation and were quickly hooked on the beauty and tranquility of the site. Sharon McCormick, one of the garden’s founders, remains active and often brings daughter Deanna Harris along.
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