By Cassandra Allen

In between rain squalls Oct. 24, 23 volunteers built a border fence at Greenwood Park to kick off the construction of the park’s new community garden. The project is part of the effort to improve and expand the park located at 602 N. 87th St.

Volunteers were guided by Joanna D’Asaro, a fellow volunteer and local landscape architect from Greener Living Solutions. They constructed a fence frame that was then filled by the north lot’s cleared tree branches and shrubbery.

As the fence grew from the ground up, volunteers intertwined rhododendron, yew and cedar branches in layers. D'Asaro's design of the twig fence provides a natural-looking visual barrier with recycled materials.

“We came up with the concept of the twig fence with the hope of constructing something that will be esthetically pleasing, easy to maintain and easy to assemble," said Mike Stringer, chair of Vision Greenwood Park. "It met all those goals and brought the community together for four hours."

The goal is to open the community garden to planting in the spring.

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