Civic Projects 

2025

Because we care about our Boulder County and Longmont communities, Hoe and Hope members give of their time and gardening talents by working on these civic projects. We encourage every member to sign up for one or more of these projects. 

This year we continue with the following projects:  

Central Elementary – Robin Ecklund & Sally Bootz

Roger’s Grove Pollinator Garden – Jan Byers

Roosevelt Rose Garden – Mary Polk

OUR Center –  Dudley McBride

 LONGMONT LIBRARY GARDEN FAIR & DISPLAY CASES

The Longmont Library presented its Annual Garden Fair Sunday, Feb 23.

2024

OUR Center- planting vegetables, tending beds, and harvesting throughout the season

Central Elementary – maintaining flower beds

 Roger’s Grove – weeding and clearing out very weeds beds

Rose Garden- continuing to weed and prune roses                                                                             Hoe & Hope received the Partner of the Year award in recognition of incredible contributions and dedication from Parks and Natural Resources, City of Longmont.

Plumbumpy Farm – Planting garlic

2023

OUR Center, Central Elementary , Roger’s Grove, Rose Garden

2020-2019 – Callahan House, the OUR Center, the Rose Garden and a brand new project at Central Elementary School – planting a new flower bed

 

  

Wild Plum Early Learning Center – Birdhouse were painted by Hoe & Hope members to be auctioned off by the Wild Plum  so kids on the waiting list could attend school.

  

2018

Rocky Mountain National Park –  transplanted little seedlings in individual pots. These seedling will grow big enough to plant in various areas in the park.                                                                                                                                     

The Sandstone Ranch- planting perennials

  

  

OUR Center – planted tomatoes and other warm season plants in their vegatable garden. And weeding, harvesting, and cleaning beds in fall.

                         

   

Callahan  House – clean up and repair of the gardens .                                                                  

Growing Gardens in Boulder  – planting many flats of seeds

  

Sandstone Ranch – flower beds surrounding the  house and adjacent to the house were cleared of old foliage.  The xeriscape garden under went a spring cleaning and part of the lawn was raked. 

                    

2017                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        RMNP- transplanted 600 Deschampsia cespitosa seedlings (aka grass seedlings) which will eventually be planted at a disturbed area at Sprague Lake.

                                                                                   

Callahan House – cleanup of garden beds

                                               

2016

Rocky Mountain National Park – over 450 seedling pines were transplanted to larger pots.  These young tree will continue their growth for another couple of years before being planted in the park.

2015

Rocky Mountain National Park Greenhouse – organized many greenhouse pots and flats.

Sandstone Ranch – annual clean-up and green-up

 

The results of our fall bulb planting at Old Mill Park!

 

Senior Center – Each month Hoe and Hope members get together to create floral centerpieces for the clients of Meals on Wheels to enjoy at their daily luncheons.

2014

 Old Mill Park – Over 400 spring blooming bulbs were planted by Hoe and Hope members!

Rocky Mountain National Park- The task for the day was transplanting seedlings for the re-vegetation of Bear Lake Road.