Bowmanville Community Organization

CCCG releases 2013 garden tour schedule

The seeds planted at the Connecting Chicago Community Gardeners (CCCG) conference this past February are starting to sprout! Gardeners have created a weekend-by-weekend schedule of garden tours happening throughout the city. Learn more about your own neighborhood, or get out to see what’s going on in other communities. Check back here throughout the summer for… Read more CCCG releases 2013 garden tour schedule

Smell Good, Save Money, and Help Community Gardens at the Same Time

Tru Blooms Chicago is “an exquisitely-designed, natural and locally grown women’s eau de parfum.” It uses essential oils from flowers such as roses, lavender, and violet grown in NeighborSpace gardens including Drake Garden, Bowmanville Community Garden, Howard Area Community Garden, Turtle Park, and Children’s Garden of Hope. Purchase this perfume using the password NEIGHBOR and Tru Blooms… Read more Smell Good, Save Money, and Help Community Gardens at the Same Time

Bowmanville Community Garden

Nestled against a wall of the Rosehill Cemetery sits the Bowmanville Community Garden in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood. A young community garden that has seen many changes in just a few years.