Community Garden

Greater Norristown Police Athletic League

Education, Health, Recreation, Community

The Community Garden continues to reap in the awards. For the second consecutive year, the Pennsylvania Horticulture Society awarded the GNPAL Community Garden “A Garden of Distinction” honors from more than 350 entries in their 2014 Gardens and Greening contest. A new sign will be added to the one pictured below. This marks the third honor the garden has received this year!

The Norristown Garden Club awarded the garden 2nd place in the Best Norristown Public Place Garden category. The judges praised the vegetable being grown, the garden management, the selection of flowers and their variety, as well as the garden’s maintenance.

Produce from the garden received several first, third and honorable mention ribbons in the Annual Norristown Flower Show in September.

Congratulations to GNPAL Program Director Ken Fennal and all the volunteers listed below who contributed to success that the Community Garden has enjoyed again this year.

For information about the garden or to volunteer to help, email Ken at: Ken.Fennal@GreaterNorristownPal.org

The Community Garden is a collaborative effort of

Nancy Chronister & Family, Joel Snyder & the Salvation Army, Elijah Johnson of Howard University, Jackie Harris and her students at Roosevelt HS, Mandy Kusher and her students at NAHS, Bob Malkowski of the NASD, Terry Maenza & Sandra Weiss of PA American Water, Sally McCabe of PA Horticultural Society, Jill Evans of the Norristown Garden Club, GNPAL’S Handyman Dominic, Lowe’s for all the supplies, The Willow School, all the NAHS Students who have participated over the years, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority-Kappa Chi Sigma Alumni Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority-Valley Forge Alumnae, and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity-Norristown Alumni Chapter

Flowers that will aid in pollinating the plants in the Community Garden line the drive waiting to be planted.