Rosie’s Haul
A woman reached out to Ashley about taking plants from her yard so we can populate the hill at the end of our street in Judy’s memory. Her name is Rosie and she lives in the “Newport Island”—the area of Newport that’s sandwiched between off ramps along Route 8. She’s lived there for 49 years and has an adorable little house with an equally adorable yard filled with plants and flowers.
She can’t keep up with the maintenance of her yard any longer and thought we would benefit from taking some of them. We went over, she identified which ones we could dig up, and we loaded the truck up with everything. It was hot and dirty work, but the haul was undeniable. She’s singlehandedly provided so many wonderful plants for free so that we may make the garden Judy would’ve loved.