Spencer's Little Heaven

Spencer Place btwn Hancock and Fulton
Bed Stuy, Brooklyn
Founded in 1994

Spencer's Little Heaven is a small L shaped garden adjacent to Pratt Area Community Council Housing. The garden, designed by community members, with the expertise of GrowNYC features a picnic area & extensive plantings including butterfly attracting plants & herbs. There is a small pond. Along one wall is a mural created by community children that depicts a streetscape of the garden and surrounding block.There is also an U shaped vegetable bed that is shared by residents and children from PS3 across the street.


 

This garden is under the jurisdiction of NYC Parks and supported by GreenThumb, the nation's largest urban gardening program. If you are interested in joining, starting, or supporting a community garden, contact NYC Parks GreenThumb

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