Turtle Pond and Lowline Maple Tree Arrive in M’Finda Kalunga Garden

In mid-September, just as the weather took a turn for the crisp, shovels arrived and volunteers began digging a pit on the perimeter of M’Finda Kalunga Garden. The fully-funded turtle pond project was underway. As of this weekend, it’s filled with water and aquatic vegetation, but no reptiles just yet. It’ll be stocked with red-eared sliders.

Meanwhile, in the wake of “Imagining the Lowline,” the Delancey Underground organization decided to donate their prototype tree to the beloved neighborhood garden. A forklift was employed to transfer the maple eight blocks from the display at the dormant Essex Market building.

[Source: M'finda Kalunga Garden]