Crocus bulb planting at former Occupy parks delayed
PORTLAND, Ore. - Two downtown Portland parks that were once the home of Occupy protesters will be getting 20,000 crocus bulbs in the next few weeks.
Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) and a team of volunteers were planning to plant the bulbs at Chapman and Lownsdale Squares, just northwest of City Hall, on Tuesday, Oct. 16.
However, due to shipping issues with the bulbs, the work has been delayed until Wednesday, Oct. 24.
PP&R also announced that Wells Fargo has now offered to pay for the crocus bulbs with a donation of $3,000.
It's been a year since Occupy Portland protesters camped out in the parks. They were there for five weeks before police moved in and cleared them out.
Since then, work has been done to restore the parks, which had been damaged. Fences were put up for a while to keep folks out during the restoration process, but have since been taken down and the parks are open to the public.
it will be easier to hide the needles and 40's now.
"PP&RÂ also announced that Wells Fargo has now offered to pay for the crocus bulbs with a donation of $3,000." Â
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That is a nice gesture, Wells Fargo..! Â :-)
The picture in the story is actually a very good looking one. No garbage, no tents, no waste buckets. And probably a nice place to take a lunch break too.
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"Fences were put up for a while to keep..." the tax-paying public out of public parks that a huge pack of deadbeats were free to live in for several weeks last year. Ironic.
My first thought after reading the headline was the high acidity buildup in the soil due to urine, but alas, it's due to shipping.
Don't water them with any fluoride. They'll crocus !