April 25, 2024

Please respect the ISSB gardens

From Lauri Long

I’m passionate about designing and planting the gardens for ISSB, and I hear people appreciate the beauty when they drive or walk by. The Adams Street Bank, though, seems to be a target for thieves, as some plants were taken last year before and after they were planted. This past Sunday, a black utility cart was taken from behind the wrought iron fence. It was left there until I returned from the compost site and now missing in a matter of minutes.

I would like to have my cart returned as it’s like my right hand and I need it to finish the planting and mulching. I hope people in the neighborhood would call the authorities for any suspicious behavior involving the area around the bank’s gardens and parking lot.

Please — whoever you are — if you felt the need to get into the flower gardens, make yourself useful and pull the weeds and leave the plants alone.