Day 028 / Operation Art Gardens

Today Jenny and I helped our friends Jeff and Wendy with a large cactus and succulent sale that they have been organizing for the past four months called “Operation Art Gardens” They’re both teachers and they put this sale together as a fundraiser for new equipment for Jeff’s video production class, which he teaches at a local middle school, but to them it means a lot more than that.  They’re garden has become a reflection of their blossoming love (ahhhhhh, but true).
 
Seriously, I have known Jeff for almost 15 years and I can safely say that he’s the kind of guy that when he finds something that he wants to get into, he really gets into it.  And ever since Wendy and Jeff became an item, as it were, Jeff turned all his energy towards making his home a more inviting place for her.  His backyard underwent the largest transformation.  In less then a year and a half, It went from being a rocky, lifeless, dirt square into an amazing flourish of all types of plant life, especially of the cactus and succulent variety.  His favorites are the Euphorbias.  He has become what I like to call, a total nerd.
 
Watching how his backyard has changed has been truly amazing but nothing as amazing as the past four months as he’s prepared for “Operation Art Gardens”.  From dirt clods to flower beds and grassy areas to shelves and shelves of succulents and cactus all collected by Jeff and Wendy from local donors.  They both nutured a ton of donated clippings into over 500 healthy potted plants and sold over 70% of them today! 

It’s something that I’m sure will grow larger as they continue to do it every six months. 

Good job guys,

All the best!