How does your garden grow?

Whether your a lover of flowers and the beauty that they enhance our balconies with or the fresh taste of home grown veggies; it's time to get growing.  As I look around our property I see evidence of apartments being beautified with an array of various plants and flowers.  The Community Garden is up and running with most plots occupied and actively growing various vegetables as we speak.  As a lover of both varieties and lacking a green thumb, I tend to leave the flowers to my wife who prefers geraniums.  They are very resilient and tolerant of little sunlight as we face north and have a long lifespan into late fall.  As you see in the picture below there are simple tall stands to place your potted plants or flowers for all to see and enjoy.  You can also use the adjustable brackets for suspending them on the balcony wall.

You may also have noticed the transformation in front of 750 where the Community Garden is located.  The recent lottery winners were selected and notified via lobby postings which I will also post here.  Kudos to the suppliers and volunteers responsible for shaping and preparing the various plots (full, half & raised bed) as I'm sure all tenants appreciate their hard work.  With the exception of a few still vacant plots the plants appear healthy despite the current city watering ban.  From what I observed their will soon be a lot of spicy meals ahead with varieties of hot and sweet peppers, egg plant, tomatoes and a variety of other vegetables.

If you are not sure you are one of the lucky recipients of the garden lottery, take a look at this list and it may not be too late to claim your plot before it is awarded to another.  Good luck to all for their hard work and those who beautify our homes here with flowers for all to enjoy!

Fire Safety & False Alarms

On Saturday, Feb.18 at aprx. 2 a.m. in building 758 we were all awoken by our fire alarm bells located in each hallway.  It had a very distinctive three ring sequence that alerted most, if not all tenants in the building.  The London city fire department was alerted via the monitoring company and arrived shortly thereafter to assess the situation.  There are some disturbing facts and information we should all be aware of to be safe and help prevent further false alarms!

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Respectful Tenants Creed

I'm sure there has been a time when many of us have inadvertently dropped a piece of litter on the floor and forgot to pick it up.  Also, there are many tenants that have no vehicle and bring carts into the buildings and leave them on their floor usually by the elevators.  Rather than admitting guilt to either of these offences or preaching about the illegal removal of carts from the stores property, lets apply some introspection on this as a tenant and fellow neighbour.


Respectful Tenants Creed

Litter - Thou shall not dispose of thy garbage either intentionally or by carefully executed accident when entering or exiting of elevators, hallways, cars, units, buildings or especially the laundry rooms where cleanliness is appreciated.