Poquito Park has been adopted by her neighbor. Valencia has been removing the weeds and raking the gravel for some time and now has planted a lovely garden in memory of her grandmother. Valencia says "...Memorial Garden is dedicated to my late Grandmother Alice Docker who died last August 3, 2009. Some cactus plants were her's from Santa Barbara. All the rocks were donated by my friend Janet that lives only 2 houses away, she also donated some cactus. My best friend Marsha, donated a lot of the plants too. I hope people in the neighborhood will enjoy the park now, and maybe leave a plant in someone's memory and I will plant it. Maybe someone else will enjoying making our park look better and start planting plants on the other side too."
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
The Greening of Poquito Park: "Alice's Memorial Garden"
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What a great idea Valencia and a beautiful way to use wasted space that otherwise is an eyesore! Your grandmother would have approved. Judy Clark
We have been admiring your garden and it makes it even more special to know that it is a memorial to your grandmother. It is a wonderful idea. We will try to find some sort of plant to add as a memorial to my parents who have been gone for many years, but whose loving memory is with me every day.
Wes and Jolaine Beers
Nice job Valencia! Maybe George at Parks and Rec will get a bench in the park now. It is certainly worthy of one since you've scrubbed it up for it's glorious debut. It would be a beautiful place to rest on a nice evening walk in our neighborhood.
This is a beautiful garden.A park bench would look great too. Good work Valencia!
What a beautiful landscaping job! Now all that's needed are a few benches where people can rest while enjoying the peaceful tranquility of the park. I hope the city appreciates your efforts enough that they will see to it that a bench is placed in the park.
Great job Valencia!
What a wonderful tribute to our fabulous grandma. I'm sure she's very happy looking down on her garden. Wouldn't it be great to have a bench so we can all sit and remember all of our memories of such a great woman! Thanks Valencia.
Coleen Collier
No one loved gardening more than Alice and your uncle Wayne. Hope you are able to make a beautiful spot in her memory. Gardens are a gift from God.
Drove by the park. You have done a wonderful job with the park,Valencia.Parks and Rec should help out by putting a park bench there to enjoy the flower garden.
Thank-you ladies.
Nice gesture Valencia! Very impressed with how you have taken a community eyesore and developed a beautiful public garden for all to enjoy. As you know, one of grandma's favorite past times was gardening and taking care of her plants and flowers. The blooming flowers and cactus is a reminder of how grandma brought sunshine to everyone's lives and how her prickly personality is so deeply missed. A Big thanks to the City of West Sacramento for enabling Valencia and her friends to honor a grandmother who gave so much. Hopefully, we can raise some funds to build a bench or two so that people can sit and enjoy the public garden and inspire others.
Pat Perez
Elk Grove, California
Came by your park today just to see what everyone was talking about....really nice job, beautiful landscaping, maybe the City Of west Sac can hire you ladies, your touch is so much more than I have seen at other parks!! Love it, keep up the good work, this community loves It! Chuck
Hello West Sacramento Parks and recreation, got a bench? Please put one in Poquito Park, they deserve it! Thanks, Juanita
Poquito Park has finally become something to look at...for years I just walked by and wondered why so much wasted space of nothing,,now I stop and look at the plants and feel great about the new growth and the work these girls have done to make it look beautiful. Mary C.
Thanks Barbara for bringing this updated park to our attention..imagine what these ladies could do in all the parks going down hill....is the parks and recreation hiring??? Love to walk by the park and just look, it's hard to walk away, thank you ladies! John R.
Attention Summerfield Drive: Let's all get together and finish Poquito Park. This saturday, 9am! Bring your donations of plants, rocks and smiles, Betty C
Thanks to the ladies on Summerfield Drive we have some beauty to brag about, nice job in our little park. Sue L.
If anyone wants to donate,plants, cactus,gravel,rocks or a bench,that would be great.Valencia has done a great job turning this park into a beautiful garden. Please stop by and enjoy and lets keep the garden growing.A bench would be wonderful for this public
garden.Lets all work together on Summerfield.Dr.
Even my kids want to stop by this wonderful park and watch it grow! Thanks for the changes ladies and the great landscaping job! Kris and family
I would like to thank the "Ladies Of Poquito Park", nice job, it looks beautiful, and we enjoy watching it grow, even in this economy, people can find something to do positive! Sincerely, Alex
I love watching our new park with growth after so many years of neglect. If everybody spent 1/2 a day in any park once a month, imagine how it would look....get your shovels people, bring plants and we can all get to know each other, doesn't matter what park you volunteer in, they all need a lot of TLC!! Mark
Great job on "Your Park"..nobody else wanted to do anything with it the past 20 years....keep going if you can, it's lovely. Joan
Love our new park, you should go by and see what the gals have done there. What use to be an eyesore is now the center of beauty. Thanks gals.. Kevin
My evening walks are nicer now that I get to stop by Poquito Park...your garden is so refreshing to look at. Bill
I can't imagine a more appropriate tribute to Alice than the creation of a beautiful, living environment in which to relax and take in the simple pleasures of nature. The result of your efforts, Valencia, goes far beyong a memorial to your grandmother. It is a selfless gift to the community, an inspiration to others, and a reminder to sit still, listen attentively, breath deeply, observe details, and be present in every moment. Thank you!
CSG
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