Poem
Community garden program
Christine has been a Housing Choices resident since 1998 and wrote a beautiful poem about her pet cat. My Fuzzie Wuzzie Friend He is my Pal and friend His name is Sammie He watches out the window for my safe return He is my Fuzzie Wuzzie friend He wears a tuxedo and white socks He came from the R.S.P.C.A. He was saved from euthanasia He is my Fuzzie Wuzzie friend He makes my house a home He loves my garden for a run He curls up in front of my heater He is my Fuzzie Wuzzie friend Janet gave us a home He doesn’t know Janet but he loves her He is my pal A fuzzie and wuzzie as he is He is my pal He and I are happy together in our new home My cat Sam is my Fuzzie Wuzzie Pal
Summer is approaching, and with it comes a great opportunity to get outdoors and into the garden! Housing Choices has a well-established gardening program for its residents. While the program took a pause during COVID, the end of lockdowns means we can restart this fantastic initiative. The program involves a grant from Housing Choices for supplies and regular meetings with residents, so they can plan and action their gardens. The garden program is open to any group of people living in the same block who wish to beautify the
communal areas with plants and flowers. Through the grant, residents can learn and improve their gardening skills, and these new skills will stay with them forever and can entertain and most importantly, help you feed yourself. Our residents at High Street, Preston have cultivated a wonderful garden over many years and have been recognised for their efforts by the Victorian Government’s Victoria in Bloom Competition, which celebrates the gardening efforts of social housing tenants.
Whether you wish to make a new garden at your residence, or you have a previously established garden that wants to re-engage with the program, contact Liam on 1300 312 447 or email communitydevelopmentvic@hcau.org.au
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