Park Saviours

Salvatore, and a group of garden angels, turned a mean little dirt patch in South Etobicoke into a peaceful intermission from the hubbub of Lake Shore Boulevard. A parkette at the bottom of Sand Beach Road, with a jaw dropping view of Toronto, was overgrown and unmanaged. It was a horrible pit of weeds, garbage and abandonment.

A nearby community member decided to do something about it. With the help of a few residents, Salvatore turned the ugly, decheveled parkette into a sweet enclave. Residents donated plants, pots, seeds, structures, and labour and Savatore pressed the donations into the soil like a patchwork quilt. This is Salvatore's labour of love. And the labour is not simple because Salvator is combating Parkinson's.

I am inspired by Salvatore, his garden angels and the results they produced together. The visit brought a tear to my eye.

See the slideshow below.