A beautiful new planting bed was recently installed in the Lea Elementary School playground along Spruce Street near 47th. Sixty volunteers came out over three days to dig, till, move soil, and plant to create the 1,400-square-foot bed with trees, shrubs, and bulbs.

This project was the first phase of the recently completed Lea Schoolyard Master Plan, a vision for a vibrant, active, fun, ecological, educational, green schoolyard and community space at 47th and Spruce. The Master Plan is the product of the collaboration between Greening Lea – a group of parents, students, teachers, neighbors, and stakeholders – and the Community Design Collaborative.

Collaborative volunteers will soon announce a date when they will be presenting their master plan to the entire community. Stay tuned for more information.

A group of volunteers helped install a new planting bed in the Lea Elementary playground at 47th and Spruce.