Block Watch 303

Block Watch 303 is an active Block Watch on West Rock Avenue between Chapel Street and Edgewood Avenue. In addition to traditional Block Watch activities Block Watch 303 has been involved in neighborhood beautification and flower gardens since 2001. Working with the Urban Resources Initiative (URI), Block Watch 303 has partnered with various neighborhood groups to plant flower gardens, participate in neighborhood cleanups and develop programing around neighborhood gardening projects.

As you walk around Westville you will see a number of Block Watch 303 neighborhood gardening sites including:

• Edgewood Park at the corner of Chapel Street & Yale Avenue and at the corner of West Rock & Whalley Avenues.
• The triangle garden at the intersection of Fountain Street & Whalley Avenue.
• The small garden plots flanking the steps from the Blake Street and Whalley Avenue Public Parking Lot.                                                                                  
• The flower barrels in Westville Village.
• The flower barrels and gardens on the Mitchell Library grounds, including at the sculpture wall.

Block Watch 303 depends on neighborhood volunteers for planting, maintenance and watering. If you have a little free time that you could volunteer for Westville beautification please contact blockwatch303@gmail.com.

Second Annual Garden Party in the Mitchell Library Courtyard
July 9, 2008
co-sponsored by Block Watch #303

Over 50 visitors came to the Mitchell Library courtyard for the   
Second Annual Garden Party  to make wind-socks for their gardens, plant sunflowers and release lady bugs.

A good time was had by all and the ice cream was a special treat on a warm summer evening.

Special Thanks to Sharon Lovett-Graff and the entire Mitchell Library staff & volunteers for helping make this  event possible. Thanks to Bennett Lovett for providing the music.

The new butterfly garden on the east side of the library is completed and there have been
butterfly sightings already.   
                                                                                                                                      
The children planted planted flowers to attract butterflies in the courtyard.                                                                               

Watering the flowers proved to be a favorite activity.