Girl Scout Troop 1538 cut the ribbon on the Serenity Garden they recently constructed at Vision House. The girls are, left to right, Caroline Ramsay, Sarah Gardner, Emma Fretheim, Vision House Volunteer Coordinator Kristi Slattery, Morgan Douglass, Marissa Dolby, Laura Colmenares and Kendra McFarlane. - Submitted photo
Submitted photo
Girl Scout Troop 1538 cut the ribbon on the Serenity Garden they recently constructed at Vision House. The girls are, left to right, Caroline Ramsay, Sarah Gardner, Emma Fretheim, Vision House Volunteer Coordinator Kristi Slattery, Morgan Douglass, Marissa Dolby, Laura Colmenares and Kendra McFarlane.

Girl Scouts create Vision House garden


July 6, 2009 · Updated 3:07 PM 

  • 0
  • Print Story
  • Letter/Editor

Girl Scout Troop 1538 recently created a serenity garden at Vision House, a Renton nonprofit that provides transitional housing for homeless and abused mothers and their children.

The garden was for the troop’s Silver Award Project. For the garden, the troop, seven freshman girls from Newport High School, built trellises, benches and a table. They also installed a small water fountain and planted trees and flowers.

The troop worked on the Serenity Garden for more than 350 hours. They solicited donations from local businesses, created the layout, developed a maintenance plan, gathered supplies and then constructed the garden.

Several businesses and individuals donated more than $1,000 in materials for the Serenity Garden, including Renton businesses Barone Garden Decor, McLendon Hardware and Sunset Materials.

The garden will serve as a spot where Vision House mothers and their children can read, rest and chat with friends.

“This garden is so wonderful,” one Vision House mother said. “It’s such a great spot to escape to read a book or just to relax and reflect.”

Comment on this story.

Community Blogroll

  • Cliff Mass Weather Blog
    Cliff Mass is a UW professor of Atmospheric Sciences. He blogs about the local in the Pacific Northwest.
COMMENTING RULES: We encourage an open exchange of ideas in our online community, but we ask you to follow our guidelines for respecting community standards. In a nutshell, don't say anything you wouldn't want your mother to read.

So keep your comments:

  • Civil
  • Smart
  • On-topic
  • Free of profanity

We ask that all participants own their words by logging in with their Facebook account. It's a simple process that will take seconds and helps keep our comments free of trolls, cranks, and “drive-by” commenters. We reserve the right to remove comments from anyone using screen names, pseudonyms or false identities. Please see our FAQ if you have questions or concerns about using Facebook to comment.

blog comments powered by Disqus