El Sol Brillante

El Sol Brillante

A community garden in the East Village
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About the garden

A delightful fence sets the tone for this lush, well-tended garden.

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@elsolbrillantegarden

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Garden members will be handing out voter registrat

Garden members will be handing out voter registration forms Saturday and Sunday from 11-3. Voter registration deadline is October 4th !
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Quiet Refuge . . Photo by @bobkrasner / @bobkrasne

Quiet Refuge
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Photo by @bobkrasner / @bobkrasnertoo
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Best East Village T-shirt ever ? We think so ( and

Best East Village T-shirt ever ? We think so ( and we are totally unbiased) ! Help support the garden for only $20 by going to elsolbrillante.bigcartel.com ( or just click on the link in the bio)
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Sorry, no shipping, pickup in the East Village only ( unless you know a member who doesn’t mind a trip to the post office).
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Design by Robert Butcher, inspired by an image from our fence, created by Julie Dermansky
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The song says it’s not easy being green, but at

The song says it’s not easy being green, but at least we make it look easy.
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Photo by
@bobkrasner @bobkrasnertoo
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Best East Village T-shirt ever ? We think so ( and

Best East Village T-shirt ever ? We think so ( and we are totally unbiased) ! Help support the garden for only $20 by going to elsolbrillante.bigcartel.com ( or just click on the link in the bio)
Sorry, no shipping-pickup in the East Village only ( unless you know a member who doesn’t mind a trip to the post office).
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Design by Robert Butcher, inspired by an image from our fence, created by Julie Dermansky
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#elsolbrillante #fundraiser #eastvillage #eastvillagetshirt #communitygarden

Thanks to @alexisrosa for this shot of our humble

Thanks to @alexisrosa for this shot of our humble beginnings! Circa 1980.
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The raffle is over, but please consider buying thi

The raffle is over, but please consider buying this book ! Thanks to all who bought tickets.
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We are happy to announce that we are raffling off this lovely book by @aangelidakis which includes our favorite garden !
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Start your engines, the raffle is beginning NOW until Thursday at midnight August 13. A winner will be drawn at the garden meeting, Saturday August 15th.
Tickets are 6 for $10, or $2 each. You can use the El Sol pay pal site by clicking on the link in our bio. Please note “ raffle entry” on the memo. If you prefer to pay cash, please contact Cheryl at : cheryioos@yahoo.com

El Sol Brilliante is included in this book. If you know someone or perhaps former garden members who would appreciate this beautiful garden book, please invite them to participate. Since we will not be having fundraising parties this year, this is an opportunity to put some money in our coffers.

Anna , the author, says it is a labor of love dedicated to the ordinary people, dreamers and visionaries who rose against the unsafe conditions of inner city life by clearing empty lots, planting trees and vegetables and slowly creating small havens for their communities. In drawing attention to these local gardens, “Rooted in the Hood” wishes to emphasize the importance of green spaces, not only in New York City but across the country and around the world.

The book was reviewed in The Wall Street Journal Print Edition (07/18/20).

Garden member in the news ! Tape artist @kuki.nyc

Garden member in the news ! Tape artist @kuki.nyc photographed at work at the @spicymoonwest . Read the article and check out more pics by @bobkrasner / @bobkrasnertoo in the Arts section of the villagesun.com !
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Ferns and flowers Photo by @bobkrasner @bobkrasne

Ferns and flowers
Photo by
@bobkrasner @bobkrasnertoo
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Just hanging with a friend in the garden........ d

Just hanging with a friend in the garden........ doesn’t say much, good listener. A little flighty sometimes.
Thanks for the pic, Patrick !
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#elsolbrillante #birdsofinstagram #birds #communitygardens #nyc #urbangarden #eastvillage

Hydrangea Explosion by @alexisrosa . . . . . . .

Hydrangea Explosion by @alexisrosa
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How green can you get ? Photo by @bobkrasner @bo

How green can you get ?
Photo by
@bobkrasner @bobkrasnertoo
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@devomcc found this hawk on a poplar tree in the g

@devomcc found this hawk on a poplar tree in the garden and invited him to eat all the rats he could find. Hopefully, he’ll tell his friends!
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#elsolbrillante #communitygarden #nyc #eastvillage #hawk #newyorkcitygarden #communitygardennyc #hawksofinstagram

Barbara Augsburger at the gate ! And no, she won’t let you in until the restrictions are lifted. Sorry !
Gate created by @juliedermansky Photo by
@bobkrasner / @bobkrasnertoo
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Unfortunately, these are the only non- members all

Unfortunately, these are the only non- members allowed in the garden at the moment. We’re looking forward to having the public back when it’s safe. Thanks to @alexisrosa for the pics ! .
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Today’s good deed : Sruthi, the proprietor of @k

Today’s good deed : Sruthi, the proprietor of @khiladiny ( seen in pic #2) , was looking for pots for her recently purchased plants to add some ambience to their new street seating. @elsolbrillantegarden was happy to donate some , and @frankievigilante volunteered to install the new plants while Max , um, supervised. .
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Photos by
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