On a recent Saturday morning, garden members met to clear out a dead tree in the center of the main common area that had been trimmed down the week before. The plot was surrounded with cinder blocks and thick concrete that required crowbars and sledgehammers to remove. The cinder blocks, bricks, and large capstones were moved to create a new wall adjacent to the old plot. Finally, once the old plot was completely exposed, the tree stump was removed and further cut down. Our common area is now slightly larger, and we look forward to discussing how best to use the new space.