Pocket Parks

Mini Park Transformation

Empty sidewalk with shadow of a traffic signal, small trees in concrete planters, parked cars, a large building with a mural painting, and a street lamp under a bright blue sky.

BEFORE

Pocket Park Before GBMS

Located between the cannabis shop and the liquor store, this forlorn little area on our main street, located across from the county courthouse, needed sprucing up.

Group of people planting a tree and working on a sidewalk in front of a mural on a building wall.
Potted plants arranged on a concrete block in an outdoor setting with a road in the background. There is a signboard on the sidewalk that reads 'Volunteer Work Party' with lavender flowers on it.
People planting a tree in an urban area, with some individuals working together and others observing. There is a trailer filled with soil, bicycles parked nearby, and storefronts in the background.
People planting and tending to potted plants at an outdoor volunteer work party in a small town, with a mural on a building and a street lamp nearby.
People planting flowers and trees in an urban garden with a painted wall in the background.
People planting trees and gardening in a small urban area on a sunny day.
Three people planting trees and plants in a raised concrete garden bed next to a street, with a sign reading 'Gold Beach Main Street' and a slogan 'Growing our Hometown & With Big Drea' in the background.
A small outdoor urban park with benches, flowering plants, two trees, and a mural on a building wall. Several parked vehicles and a person walking are visible in the background.
A small outdoor seating area with black metal benches surrounded by colorful flowers and plants on a sunny day, with a gray wall and a street with parked cars in the background.

AFTER

Pocket Park After GBMS

Adding several benches, colorful flowers, and flowering plum trees have rehabilitated the space into a peaceful spot to sit and enjoy the day.

Take a look at it now!

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Public park with benches, flower beds, trees, and parked trucks in the background under a clear blue sky.
People planting flowers and shrubs in a landscaped area on a sidewalk on a sunny day with trees, a water tank, and a car in the background.
City sidewalk with benches, small trees, and bushes, with street and traffic in the background on a sunny day.
A flowering tree with pink blossoms and dark brown leaves, along a sidewalk lined with bushes and rocks, with benches and utility poles in the background on an overcast day.
Pink flowering trees along a sidewalk outside a Thai food restaurant with a yellow outdoor seating area.
Street view with a sign for the HUB, a coffee house and store, on the right side. There are trees, bushes, and a bench along the sidewalk, with a 76 gas station visible in the background. The sky is partly cloudy.
Two trees with green and pink leaves beside a house and sidewalk on a sunny day.
A small outdoor seating area with black metal benches surrounded by lush green plants and colorful flowers, with a gray building and street visible in the background on a sunny day.
Colorful hydrangea and lavender flowers along a sidewalk in a parking lot, with trees and buildings in the background on a sunny day.
Purple lavender and yellow-orange flowers growing along a sidewalk, with traffic lights and power lines visible in the background.
Sidewalk with a bench, flower bed with pink blossoms, small trees, and decorative rocks under a partly cloudy sky.
Children and adults planting or tending to a garden near a sidewalk on a sunny day.
A damaged park bench with broken slats and a bent armrest, located on a sidewalk with landscaped bushes and small trees nearby.
Sidewalk with decorative rocks, small plants, trees, and empty benches along the street.
Two trees with green and pink leaves, a shrub, and a blue sky with power lines in a suburban area
A small tree with pink and white blossoms in front of a beige two-story building with multiple windows and a gated door. There is a bench nearby and a sidewalk.
Pink flowering tree next to a sidewalk and building under a bright blue sky with power lines overhead.
Colorful blooming hydrangea and lavender flowers along a sidewalk in sunlight.
Purple lavender flowers in bloom at a roadside garden, with yellow and green foliage, a black metal bench, and a sidewalk in the background.

Project Steps

  • Icon of a hand shovel digging into soil.

    ✓ Dig

  • Outline of a paint roller with paint dripping from it, on a black background.

    ✓ Paint

  • Line art drawing of a small plant with three leaves emerging from a mound of soil, on a black background.

    ✓ Plant

  • Outline illustration of a bee, featuring hexagonal body shape and wings, against a black background.

    ✓ Rockscape

  • Outline illustration of two daffodil flowers with stems and leaves on a black background.

    ✓ Daffodils Planted

  • Outline of a hand holding a pile of money with two dollar signs above it.

    ✓ Adopt-a-Plot

  • Stylized graphic of a tractor with two crop plants, sun rays radiating from the tractor, all rendered in a minimalist icon style.

    ✓ Irrigation

  • Minimalist line drawing of a person sitting on a park bench between two small trees against a black background.

    ✓ Enjoy

People planting small trees and plants in a raised concrete garden bed outdoors on a sunny day.

Arborist

Tim Scullin

It all begins with an idea, then add some major expertise and lots of enthusiastic volunteer energy. Tim has been invaluable for the health of our mini-park plants and trees.

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