Bay View Garden And Yard Society

One of the group's original projects was the Bay View Firehouse garden at Milwaukee Fire Department Engine 11, located at 2526 S. Kinnickinnic Avenue.

[6] In 2008, the group teamed up with the Bay View Neighborhood Association and the City of Milwaukee to tear out a concrete island and develop a garden in the median at the intersection of Kinnickinnic, Howell & Lincoln Avenues.

On February 20, 2002, the South Community Organization donated the vacant lot to Milwaukee Urban Gardens (MUG), a nonprofit land trust.

Outlining the lot are large beds planted with fruit trees and shrubs to provide shelter and food for birds, and perennial flowerbeds to attract bees and butterflies.

To add a decorative element to the garden, there is a large crushed-stone compass feature inter-planted with thyme, and a grapevine covered cedar pergola with benches.

[9] In an effort to promote community participation and environmental awareness, the Society continues to sponsor occasional meetings, celebrations,[12] and garden tours at the site.

Gardens planted by the Bay View Garden and Yard Society at the Bay View Firehouse
The group planting at the KK Triangle Garden
Entrance to the Village Roots Garden during the Celebrate Roots event
Customers shopping during the annual Bay View Plant Sale