Several years ago as a volunteer, I tended the flower bed at the resevoir that had been lovingly planted by (I think) Del Zigler and others. It is located at the upper end of the resevoir where cars can park closest to the water. I found that the spring digging, weeding and planting was really too much for one person and I was also unable to tend it much in the summer therefore the annuals did not get watered and were taken over by weeds. Also, without a water source, I needed to fill my trunk with gallons jugs of water for use in planting. "Water water everywhere.." I can't count the ways I tried to take water out of the resevoir for this purpose, including tying a rope to a watering can and trying to dip it (too light) and using something heavier but then forgetting to hold onto the rope when I tossed it in, whoops-- gone. This neglected bed is really unfortunate as those who walk there can observe and certainly needs some tlc. As far as I know, this is not part of the City Parks Dept. but I don't know. I am writing to see if anyone is interested in getting together a committee to help in the future. Here is what I envision: 1. Pay or find funding to get someone to roto-till the entire bed. 2. Figure out whether one needs to put down a season of black plastic to kill all the weeds or use some other method. 3. Rake, fertilize, etc. 4. Decide what to plant and buy plants (or get donations from nurseries, or sharing from neighbors in HP. 5. Plant perennials and annuals, bulbs, etc. 6. Plan for tending, watering and weeding. 7. Plan for future efforts, volunteers, etc. 8. Try to have a water source installed nearby (Jim Ferlo?, Patrick Dowd?) If anyone is interested in thinking along these lines, please let me know. I think we could make this bed a charming addition to the park. Many thanks, Susan Ryan --