This bordered space at the entrance to the Emory Street footbridge, on the Asbury Park side of Wesley Lake, is expected to become a garden on Saturday, June 24, when volunteers with the Friends of Wesley Lake, the Wesley Lake Commission, and Asbury Park's Environmental Shade Tree Commission plant rows of Knock Out roses. The group set the stone border on Saturday, June 17, after members of Asbury Park's public works department dug up the grass.
The footbridge is one of three pedestrian walkways over the lake between Asbury Park and Ocean Grove. The Friends of Wesley Lake said in a post on its Facebook page that the new garden would continue the beautification of the city "and be a symbol of the welcoming spirit that Asbury Park ... shares with residents and friends alike."
The groups are seeking donations to help defray the cost of the project, which is estimated at $1,500. Donations by can be made by check to the City of Asbury Park Environmental Shade Tree Commission, or online at the Friends of Wesley Lake's GoFundMe page under "Save Wesley Lake." Use "Footbridge Garden" in the comments section.
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