March of the green thumbs

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After a rainy Saturday, aspiring green thumbs sprouted to do some hard work on their vegetable patches at the Hummingbird Community Gardens in Brandon’s south end on Sunday. Some visitors like Jeanne Armstrong, who said she planted “everything” on her plot this year, have been at the gardens for more than 15 years, while Jackie and Larry Morais are taking care of a planter box for the first time this year. At Joe Parsons and Susan Hawkins’ plot, peas, beans, onions and lettuce are on the menu as well as 10 different kinds of tomatoes. (Photos by Colin Slark/The Brandon Sun)

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After a rainy Saturday, aspiring green thumbs sprouted to do some hard work on their vegetable patches at the Hummingbird Community Gardens in Brandon’s south end on Sunday. Some visitors like Jeanne Armstrong, who said she planted “everything” on her plot this year, have been at the gardens for more than 15 years, while Jackie and Larry Morais are taking care of a planter box for the first time this year. At Joe Parsons and Susan Hawkins’ plot, peas, beans, onions and lettuce are on the menu as well as 10 different kinds of tomatoes. (Photos by Colin Slark/The Brandon Sun)

Jeanne Armstrong works in her plot in the Hummingbird Community Gardens on a nice Sunday afternoon. (Colin Slark/The Brandon Sun)
Jeanne Armstrong works in her plot in the Hummingbird Community Gardens on a nice Sunday afternoon. (Colin Slark/The Brandon Sun)
Larry and Jackie Morais are tending a box in the Hummingbird Community Gardens for the first time this year. (Colin Slark/The Brandon Sun)
Larry and Jackie Morais are tending a box in the Hummingbird Community Gardens for the first time this year. (Colin Slark/The Brandon Sun)
Joe Parsons carefully plants some pea seeds on his plot at Hummingbird Community Gardens on Sunday. (Colin Slark/The Brandon Sun)
Joe Parsons carefully plants some pea seeds on his plot at Hummingbird Community Gardens on Sunday. (Colin Slark/The Brandon Sun)
Susan Hawkins was hard at work getting her plot into shape on a beautiful Sunday afternoon at the Hummingbird Community Gardens on Sunday. (Colin Slark/The Brandon Sun)
Susan Hawkins was hard at work getting her plot into shape on a beautiful Sunday afternoon at the Hummingbird Community Gardens on Sunday. (Colin Slark/The Brandon Sun)

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