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By Vanessa Ogle
Brooklyn Daily
It may be harvest season, but a group in Sheepshead Bay was doing some planting last weekend.
Bagels and Bulbs — the Bay Improvement Group’s fall planting and garden cleanup — gave several green-thumbed volunteers a chance to sprinkle seeds, plant flowers, and beautify the neighborhood on Oct. 19.
The annual cleanup at Sheepshead Bay Road and Shore Parkway was so successful that strangers on the street were stunned by the results, according to an organizer of the event.
“We get so many compliments from people walking by — that always makes you feel good,” said Steve Barrison, president of the Bay Improvement Group. “It was amazing.”
Nine volunteers pulled weeds and removed dead vegetation to make room for premium plants, like red and white flowers and adorable little cabbages.
“There were a lot of weeds and ugly plants that were there,” said Katherine Chen, a member of the volunteer organization New York Cares. “We planted ornamental baby cabbages — that was my favorite because they were cute.”
Barrison said the group is also sprucing up sites on Ocean and Voorhies Avenues, but Sheepshead Bay Road site is completely finished — and he said it will definitely catch residents’ attention.
“We put out all that red cedar mulch and it looks fantastic,” said Barrison.