Annie Chadwick was awarded the Mallory Abramson Garden Leadership Award at the March 4, 2003 Annual Meeting for her outstanding leadership as Chair of the Clinton Community Garden Steering Committee. She also serves as Co-chair of the Manhattan Parks and Green Space Coalition. Under her guidance CCG has been at the forefront of the greening movement in New York City.

Sid Glaser was awarded the 2003 Clinton Community Garden John Carney Volunteer of the Year Award at the March 4 Annual Meeting. Sid keeps our bees healthy and happy all year long. Last year they produced over 90 lbs. of wonderful Hell's Kitchen Honey. Thank you Sid for all of your hard work.

Past recipients of the John Carney Volunteer of the Year Award include: Adam Honigman, 2002; Jennifer Phillips, 2001; Howard Maloney, 2000; Fran Ellison, 1999; Maggie Cahill, 1998; Neil Schettler, 1997.

Clinton Community Garden is one of the few community gardens which has a public lawn that is open to everyone 7 days a week from dawn until dusk.

The Herb and Edible Flower Bed has over 75 varieties of medicinal and culinary herbs and edible flowers that are available to the public for tasting.

The Native American Medicinal Plant Bed contains approximately 100 species of plants indigenous to the East Coast and North America which were all used by Native Americans for medicinal purposes.

The miniature maple in the rock garden (to the left as you enter the front gate) was planted in 1985 and is a contribution by Clinton residents Rod & Kim Dayton and sons.

The Serpentine Path in our Native American Bed was created in 1995 by CCG gardener and herbalist Annie Chadwick and was designed to allow one to have the feeling of walking through a miniature woodland and emerging into an open sunny field. To Native Americans the snake was the symbol of life, healing and transformation.

The Native American Bed includes 5 major magical plant spirits. Upon entering the Serpentine Path one first passes the mother spirit of the garden - the Elder - ruled by the element water. Here you may make a wish, as she is the wish granter and healer. Continuing on the path you next pass the Mountain Ash or Rowan - ruled by the element fire which is the protection spirit of the garden. Thirdly, walking under the Honey Suckle arbor - ruled by the element earth - prosperity and good luck are added to your journey. Fourthly, one passes by the Hazelnut - ruled by the element air - which is the tree spirit of wisdom. And finally upon completing the Serpentine Path at the snake's head is the Hawthorne - ruled by the element fire - which is the spirit of joy and happiness. Tradition has it that ribbons were attached to the Hawthorne as prayer flags in hopes that the spirit world would answer them through the medium of the tree and the wind.

The Native American Bed is also home to our beehive. The CCG beehive is populated with thousands of Italian Caucasian Honey Bees. In the fall we harvest approximately 80 to 100 lbs of Hell's Kitchen Honey which is sold at our Oktoberfest.