Discover Greensboro Magazine Winter 2021

EW FAVORITE NEW SPOT

For the green thumbs, the community garden is now bigger and better. It has a 1,000-plus square foot deck to be used for teaching classes or other gatherings. The staff has built raised flower beds, which will make it easier to teach classes and invite gardeners who have difficulty bending. “By next spring we should have these installed and ready to plant,” said Julie Hale, who manages the community garden. If you’re more of a sit-back-and-chill kind of person, the new cornhole court might be for you. And just pick your spot, if you need a moment of meditation. “There are a multitude of additional benches that will be put throughout the park,” said Shawna Tillery, the planning and project development division manager for Greensboro Parks and Recreation.

The playground might get all the hype, but this phase of park development has a little something for everybody. For fitness buffs, there is a new Thrive 450 outdoor fitness center near the park entrance. It’s essentially an adult jungle gym, with bars, ladders, and platforms for all manner of body weight exercises. You can work out legs, core, and upper body here – no gym membership required.

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