community gardens

Pepper plants grow bright red in the late summer sun Thursday at the community garden plots in Marion. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Marigolds bloom in the sun on Wednesday at the community garden plots in Cedar Rapids. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Pepper plants grow bright red in the late summer sun on Sept. 8 at the community garden plots in Marion. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Tomatoes begin to ripen on Thursday at the community garden plots in Marion. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Laura Mielcarek of Wheat Design Group — primary landscape architect on the Sinclair Park renovation — answers questions about her designs during