Monthly Garden Challenge
Bulltánica is launching a citywide garden restoration initiative rooted in land-based care, community education, and collective well-being.
Our plan is simple and repeatable: once a month, we take one garden and bring it back—clear it, repair it, replant it, label it, and build a maintenance rhythm with volunteers and neighbors.
We’re starting at West Point on the Eno, then expanding to Edison Johnson, and later this fall our gardens at Whitehall Terrace (105 W Knox) will come online as a seedling and education hub.Bulltánica is a for-profit wellness practice.
We’ll document every transformation in a public Durham Garden Atlas where residents can find plant education, volunteer days, and seedling availability.
Our community garden work is developed in partnership with Cultivating Resistance Herbals (501(c)(3)), making donations and community support tax-deductible when routed through the nonprofit.
Special Thanks to the Marlette Family Trust
Renovate
clear overgrowth, reset pathways, repair beds/fencing, remove hazards
Replant
install herbs, pollinator plants, and seasonal plantings designed to thrive with consistent care
Recommit
establish a maintenance rhythm (watering plan, steward roles, volunteer calendar
Document
share progress with before/after photos + what was planted + what’s next
Parks-as-Classrooms
Garden Meditation + nervous-system reset practices
Movement in the park (yoga / mobility / gentle strength)
Parent Story Lab (guided journaling that becomes a legacy book for their children)
Youth arts/theatre (creative storytelling rooted in intergenerational understanding)
We visited three City of Durham garden spaces that were built with care, but have been left dormant. The good news is the infrastructure is already there—beds, fencing, and pathways—what’s missing is consistent stewardship. Bulltánica is launching the Monthly Garden Challenge to renovate and replant one garden at a time, starting with West Point on the Eno.
