Claudio Jimenez, center, holds plants Monday donated by Blais Flower Shop for the Lots to Garden program on Blake Street and un by St. Mary’s Nutrition Center in Lewiston. Bridgette Bartlett, right, from the center decides where to place the plants. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Claudio Jimenez helps Monday with the Lots to Garden program on Blake Street in Lewiston. The program, started in 1999 at Hillview Apartments in Lewiston, provides space for over 160 gardeners at 10 locations throughout Lewiston and Auburn this year. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal