Gail Machlis' shared garden in Berkeley
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Otto, 4, and Henry Williams, 2, play in a flower patch in Gail Machlis' home garden in Berkeley, where neighbors help out.

Photo: Mike Kepka / The Chronicle

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Otto, 4, and Henry Williams, 2, play in a flower patch in Gail Machlis' home garden in Berkeley, where neighbors help out.
Neighbor Phila Rogers holds freshly harvested green beans from Machlis' home garden, which used to be a lawn.
Mari Ferlin and Machlis with containers made from neighbors' dismantled decks.
Gail Machlis, above, with fence that lets sunlight in and keeps deer out.
Phila Rogers with Otto and Henry Williams.
Rainbow chard in the garden: "We're learning what works and what doesn't," Machlis says.
A collection of lemon cucumbers rest on Gail Machlis' chairs in her home garden in Berkeley. She has invited her neighbors to share the garden space which has helped create a tight knit community feeling.
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