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May 24, 2007
Olivia White Garden Project Workday 5/31/07
We had a large crew in the garden this week and much was accomplished. Cynthia Katte fed and deep watered the roses, Nancy Palmer and Marcia Lamkin worked on the Birdhouse trellis and Faerie Garden planting clematis and creeping thyme, Judy Chen watered and planted in the East gardens, Evelyn Haven/Paula Andress and two new volunteers Linda Daugherty and Jillian weeded the Inferno strips and some bind weed in Norm Erickson"s part of the garden (he is on vaction). I worked on planting clematis and lavender on the walkway/arbor between the parking lot and the Rose garden and added a few plants to the sensory pots. Cynthia's husband Allen came and got our fountain up and running, did some minor repairs and placed a new bird feeder rod iron hook.
Thank-yous this week to:
Our regular crew - Nancy Palmer, Cynthia & Allan Katte, Marcia Lamkin, Judy Chen, Evelyn Haven, Paula Andress, David and Zane and two new volunteers Linda Daugherty and Jillian. Thanks yous also to Hattie Braun and Erin Fink for helping Cynthia Katte on Wednesday to begin the re-mapping the garden project.
New blooms this week:
Dutch Iris and Ox-eyed Daisy
Plans for 5/24/07
Meeting for planning summer Tea (1115am).
Begin tagging the roses for identification.
Planting some herbs and a few other hardy perennials.
Re-sanding the path between the parking lot and Rose garden.
Moving some volunteers crowding the edge of the large patio.
As always - weeding.
Watering? depends on current weather but we will need extra help for the next week as Norm Erickson (front garden) is on vacation.
Upcoming Plans
June 1 - Paintings on display for the month at the Arboretum at Flagstaff.
Paintings to be raffled/auctioned on August 18th at our Garden Tea. Come see some
additional painting of gardens/flowers/butterflies by Mary Swanson, Lynn Overend, and
Catherine Sickafoose in the display this month.
June 30 - Fundraising table for Run for Your Life
June 30 - Fundraising table for Radisson RN Conference
July 1 - Paintings on display at the Artists Gallery for the month
July 14 - Warner's 10% day (tentative schedule)
August 18 - Garden Tea - Auction/Raffle at Olivia White Hospice Garden
Details to be added later
Fundraising
We do have note cards (prints of the paintings of the garden) and raffle tickets for 2 of the paintings available for sale at the Northland Hospice Office, the Olivia White Hospice Home, and Hodge Podge. The cards come in a package of 4 for $10. The raffle tickets for original watercolors by Mary Swanson and Lynn Overend are $3 each or 6 for $15. The paintings by Roberta Rogers and Catherine Sickafoose will be auctioned at our tea in August.
We still have photo note cards and bookmarks with flowers from the garden available at the Northland Hospice office. Profits from all items are used for creating our beautiful garden.
Today's Quote
Found this quote in "A Garden of Love & Healing". Many of our regulars in the garden have had a stressful spring with family/pet/friend issues. Thought this was a wonderful quote to remind us how important gardening can be in our lives.
"There is solace in the garden. For grief or disappointment, the garden provides a place of refuge and healing. People are often moved to plant upon the loss of someone they love. Gardening is an act of creation-an affirmation of life continuing on despite what has happened. I think the human spirit is most fulfilled when we create and nurture., Gardeners somehow understand that gardening is so much more than growing plants. It fills a deep yearning for the connection we need to something beyond ourselves. A gardener comprehends the life in plants and their quiet struggle to live. I believe this connection to green life can be part of what sustains us in time of emotional stress." Dan Gill
Get out in your garden or find one to visit or help in.
Come join us next week and/or drop by and purchase some cards to benefit the garden.
Thanks, Loni
Posted by maxmaddy at May 24, 2007 8:46 PM