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July 14, 2007
Olivia White Hospice Garden Project Workday 7/12/07
On Thursday our crew of regular volunteers (David Hockman, Laura Davis, Karen Kent, Elsie Ellis, Marcia Lamkin, Evelyn Haven and Leslie Penick) completed most of the tasks on our list for the day. David did his usual digging (new shrubs and moving others as usual). Laura worked on the Tea Garden adding some new plants (comfrey, chocolate mint, sage, lemon balm) and making it look wonderful (teapots in the beds).
Elsie cleaned and filled the birdbaths, deadheaded and watered. Karen deadheaded and began tagging some of our roses, shrubs, and trees. Marcia worked on the Faerie Garden and has added a children's bench and more shade plants (cora bells and hosta), along with a delightful faerie house. Evelyn and Leslie did some much needed weeding with the recent rains. I spent my time planting 4 new hanging pots for the gazebo.
We had a little cloud cover to cut the heat of the sun, but the humidity was definitely up and the plants like it. Our vegetables are finally beginning to bear fruit. Speaking of fruit, we had a robin visiting our chokecherry trying to get some food. I wish my camera battery had not died. We laughed while watching him trying to land on a branch to be able to pick off a cherry. The branches are still very young and weak and wouldn't support his weight. He finally accomplished what he set out to do, and then proceded to clean himself off in the birdbath just below.
Thank-yous this week to:
Our regular crew - Karen Kent, Evelyn Haven, Leslie Penick, Marcia Lamkin, David Hockman, Laura Davis, Elsie Ellis and David and Zane.
New plantings:
Rugosa Rose, Canyon Grape, Cutleaf Coneflower, Little Leaf Pussytoe, Dianthus, Hanging baskets in Gazebo (Penta, Sweet Potato Vine, Geranium, Vinca).
Zinnia Garden in rememberance of Stella Lipinski.
Plans for 7/19/07
Moving some abundant yarrow to other dry areas of the garden
Planting some perennials
Continue work on the Tea /Faerie Gardens
Clean and fill birdbaths
Weeding as needed
Watering mostly new plants
Brief meeting at 11am - 10% day/Planning for Americorp Day next week
July 2 - Paintings on display at the Artists Gallery for the month. Stop by on the 1st Friday Artwalk to see them.
July 21 - Warner's 10% day
July 26 - Americorp Workday
August 18 - Garden Tea - Auction/Raffle at Olivia White Hospice Garden
2:30-4:30 pm in the garden
Tours, food, music, and raffle-auction at 3:30pm
Parking at the 1st Congregational Church
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. Tickets are available through Northland Hospice.
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 gardens.
Get out in your garden or find one to visit or help in.
Come join us next week and/or drop by and purchase tickets for our summer Tea.
Thanks, Loni Shapiro
Posted by maxmaddy at July 14, 2007 3:59 AM