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August 6, 2007

Olivia White Hospice Garden Project

On Thursday last week we spent our time getting the garden ready for our Saturday tea. Weeding and general clean-up was the focus of the day for many of our regulars (David Hockman, Karen Kent, Nancy Palmer, Marcia Lamkin, Elsie Ellis, Laura Davis and Cynthia Katte). We also had a couple of seasonal loyal volunteers come to help weed Marion Lopez, Carol Scholing and Linda Daugherty all the way from Ash Fork.

On Saturday we all (Alan Katte, David Hockman, Marcia Lamkin, Bruce and Nancy Palmer, Dick Shapiro and Leslie Penick) arrived about 9am and put up tents donated from Norvel Owens Mortuary. Cynthia Katte and Laura Davis put together bouquets for the tables. I came back and helped Cynthia Davis and Betty Marcus put up parking signs, balloons and tables for the event. It was a busy but successful day with about 50 participants. The White's who had donated the house, Marilyn Pate (former director), Charlene Taylor, current director and many master gardener and hospice volunteers joined us in the garden. Thornager's catered the event and harp music was provided by Jan Torney. The day was warm and slightly cloudy but the rain did not happen until 4:30, almost on cue as the tea ended. It was a perfect day - the garden at it's peak, warm sunny weather, and good friends. The raffle-auction completed the end of a two year journey for the volunteer gardeners. Thank you all for your support - physical and financial.

Thanks this week to:
Our regular volunteers and their spouses, Betty Marcus, Carol Scholing, Linda Daugherty and the staff and residents of Olivia White and Northland Hospice.

Plans for 8/23/07:
Continued work on the Native Garden pathway, and the Faerie Garden
Cleaning - birdbaths and dropping throughout the walkways
Rose Garden - powdery mildew control on some of the roses more prone to this problem
Putting in more weed cloth on areas requiring more weed control
Weeding a small area near the Faerie Garden
Deadheading the 1st "Inferno Strip'

Fundraising
We do have note cards (prints of the paintings of the garden) available for sale at the Northland Hospice Office and Hodge Podge. The cards come in a package of 4 for $10. 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.

Come join us in the garden any Thursday - from 8am-12pm. The work that remains includes watering, weeding, deadheading and some special projects. - the Faerie Garden, the Native Plant garden walkway, restaining the gazebo and beginning installing of the drip system. Call or e-mail if you have interest in helping.

Get out in your garden or find one to visit or help in.
Thanks, Loni Shapiro
928-522-8635 maxmaddy@infomagic.net

Posted by maxmaddy at August 6, 2007 7:39 PM