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August 31, 2007
Olivia White Hospice Garden Project
On Thursday we had a small crew of our regular volunteers (Karen Kent, Marcia Lamkin, Elsie Ellis and Leslie Penick), because we all were meeting in the garden later (530pm) to say thank you and goodbye to our fearless leader - Laura Davis.
We haven't seen her in the garden much this season, because of work and getting ready to move to Tucson, but she helped water occasionally and worked on the Tea Garden.
In the morning in addition to work on the Faerie Garden, native pathway, caring for roses and watering, we entertained a few visitors. Two of the painters who contributed to our summer tea stopped by (Catherine Sickafoose and Lynn Overend) and Dana Prom Smith stopped by to deliver another load of that "black gold" for the Faerie Garden.
In the evening besides our regular volunteers, we were joined by Hattie Braun, Charlie Taylor (Northland Hospice Director), Doug Grant (Volunteer Coordinator) and Laura's husband Phil. We enjoyed a delicious dinner in the gazebo catered by all, shared some stories, laughed frequently, and watched Laura open gifts and place a brick in her name in the gazebo. She has worked long (5 years) and hard in realizing her vision in the Olivia White Hospice Garden. She now moves to Tucson and who knows may create another vision for hospice there. Because her son lives in Flagstaff, we still hope to see her from time to time consulting in our garden.
Thanks this week to:
Our regular volunteers (Karen Kent, Leslie Penick, Marcia Lamkin and Elsie Ellis)
Dana Prom Smith for a load of "black gold" which was used in the Faerie Garden
Catherine Sickafoose for a columbine.
New plantings:
In the inferno strip: 3 cinquefoil, 3 scarlet gilia and a sacred datura
In the Faerie Garden: columbine, pussy toes, cutleaf alpine fleabane, St. John's wort, peacock-eye pink
New blooms in the garden:
The return of the varigated phlox, a late rose (Tropicanna) and more fall asters.
Plans for 9/6/07:
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
Weeding as usual
Planting some fall color - asters
Moving some iris and other plants that have grown too much
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 31, 2007 7:37 AM