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September 30, 2007

Olivia White Hospice Garden Project

Hummingbird Trumpet (Zauchneria) is still blooming and being visited by many hummingbird moths. Photo by Loni Shapiro.

Things are beginning to wind down in the gardens. Frost damage had been seen on some of the more tender annuals.This week our crew only numbered four - myself, Nancy Palmer, Leslie Penick and Elsie Ellis. I spent my time cleaning up spent sunflowers surrounding the new aspens - sounds easy, but they were more than 6 feet tall. I also had to rework the tree wells which had all but disappeared. Leslie spent time spreading mulch in the inferno strip, which recently had a drip system installed. We will be doing more of that in the next several weeks to cover up plants for the winter. Nancy worked on moving some of the more tender annual herbs into pots to put in the sun porch for the winter, inbetween providing treats for Zane who followed her all over the garden. Elsie cleaned birdbaths, filled feeders, dead headed petunias and swept the walkways.

Plans for the month of October include:
More mulching
Some deadheading
Moving some plants in the Rose Garden in prep for the drip
Drip system in the Rose Garden
Planting bulbs - October 20th 9am-12pm with the Youth Corp
Continued work on the Native Garden
Moving compost
Weeding
General clean-up
Cleaning the shed and tools

Fall color spotted in the garden:
Burning Bush
3-leaf Sumac
Blaze Maple
Fall Asters
Some Virginia Creeper

Blaze Maple beginning to turn. Photo by Loni Shapiro. Fall color in the garden - Gloriosa Daisy/Cherokee Sunset. Photo by Loni Shapiro.

If you want to help with any of these tasks we are in the garden every Thursday from 8am-12pm (through the end of October - weather permitting) and will have some special workdays this month. Call or e-mail if you have questions.

Thanks,
Loni Shapiro
522-8635 or maxmaddy@infomagic.net

Posted by maxmaddy at September 30, 2007 5:01 AM