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September 7, 2007
Olivia White Hospice Garden Project
On Thursday our regular crew (Karen Kent, David Hockman, Marcia Lamkin, Elsie Ellis & Leslie Penick) was joined by Linda Daugherty from Ash Fork. Karen and David continued work on the Native Garden pathway.
Linda weeded and deadheaded the north Inferno Strip which is full of fall color. Elsie did her usual birdbath cleaning and helped plant some mums for fall color. Marcia did some work on the Faerie Garden and Leslie weeded. Karen, Marcia and Leslie all spent time gathering rock to line the native pathway. I spent my time watering, planting some asters/mums, and weeding where needed.
Dana Prom Smith stopped by with another load of that 'black gold' for the Faerie Garden. We also had our usual resident visitors in the garden with David Hill and Zane. For a moment we thought we had deer in the garden when I caught Zane munching on a rose. I guess he needed something green after all those beef treats we gave him.
Thanks this week to:
Our regular volunteers (Karen Kent, David Hockman, Leslie Penick, Marcia Lamkin and Elsie Ellis). Linda Daugherty from Ash Fork.
Dana Prom Smith for a load of "black gold" which was used in the Faerie Garden
New plantings:
A variety of fall aster and mums throughout the garden, including pots for the gazebo.
New blooms in the garden:
Our first bloom on the 4 new clematis planted this year - 'Pink Flamingo', and many asters/mums planted last fall.
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
Moving some iris and other plants that have grown too much
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 September 7, 2007 4:57 AM