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September 20, 2007
Olivia White Hospice Garden Project
On Thursday we had a small crew but much was accomplished. Many of our regular volunteers were on vacation this week. David Hockman and Linda Daugherty worked on weeding and adding compost to the Native Garden on the north side of the house.
Kathy Pate weeded, added mulch and watered the Rose Garden. Elsie Ellis cleaned bird baths, dead headed, and swept path areas in preparation for the ceremony for Olivia White tomorrow. I cleaned the raised vegetable beds and other areas to get ready for the ceremony for Olivia White.
While we were busy in the garden, Joanie Abbott from Foxglove Landscapers brought a crew to begin installing the drip system. They were busy digging trenches for the main pipelines. YEAH! At last our drip begins - only 5 years into our project.
While I was in the valley last week our volunteer coordinator, Doug Grant, took down hanging baskets and put them inside on the sunporch, because of the frost danger. We wanted our gardens to look beautiful this week for the Olivia White ceremony. Her cremated remains were interred in the gazebo floor on Friday. A granite marker replaced several blank bricks. Her family was here from Texas and her grandparents from Forest Highlands to host the ceremony The spirit of Oliva White is a wonderful symbol for all that happens at Olivia White for residents and families. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon, and all the flowers surrounding the gazebo were awake and watching before their winter sleep. The gardens have become even more special with the spirit of Olivia White to host the visitors.
Thanks this week to:
Our regular volunteers ( David Hockman and Elsie Ellis). Linda Daugherty from Ash Fork and Kathy Pate.
Joanie Abbott and her crew from Foxglove Landscaping for work on the drip system.
New plantings:
Colorful bearded Iris in the Rose Garden
Plans for 9/27/07:
Cleaning - birdbaths and dropping throughout the walkways
Moving more compost to the north garden
Moving some iris and other plants that have grown too much
Moving plants on the sidewalk from the Rose Garden in anticipation of work on the drip system
Watering/weeding as needed
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 - probably through the end of October, weather permitting. The work that remains includes watering, weeding, deadheading and some special projects. - the Faerie Garden, the Native Plant garden walkway, planting bulbs, 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 20, 2007 7:48 PM