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October 13, 2007

Olivia White Hospice Garden Project

Catherine Sickafoose's watercolor of the gardens in full bloom 2006. Copyright Northland Hospice 2006.

The garden continues to change color and fade into it's fall mode. This painting by Catherine Sickafoose is a distant memory now of a fruitful season.

Our regular Thursday workday this week included Nancy Palmer planting in the Faerie Garden and David Hockman continuing to compost the Native Garden. Joanie Abbott from Foxglove Landscaping provided a drip kit and Karen Kent, Linda Daugherty and Yiqun Lin,a new volunteer began installing drip emitters in the Rose garden while continuing to mulch them and other parts of the garden. Our work will continue in the gardens until mid-November, weather permitting, with emphasis on clean-up and finishing installing the drip emitters.

Thank you this week to:
Nancy Palmer for her continuing work in the Faerie Garden and for filling in for me while
I was attending the Highland Garden Conference
Karen Kent for her continuing work on the Rose Garden and getting everyone started with
putting in the drip emitters.
Joanie Abbott and her crew for continuing work on the drip system for the south garden.
David Hockman for hauling compost
Linda Daugherty and Yiqun Lin for work on the Rose garden and drip emitters

Plans for 10/18/07 - 8am-12pm:
Clean up the Faerie Garden (post drip installation)
Repair sand and edging along Rose Garden walkway (post drip installation)
Finish composting beds in the north Native Garden
Continue installing drip emitters in the Rose Garden and surrounds
This will continue for the next several weeks if you want to learn how to do this it is a
good opportunity to practice.
Dead head the roses
Continue to mulch the gardens as needed for winter
Put away the stone birdbaths and tomato pots

Plans for 10/20/07 - 10am-12pm:
Bulb planting with the Youth Corp

We hope to see you on 10/18 in the garden. Parking is at the First Congregational Church on Turquoise just past Switzer Canyon Road. If you have questions please contact Loni Shapiro at 522-8635 or maxmaddy@infomagic.net.

Thanks,
Loni Shapiro

Posted by maxmaddy at October 13, 2007 6:57 AM