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May 8, 2008
Olivia White Hospice Garden Project
With one small rain the gardens really greened up and added much new spring growth. We had our 2nd workday in the garden for 2008. Several of our regulars attended - David Hockman, Karen Kent, Nancy Palmer and Elsie Ellis. We also had some new Master Gardener volunteers. Dave Hill and Zane returned for the season to bring residents out into the garden. Zane is now an official Delta Society dog, but still likes looking for treats and drinking from the bird baths.
Karen continued to work on the compost pile (with a new composter from the city of Flagstaff) and she helped me get the drip going for the Rose Garden. David worked on fencing our last aspen tree from the deer and Nancy returned and began getting the Faerie Garden and Birdhouse Trellis set-up for the season. She also planted some red runner beans.
Our new master gardener volunteers deadheaded and weeded some of the perennial beds. My Mom did her usual watering of the back gardens and cleaning and filling bird baths.
On Saturday a Community Service crew came from the county jail adult probation. They sanded the gazebo and were able to get half of it stained. The top is yet to be done because we are looking for some 8-10 foot a-frame ladders. We hope to get it finished on Saturday.
While they were working I planted some summer blooming bulbs, watered, and filled hummingbird feeders.
Plans for 5/15:
Continue work on the drip
Weeding & deadheading
Getting the Tea Garden set-up
Planting some hardy perennials from High Country Gardens
Seeding some greens and planting hardy herbs
Getting pots ready for annuals and planting some summer blooming bulbs.
Come join us on Thursday any time between 8am-12pm.
Loni Shapiro
Posted by maxmaddy at May 8, 2008 9:23 PM