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June 23, 2008
Olivia White Hospice Garden Project
On Thursday 6/19 we were able to complete many tasks with a large crew. Gus Delgadillo came and cleaned birdbaths/filled feeders. He also helped Vicki Goodwin weed a large area, put down weed cloth and covered it with mulch.
One less area to weed regularly.
David Hockman did his usual hole digging and planted some new drought tolerant plants in the Inferno Strip (Russian Sage, Galliardia, Coreopsis and Globe Mallow). Sara Clancy continued to help with annual plantings by the Gazebo, our succulent strawberry pot and a large pot on the back patio. She also found time to deadhead the many iris in the garden. Linda Guarino and Nancy Palmer worked on improving the drip emitters in the Faerie Garden.
Sara and Vicki also fed most of the roses in the gazebo gardens. I spent most of my time finding work for everyone to do and watering new plantings. Resolution for next year: wait to plant annuals until the monsoons arrive.
New plants:
Russian sage, coreopsis, galliardia, globe mallow, tufted evening primrose,
Cukes, zucchini, summer & winter squash, armenian cuke, crookneck squash
Color pots for the bakers rack in the tea garden
Cleome
Succulents for the strawberry pot
New blooms:
Almost too numerous to mention - many roses, centaura, Maltese cross, fireweed, ox-eyed daisy, sulfer buckwheat
Thank you:
Tickets for the Grand Canyon Railway for the Garden Party
The Arboretum at Flagstaff for putting up our Art display in June for the Garden Party
Bobby Craven and Hattie Braun for help with the Garden Party mailings
Ellie Foster for selling raffle tickets for the Garden Party at 1st Friday art walk
Nancy Swann for donating a giclee print for the Garden Party
Events:
July 4, 2008 6pm-900pm
Raffle and Garden Party ticket sales at First Friday Artwalk
August 2, 2008 8am-500pm
10% Day for Northland Hospice at Warner's Nursery
August 17, 2008 230pm-500pm
Garden Party at Olivia White Hospice Home
Raffle/auction, hat contest, music, food, garden tours
Come join us this week on Thursday any time betwee 7am-11am. It is so warm that we will quit early. We also have our scheduled June Saturday workday from 9am-12pm. Come for any or all of that time. Our plans include continuing to work on drip lines to make sure they are on plants ( Inferno Strips), weeding (Norm's beds across from the south Inferno Strip), watering east gardens, cleaning bird baths and feeders, cleaning and moving some plants in the south Inferno Bed and cleaning the shed and greenhouse. Park in the 1st Congregational Church lot on Turquoise just past Switzer Canyon Drive. Bring a hat, gloves and any tools you prefer (we do have both) and sun screen (it should be hot). We will provide water and snacks.
Thanks,
Loni Shapiro
Posted by maxmaddy at June 23, 2008 8:08 PM