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June 26, 2008
Olivia White Hospice Garden Project
We had a large crew this week in the garden and we focused on cleaning up the south Inferno Strip and surrounding beds. Vicki Goodwin, Linda Guarino, Marcia Lamkin, David Hockman, Karen Kent and myself remove bindweed, clover, dalamation toadflax and a variety of other weeds. We also moved some plants and added a few replacements for plants torn out by winter plows and perennials that have passed their prime. The drip was checked and seems to be working efficiently now - soil moist when digging for new plants. Elsie Ellis came and cleaned birdbaths while watering the east gardens. Joe Harte placed a new birdfood hook and continued to prune the trees. Zane and David brought out several visitors from the house.
On our monthly Saturday workday Cynthia Katte organized a small crew (Gloria Bradshaw and her husband and a new master gardener) to clean the shed & garage, watered the east gardens and continued to weed. I arrived late after the "Run for Life" and worked on getting rid of flea beetles on the cleome (Neem oil).
On Sunday, Laura Davis was in town from Tucson. We spent the morning touring Red Rock Lavender Farms in Concho, AZ. For the next couple of weeks they are doing tours and allowing cutting before closing to harvest their crops for products. Check out their web site at www.redrockfarms.com.
New plants:
Sweet potato vine, red salvia, lemon lily and cutleaf coneflower and hanging lobelia
New blooms:
Many new roses, native geraniums, cat and coyote mint
Yellow flowers on the tomatoes
Dalhia's and gladiolas beginning to pop up
Thank you:
Mike Neubauer for wildlife photography for the Garden Party
Cynthia Katte for getting things started for our Saturday workday
Events:
July 1, 2008
Exhibit at the Artist's Gallery for the month of raffle/auction items for the Garden Party
July 4, 2008 6pm-900pm
Raffle and Garden Party ticket sales at First Friday Artwalk
July 15, 2008 9am-1030am
Garden Party Planning Meeting
Late for the Train - highway 180
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 Shap
Posted by maxmaddy at June 26, 2008 8:22 PM