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July 11, 2008
Olivia White Hospice Home Garden Project
On Thursday we had a very large crew working throughout the garden. Karen Kent worked on compost and deadheading many lamb's ear that were waterlogged from the recent rains. She and David Hockman also worked on our pathway on the north end of the home. David and Gus Delgadillo leveled one of our birdbaths and installed a new trellis for our virginia creeper. Gus also did his usual filling of the bird baths and feeders. Elsie Ellis watered some areas that don't get much rain, cleaned the sun room and swept. Linda Guarino planted a few perennials and helped weeding. Marcia Lamkin, Nancy Palmer, Sara Clancy, Colleen Barnhardt and Kay Clark (a new MG volunteer) continued to weed Norm Erickson's beds in his absence. Linda joined them when she finished her planting. Peggy Scurlock and her daughter Chella came and weeded the far south beds. The ragweed is beginning to turn to seed so timing for weeding takes on more urgency. We seem to have more toadflax on the property so we are requesting a noxious weed pull on July 26th our regular monthly Saturday workday. I spent my time weeding, cutting lettuce and kale for the house, and making a run to pick up some cinder blocks for our pathway.
A representative from the Native Plant Society came and took photos for our entry into their competition.
Joe Harte came by on Friday and did a little more pruning on some of our trees and watered Norm's beds.
New plants
Penstemon (Palmer's, Sunset Crater), replacement lemon verbena, pennisetum and a geramander
New blooms:
Daylilies, bell flower, potentilla thurberi, zauschneria
Ripe vegetable:
Lettuce, spinach and kale
Thank you:
Master Gardener program for providing many volunteer this season
Nancy Palmer for storing all the raffle items for the Garden Party
Marcia Lamkin for bringing her baby Steller Jay to feed
Mary Ann Mayrand and Bobby Craven for all their help with raffle and party tickets
and general support of the gardeners
Events:
July 1, 2008
Exhibit at the Artist's Gallery for July of raffle/auction items for the Garden Party
July 26, 2008
Monthly Saturday workday and weed pull
August 1, 2008 6pm-8pm
1st Friday Art Walk table with party and raffle tickets available
August 2, 2008 9am-600pm
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. Come for any or all of that time. Our plans include watering east gardens, cleaning bird baths and feeders, weeding the beds at the south end of the property (Norm Erickson's beds), hosting AmeriCorp (compost pathway, native garden pathway, rock collection, weeding). 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 July 11, 2008 9:09 PM