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September 11, 2008

Olivia White Hospice Garden Project

On Thursday we had a large crew. Most of them headed out to A-1 Mountain to gather rocks for our planned rock garden, and a few stayed behind to continue to deadhead, thin, and move some plants.

Rocks gathered from A-1 Mountain were put in the area they will be used. Photo by Loni Shapiro.


The rock hunting crew included Nancy & Bruce Palmer, Karen Kent, Marcia Lamkin, Linda Guarino, Leslie Penick, Joe Hart and David Hockman. They managed to fill 4 trucks and a station wagon with rock in a little more than an hour. In a couple of weeks Karen and Linda will begin designing the rock garden, which will be planted in the spring.

The crew that remained at the home, transplanted some shrubs, deadheaded, thinned some iris, Shasta daisy and lamb's ear. Last year I transplanted a white snowberry. In the process I left some behind that continued to grow, so I decided to put it in our native bed. When I began to dig it up I was able to retrieve 3 good transplantable bunches. This is a great plant - I still had some deep root that I couldn't get out so will probably have more to transplant next year (sympocarpus albe). Crys Wells worked on major thinning of iris. Marcia, Nancy and Karen thinned some Shasta daisy and planted it in other parts of the garden. It was a very productive day.

New blooms:
More fall asters and phlox

Phlox beginning to bloom in 9/08. Photo by Loni Shapiro.

Harvest lunch:
We will have our annual lunch with food from the garden on the 25th of September after our regular workday. Bring something made from garden harvest or Sunday market.

Thank you:
Joe Harte for watering Norm Erickson's beds
Our regular crew for bringing trucks to gather rock for our rock garden
MGs for coming by to pick up iris for recycling

Come join us this week on Thursday any time between 8am-12pm. Come for any or all of that time. Our plans include watering east gardens as needed, cleaning bird baths and feeders, relocating a feeder, deadheading, weeding and thinning iris, and adding drip to some new transplants. We are also beginning planning for the rock garden which will be planted in the spring. 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 September 11, 2008 7:42 PM