
On another beautiful day in the garden we focused on digging up plants to transplant or pot for our first plant sale (Saturday, June 26th, 1-3pm). David Hockman spent his day digging up a large grass (pampas) which will be gifted to Joanie Abbott. It was so large it took 3 of us to get it in a temporary pot. Linda Guarino worked on setting timers for the drip and adding a few new plants. Kay Baltz, Becky Lewis, Cynthia Katte, Judith Chaddock, and Nancy Palmer all worked on transplants. Kay also found time to weed, and Judith cleaned up our geraniums that spent the winter on our sun porch. Marilyn VanWagner watered, and Laura Davis worked on several things. We had some visitors who came to see our varieties of clematis. Crys Wells also worked on transplants and made a flyer for our plant sale.
On Friday, Phyllis Hogan from Winter Sun stopped by to meet with Laura to look at the new site for the Michael Moore Native Medicinal Garden.
New blooms:
Several clematis, more penstemons, fireweed, robusta and John Cabot roses, native geraniums, and centaurea rothrocki (Rothrock's knapweed)
New from the CSA:
Zucchini, sage, tomatoes, and peppers
We have several rock squirrels who are eating all the bulbs - even alliums - and are looking at possibly trapping and relocating them. Today I spotted an abert squirrel sitting on the bird feed seed catching tray eating all available droppings.

I also have never seen so many lizzards about. Animals are fun but some like the rock squirrels do so much damage in the garden. Dan Caputo an animal control expert said you need to remove the temptations, but if we did that we wouldn't have a garden.
Upcoming:
Thursday workday - June 24, 8am-12pm
Plant and Garden Sale - June 26, 1-3pm
Monthly Saturday workdays only by request as we have not had anyone interested for May or June.
This Thursday we will work on pricing items for the sale on Saturday, weeding and watering areas needed, and checking drip emitter placements. Come for any or all of the time.
Thanks,
Loni
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