Gardens Founded in 2001 - Home in 2002

Echinacea - Photo by Laura Davis

The garden began in 2001 with the help of Norm Erickson, a Northland Hospice volunteer, at the corner of Switzer Canyon Drive and Turquoise. At that time the home had not been completed but a beautiful sign was placed on the corner. Norm continued to work on the beds on the east side of the sidewalk along Switzer Canyon Drive and in front of the home, until 2008. The rest of the gardens were developed by a core of Coconino County Master Gardeners initially led by Laura Davis and since 2007 by Loni Shapiro.

The garden crew is active from April-October and sometimes in November weather permitting. Work happens weekly throughout the garden season on Monday and Thursday mornings from 8:00 am-12:00 pm. It also is scheduled for one Saturday a month from April through October. Cancellations due to weather will be posted by 6:00 am of the workday on this blog. You must attend a spring orientation to the garden and Northland Hospice & Palliative Care in order to work. A summary of the work that has been done is included on the blog. Look for weekly postings on this blog during the garden season.
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Volunteering in the Garden

2015 Calendar

April 13, 11:30-1:30 Lunch and orientation for new volunteers at hospice and TB testing for all

April 16, 9:15-10 TB tests read and 10:00 garden orientation. First Thursday workday 9-12

April 20, First Monday workday 9-12

May 2, Saturday workday 9-12

If you are interested in volunteering, please email CrysWells@gmail.com.

Please note: TB testing is required annually for all garden volunteers.

If you have current TB results that were done by a physician or at a hospital, these may be submitted to Northland Hospice.

If you are unable to attend the meeting, please contact the volunteer coordinator Kathy Simmons (ksimmons@northlandhospice.org) to schedule a time for testing and orientation.

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Workdays week of 7/8 - 7/13

On Monday we had our usual small crew and most of us worked on the corner weed cloth - Mary Natali, Carol Hudenko, Julie Holmes, and myself. Betty Marcus watered a bit but also weeded and deadheaded.
On Thursday, we had a large crew. I was feeling a bit under the weather and I spent most of my time hanging around the back snack area and just finding work for people. Betty Marcus deadhead and watered. Becky Lewis decided it was time to feed the roses again and she got Jeanette Sletten to help her. Jeanette also did some weeding. Carol Lease finished the pvc pipes for the entry fencing, and then started a project to level some bricks under a bench. Rebecca Davis planted some perennials, worked on the corner weed cloth, and helped Joe Harte with the wheelbarrows and rainbarrels. Sue Ordway picked a vase of flowers for the anniversary of Olivia White's passing, and then headed to the corner to help with the weed cloth.


After Carol Hudenko, Whitney Fessler, Sue, and Rebecca finished the weed cloth, Carol and Sue planted a few perennials with the help of Crys Wells. Crys Wells and Judith Chaddock fenced in our tomatoes which are being eaten by rock squirrels and chipmunks. Judith also did her usual watering indoors. Lori Tamblingson weeded throughout the garden.

On Saturday, Warner's Landscape and Nursery held their 11th Annual 10% of Proceeds for Olivia White Gardens. Thanks to Crys Wells, Becky Lewis, Lori Tamblingson, and Diana Watt for hosting our table for the day and special thanks to Warner's staff for making us feel comfortable and a welcome part of their workday.



New in the Garden:
New perennials in the corner garden, and the decorative wheelbarrow in the Native Garden
Check out the beautiful pots in front of the office. They were planted by Carol H. and Leslie.



Work for the next few weeks:
Watering - inside and outside as needed.  Make sure native bed with new wildflowers is wet, porch plants, new clematis and honeysuckle, corner garden, moon garden trellis, native garden wheelbarrow, and Jobs tears.
Weeding as needed. Check rose garden for perennials choking out roses, and weed inferno strips.
*Gather rock for a native garden rock garden, and to line the new path from Switzer to the Rose garden
     Once created, fill with soil/compost, and transplant some plants from other areas of the garden
Cut down 1 more lilac
*Circle garden - transplant some blood grass, and weed.
Reset bricks under the bench just north of the Faerie Garden
Finish resetting rain barrels
Repair wheelbarrel
Move mulch to needed parts of the garden
Clean up compost area

Upcoming:
July 25    9am-12pm   AmeriCorp help for the Thurs. workday
               Work on sandstone pad for new trellis across from the rose garden and finish weedcloth on
               pathway.
Aug,17  10am-12pm  Flagstaff Garden Club Tour

Thanks, Loni



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