Agenda January 28, 2010
9:00 am - 12:00 pm (Breakfast 9-10 am/Meeting 10-12pm)
1. General updates
A. Rocks at Turquoise and Switzer Canyon Drive
B. Dave Hill and Zane
C. Financial update for 2010
Warner’s account
New donations
Laura’s project ?
Home Depot grant ?
D. Updated materials (Rose Book, Donations Book, Photo Book, Wish List)
E. CSA
F. New compost source
G. MG Class orientation
H Gardening Gone Wild
2. Plans for 2009
A. House plants – need a few replacements for rooms. Need a regular person to water one time a week – including sun porch
B. Look for people to adopt gardens/activities
Linda Guarino – Inferno Strip/Rock Garden/Drip
Laura Davis – Tea Garden
Loni Shapiro – Annual & Veggie Pots/Moon Garden
Nancy Palmer & Marcia Lamkin – Faerie Garden/Birdhouse Trellis
Roses ? (Carol Lease but not until May)
Leslie Penick – Compost/materials
David Hockman/Al Katte/Joe Harte - Repairs
Joe Harte – Tree Care
*Birdbaths/Feeders?
*Native Garden - ?
*Norm’s Front Beds - ?
*Greenhouse - ?
*Saturday workdays?
*Upward bound students?
*Watering pots/front garden until drip in?
C. Priorities for beginning of season?
Clean sun porch and replant any pots there or in house that need it
Clean-up and place hardscape
Drip System - set up front beds, make any needed spring repairs
Redesign Norm’s beds in front of house and along Switzer to Turquoise
Native Garden & shed area-planting and appearance
Faerie Garden – do we still want Aspen trees to shade?
Educational Materials
Scavenger Hunt (revision done)
Do we still want materials for the Tea & Faerie Gardens? (signs)
Put up sign for residents on garden info (have sign need a way to post)
Get greenhouse ready by fall (shelved/remove wood floor)
Fundraising – Warner’s in July
Monsoon Madness plant/garden Sale ?
Native Plant Entry? (Rock or Moon Gardens)
County Fair entries if it happens ?
D. Immediate material needs
Compost, soil for pots, stain for one indoor bench
E. Additional goals for season
Set up group workdays – AmeriCorp, Grand Canyon Youth, Coconino High School, Earth Day?, Upward Bound?
Work on resident involvement with Jacque/Kelly
Thin lambs ear, iris, and germander throughout gardens (garden sale?)
Improve climber care and plantings surrounding gazebo
Add more plantings to parking lot/rose garden walkway
Plant climbers surrounding arbor bench
3. Schedule next meeting in February
Gardens Founded in 2001 - Home in 2002
Echinacea - Photo by Laura Davis
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.
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