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, April 2, 2011

Beginning Workdays in the Garden for April

1st Workday will be Monday April 4, from 9am-12pm
Work will be beginning clean-up of the gardens which will be mostly raking and sweeping, bringing out some hard scape and watering as needed. On Thursday, April 7, we will remove plants from the front 1/2 circle garden and continue our watering. Work will continue each Mon. & Thurs. morning from 9am-12pm.

Orientation to the gardens for those people newly interested in helping will be on Tuesday, April 12 at 11am. If you are unable to attend contact Loni Shapiro cnslds@q.com to arrange for your orientation.

Our 1st Saturday workday will be on April 16th. We have a group coming (Flagstaff Leadership Program) and will have a variety of activities from digging to clean-up.

In addition, work has begun on the Michael Moore Native Medicinal Garden. The crew is looking for help hauling sandstone with a truck and large tree pots for transplanting some trees and shrubs out of the garden. If you can help, contact laura_s_davis@q.com or nanceigh@hotmaill.com. This needs to be done before 4/16 workday.

Thanks,
Loni Shapiro

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