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 16, 2011

Special Saturday Workday 4/16/11


A special workday was held today thanks to help from the Flagstaff Leadership Program. We had 16 visitors and 2 guests, along with some of our regular crew to help supervise (Laura Davis, Nancy Palmer, Judith Chaddock, Julie Holmes, Cynthia Katte, and Linda Guarino). The group was divided into teams and worked on:
The Michael Moore Native Medicinal Garden - sandstone pathways and removing shrubs and plants



Composting - reworking the compost after a long idle winter. The crew managed to get 3 wheelbarrows of good compost out of our winter additions.
General Clean-up - trash on Turquoise, pine needle pick-up and cleaning the Faerie Garden.
Cleaning out the sun porch - windows, floors, woodwork and plants
Bringing out Hardscape - mostly in the Tea and Faerie Gardens.
Assembling 2 arbors and a new turning composter.
Stained a redwood glider, and sanded and sealed our raised beds.
Gathering rocks for the new Zane Hill garden.
Much was accomplished in just 3 hours.
The leadership program also did fundraising for us at the 1st Friday Art Walk ($1150) in April. Purchases already made include a large shed, composter, and 2 wheelbarrels. The program has also helped us find a source for a sandstone sign for the MMG, and manure for our beds this summer. Thanks!!! to a generous crew of volunteers. The city will be in good hands if these are our future leaders.

"It takes a village."

New blooms: Pasque Flower and many species tulips and for the 3rd year our amaryllis kept on the sun porch.



New in the garden: turning composter, large "Big Max" shed, and 2 wheelbarrows. A ceramic dog for the new pet area in the garden.

Additional thanks to Peter Craven and his crew from Hodge Podge for transporting all our new equipment from Home Depot.

Plans for next week: watering, bringing out hardscape, deadheading, mounting birdhouse on trellis, putting out bird food, work on north walkway to prepare for a new shed, front 1/2 circle garden (getting ready for replanting), creating Zane's
garden bed, spray new birdhouses.

Join us for our regular workdays Monday & Thursday. Parking is available on Turquoise just past Switzer Canyon Drive or at the 1st Congregational Church.

Loni Shapiro (cnslds@q.com)

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