On Monday Kay Balzer and I worked alone in the Garden. I planted and covered some vegetables with frost cloth, weeded, and watered some of our transplants in pots. Kay spent her time digging and hauling dirt from the front 1/2 circle garden to the MMGarden. The front 1/2 circle is being revamped. The soil level was too high and of poor quality. We will add new soil and Kay will organize the redesign of that garden.
On Thursday even though we had about an inch of snow on arriving it melted quickly even in the cold. Several brave souls came bundled to work. Kay Balzer again worked on the !/2 circle digging and hauling. Linda Guarino worked on the compost and transplanted some silver buffaloberry shrubs to the native garden, in preparation for 6 new climbing roses. Judith Chaddock continued to prune roses, deadhead, and care for the plants in the sunporch. Laura Davis and Nancy Palmer came and did some planning on the MMG. Laura will be gone for 3 weeks and Nancy will assume responsibility for that garden. I worked on filling bird feeders, weeding, and cleaning up after the storms. Marcia Lamkin came late and we did some planning for the Saturday workday.
Plans for 5/21/11 Saturday workday:
Weeding a grassy area near the front of the house
Deadheading lavender and germander shrubs
Watering pots as needed
Continuing to dig rose shrub holes to plant next week
Continuing to move soil from the 1/2 circle garden
New blooms in the garden:
Many iris, a few penstemons, ajuga, baskets of gold, prairie smoke, white tulips
Donations:
Birdhouse to remember Zane from Munds Park friends of Dave and Terri Hill
Upcoming:
Workdays for next week 5/23 & 26 (see above for plans)
June 25, Plant & Garden Sale 11am-200pm
July 9, Growing, Drying and Using Herbs class for CCC 9am-12pm
"They have climate in England; we have weather."
Helena Rutherford Ely - A Woman's Hardy Garden, 1903
Happy gardening!
Loni
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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