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.

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Workdays 6/27/11 & 6/30/11

On Monday we had a small crew. Betty Marcus and Char Wallace watered, and I worked on putting together a new rack for the shed. Nancy Palmer & Laura Davis watered in the MMG. Several people stopped by and purchased leftover plants from our sale.

On Thursday, most of our regulars came, we had a visit from Carol Leases's daughter, and we managed to finish several projects. Shoppers continued to purchase and our intake has now exceeded last year and is almost at a $1000 for our 2nd Annual Plant and Garden Sale.


Carol and her daughter Lori spent their time organizing the sheds. Another crew worked on the half circle garden - first weeding, then adding rock mulch, and finally adding a few more grasses. That crew included Becky Lewis, Gail Reed, Kay Balzer and Linda Guarino who transported the rock in her truck. The new garden looks great and is ready for impending monsoons.


Susan Thompson and Gail weeded the north bed along Switzer Canyon. Betty Marcus made sure all dry pots and new plantings were watered. Joe Harte trimmed some trees and planted our new flowering plum with the help of Gail and myself. Vicki Goodwin finally got our trees boosted with fertilizer and gave them all a long drink. Judith Chaddock did her usual deadheading and watering the sun porch. Crys Wells came and also helped with the deadheading. The MMG had it's usual crew of volunteers watering and weeding - Laura Davis, Nancy Palmer, Rebecca Moore and Marcia Lamkin back from vacation.

Special thanks to:
Kay Balzer for the rock mulch
Linda Guarino for the use of her truck again
All the gardeners who purchased plants even though they planted many of them
Rebecca and Carol for the snack
Joe Harte for caring for our trees including planting one today
Crys Wells bloodgrass for the 1/2 circle garden

New in the garden:
We are trying rock mulch for the first time
2 sheds neatly organized by Carol Lease & her daughter
A flowering plum (Thundercloud)
New frogs and a bed and chair for the Faerie Garden





New blooms this week:
Daylilies, more roses and lamb's ear, sulfer buckwheat, native primrose volunteers

Next workday Thurs. July 7, 8am-12pm - no work on July 4
Saturday workday for July, the 16th from 9am-12pm
Warner's 10% Day, July 16th, 9am-5pm

"Under that heat haze the great garden lived like a happy beast, released from the world, far from everything, freed from everything."
Emile Zola The Faute de L'Abbe Mouret 1875

Thanks,
Loni

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