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.

Friday, August 5, 2011

Workdays - week of 8/1-6/2011

We had another busy week in the garden which is looking wonderful after all the rain. It looks better than it has since I have been working in it. On Monday, we had a small crew - Susan Thompson worked on watering, while I washed pots. Kay Balzer came and tended to the 1/2 circle, weeded, and sprayed some nasty weeds.

On Tuesday some of the docents from the Arboretum came for a tour of the gardens for their monthly Brown Bag. On Friday we had the Senior Companions and Foster Grand Parents touring the garden. Both groups enjoyed seeing parts of the garden not visible from the street and hearing about the development of the gardens.


On Thursday we had a large crew working in the garden. Laura Davis, Rebecca Moore and Nancy Palmer all worked on weeding, hardscaping, and planting in the MMG. Kay Balzer and Joe Harte went out to retrieve a lilac from a recent resident of OW. It was replanted after David Hockman dug a hole in the Switzer Canyon beds in front of the house. Linda Guarino worked on sifting compost with Christine Orr and continued to add lines to the drip, she also found time to plant a couple of succulents in our strawberry pot. Christine washed pots and put them back in the greenhouse. Gail Reed weeded several beds. Julie Holmes deadheaded flowers. Judith Chaddock helped deadhead, watered indoors, and they both cleaned up some donated house plants. Crys Wells deadheaded and help clean-up in prepartion for the senior tours on Friday. Carol Lease worked on plant labels, the fountain, and general clean-up.

Visitors this week besides our groups included the: Bermans to look at a bench donation, and Catherine Sickafoose taking photos for painting. As usual Dave Hill was in the garden on Mon. & Thurs. with Murphy and many of the residents.

Plans for next week include:
Rose fertilizing
Deadheading and weeding
Placing pavers in the Pet Memorial Garden
Watering as needed
General clean-up in prep for the Garden Tours on Sunday
Moving some native phlox into the gardens from the east side of the property

New blooms:
More roses, some agastache, 4-o'clock, honeysuckle berries

For picking:
lettuce, spinach, some herbs, zucchini, crookneck, arugula, beginning tomatoes

Upcoming:
Native Plant Society Extravaganza - August 10, Federated Church
Native Plant Society Garden Tours - August 14, 11am-4pm OWHG
Monthly Saturday Workday - August 20, 9am-12pm
Coconino County Fair - Sept 2-5 - OWHG Display in Horticulture

Thanks,
Loni

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