Goals & Accomplishments for the 2011 Garden Season

Olivia WhiteHospice Garden

Usual garden maintenance (bringing out hardscape, weeding, watering, planting (annualsand lost perennials), repairing and adding drip lines, repairing walkways,general garden maintenance, composting, harvesting vegetable for the home). Add a 2^nd weekday workday (Mon.& and Thurs. and 1 Saturday a month).

1.Dugup a 100 year old tree from a former residents yard and moved it to the garden

2.Driplines repaired and added to 80% of east side of house, front ½ circle, and newplantings throughout the garden.

3.Allwalkways and pads repaired. The north walkway wasredesigned to accommodate the new shed, newpaver areas were added for Pet Memorials, shed entry, and compost areas.

4.Anew composter was added, chipper used regularly, and a small pathway was addedto the northand south compost area to prevent weeds from getting into the compost. 2additional composters were added atthe end of the season.

5.Produceharvested for the home included: tomatoes, lettuce, spinach, choi, broccoli, kohlrabi, potatoes, onions, leeks, peppers(variety), squash (variety), strawberries, and herbs.

6.Mondayadded as a regular workday and included Saturday workdays from April-Sept.

7.Continuedtree care – pruning, removal of Elm, and protecting from animal damage.

Orient mastergardener program and new volunteer gardeners, and provide education andopportunities for teaching

1.Orientation done for theMaster Gardener class, groups, tours, and individual new volunteers.

2.5Inservices done on workdays (General Orient, Composting, Tree Pruning, RosePruning, Michael Moore Garden) for volunteers.

Work at improvingthe front ½ Circle Garden

1.Springmeeting for planning – Red & Purple Meadow Garden

2.KayBalzer agreed to head up the re-design

3.Allplants except shrubs (juniper/dogwood) and crabapple tree remain.
Repottedfor summer plant sale, and to go back in the garden later

4.Loweredlevel of soil – this required creating elevated areas for the trees and shrubswith rock obtainedfrom a Kay’s property with the help of Jim Woods trailer
5.Added½ soil ½ compost to the beds fromLandscape Connection with Linda Guarino’s truck

6.Plantedwith transplants, old plants previously in the bed, donations, and purchasesfrom High Country Gardens and Warners.

7.Addeddrip lines from main line
8.Addedrock mulch from Landscape Connection with Linda’s truck

9.Movedone of the juniper to another bed

10.Addedsome transplants from the pots in front of the home
11.Added replacement plants from High Country Gardens to area where juniper removed

Add a small newgarden for Zane Hill – former therapy dog

1.Rockgathered from Switzer Canyon in April during the Flagstaff Leadership Group day

2.Dugup soil area and lined with rock – added compost and soil

3.Addedpet stone, water dish, and a small trellis
4.Dedicatedgarden in May with a Celebration of Life

Planteda dogwood

PlacedZane’s brick

5.Remainderof plants were transplants and purchases from Warners and High Country Gardens andplanted in June

6.Addeddrip lines
7.Added golden bulbs in the fall

Begin work onhardscape and planting in the Michael Moore Native Medicinal Garden

1.Planningin the spring with a small committee of volunteers

2.Majorworkday with the Flagstaff Leadership Group

Removedremaining shrubs and non-native plants (potted for sale)

Putin one of the sandstone walkways

3.Manyloads of soil/compost hauled by Linda Guarino and Joe Harte

4.Beganplanting in June and continued as plants available

MoreAspen

Someplants purchased from Native Plant and Seed, others brought from Colorado, someseeded, some transplanted from other parts of the garden

5.Volunteercrew placed 2^nd walkway
6.Beganhardscaping 3^rd bed

7.Weedcloth placed in several parts of the garden prior to planting

8.Somesigns added

9.Createda temporary info sheet and plant list
10.Beganwork on plant lists for visitors to include medicinal uses

Work on improvingstorage and safety in the garden, and adding additional hardscape

1.A 2page orientation to the garden created for seasonal gardeners, and a 1 page forone day volunteers.

2.Assembled turning composter

3.Assembled2 arbors and fencing for a new garden entry

4.Replacedmailbox for house and cemented in

5.Movedone shed (disassemble and reassemble)

6.Assembleda 2^nd large shed including creating a platform for it

Requiredmoving and recreating the back walkway

Addedpaving entrances to both sheds

7.Addedshelving to the greenhouse for use in the spring

8.Reorganizedsheds once completed and added entry walkways

9.AddedPet Memorial paver area
10.Assembleda new Grass Hog and cleared weeds in the compost area. Added 2 walkways in front and behind area.
11.Assembled2 new composters

Add and revise Educationalitems for visitors, residents, and volunteers

1.Signon back patio with:

Foodavailable to pick

What’sblooming?

Rainwaterlevels

What’snew in the garden?

2.Revisedgeneral Info about the entire garden, the individual garden plant lists, anddonors

3.Continuedto add new signs for plants throughout the garden

Continue toschedule group workdays

Regular crew of master gardeners and hospice volunteers (18regulars and 8 new seasonal volunteers)

FlagstaffLeadership Group (18)

AmeriCorps(8)

FlagstaffHigh Honor Society (13 )

NorhlandPrep Academy (13 )

Publicity
1.1article for the Master Gardener Column on Horticultural Therapy vs. TherapeuticHorticulture

2.Enteredthe Native Plant Society Garden Contest – won 2 awards and had tours of thegarden

BestColor Burst Garden – Rock Garden – Linda Guarino

BestTheme – Light in the Darkness – Moon Garden – Loni Shapiro

3.Toursfor special groups

Arboretumdocents and staff

SeniorCompanion/Foster Grandparent Program

FlagstaffGarden Club

NativePlant Society Garden Tours

4.CoconinoCounty Fair Display and entries

7blue ribbons, 10 red, 3 white – 1 Special Award

5.1photo in the 2011 Master Gardener Calendar

6.Continuedthe blog for weekly updates on the garden and added record keeping forvolunteer (owhospicegardenvolunteers.blogspot.com)

7. Newspaperarticles done by Dana Prom Smith:

PampasGrass

Zane’sMemorial

Fundraising

1.Cards,bookmarks, and bricks for gazebo

2.FlagstaffLeadership Group Fundraiser (over $1100)

3.Plantand Garden Sale in June (over $1100)

4.Annual10% Day at Warner’s (over $1300)

5.WishList Book Donations

Arborsand fencing for garden entrance – Dave and Terri Hill

Weedwhacker s Montoyas & Ulberstines

Otheritems donated (see attached for detailed
6.Received a $500 grant from theBountiful Harvest Foundation to create a garden for MichaelMoore (naturalist)

Goals for 2012
1.Plant seedlings in the springin the newly fitted greenhouse

Lookat adding a tile floor
2.Regular workdays 2 days a week– Monday & Thursday with 1 Saturday a month if help available.
3.Continue work on redoing thefront beds including drip lines
4.Continue planting and createsigns for the Michael Moore Native Medicinal Garden

*5.Holda 3^nd Annual Plant and Garden Sale with the goal of adding to thesustainability of the garden (more rainwater collection) and new outside table and umbrella

6.Continueother fundraising activities (note cards, bricks, Warners)

7.Enterthe Native Plant Contest (front ½ circle, MMG?)

8.CountyFair Display

*9.Workwith the city on revising the corner garden with the new FUTS trail andsidewalk with goalof completion by the fall September 10^th Anniversary

10.Continue articles for the Daily Sun and the blog

11.Updateeducational materials

Lookat seasonal scavenger hunts

Updateplant lists for individual garden

Updategeneral garden info – map revisions if help found for this

Completeyearly book for house on garden activities for 2012
Update garden map to include new gardens and north Switzer Canyon Beds.

ReviseWish List Book
12.Continue to look forbench/glider donors