On Monday Julie Holmes and I worked on garden clean-up. Julie finished deadheading lavender and gathered some more hollyhock seed. I put away some hardscape and put protection on a beautiful ceramic pot in the native garden. I circled it with chicken wire and filled in the sides with pine needles. A trick I learned at the Arboretum. They use it for clay pots there. We will see how it works with ceramic next spring.
I had to return on Tuesday morning to unload a truckload of manure dropped by Hunter Kemmet from Equestrian Estates. Some was unloaded near the parking area to sit for next spring's use and the rest was brought to the compost area for use there. Most of it is pretty well composted - not fresh. Thanks to Hunter for getting it for us.
On Thursday, we cancelled the workday as it was snowing/raining most of the day and too cold to be working outside. It was rescheduled for Friday.
Friday's workday brought cold sunny weather. It was just Betty Marcus and I working on closing more of the garden. I worked on cleaning and organizing the garage and Betty watered indoors and washed some bird feeders, tea pots, and other outside hardscape to put away for the winter. When we finished we scattered wildflower and grass seed on the FUTS trail.
Work to finish before the season end:
Put away remaining bird feeders and baths
Faerie Garden
Empty pots, clean and store
Put hardscape away
Store bentwood bench
Put table andchairs on porch for winter
Clean the small shed and greenhouse
Put away the remaining birdhouses
Cover bird houses in rose garden
Deadhead sensory pots and mulch
Add compost to the raised beds for winter
Disconnect and empty the rain barrels
Cover tree trunks
Wash pots
Clean tools
Remove pine needles from the canyon
Last workday for me Thurs. Oct 31. For those returning next season try to attend as I will review things that need to be done next year, locations of tools/materials, and written material available for those continuing.
Thanks,
Loni
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