Morden Sunshine Rose by Crys Wells |
What a busy, wonderful gardening season we’ve had! We’ve survived drought, heat, rain, deer foraging, construction work, and mosquitoes! Not exactly the 10 Plagues, but enough for one group of gardeners!
This
week continued with dead-heading and weeding. We’ve purchased a maple
tree to replace Dana’s tree that was damaged (killed?) in the move due
to construction. We are hoping to get it planted in the next couple of
weeks. The roses, once the deer found something else to nosh on, have
been lovely! Even the Harrison’s Yellow Rose that had to be moved (due
to construction!) is doing well under Carol’s loving care. We have been
able to utilize LOTS of beautiful, rich mulch that Pam and Frank have
nurtured so diligently. Joe has been actively pruning trees to make
them healthier AND more beautiful. Becky keeps us stocked in
hummingbird nectar and Jackie and Sirena tirelessly fill bird feeders
most every week; Sirena also helped with seed collection this week.
Judith worked on the Rock Garden this week, loving planting a few new
items. Kay’s work in the north gardens is worth an out-of-the way visit
if you don’t get to that area much. The apples are ripening (and some
will be unscathed thanks to the sock that Ashley placed on them weeks
ago!) and we’ve got LOADS of grapes (seedy but sweet and wonderful) this
year. We snacked on a few on Thursday, but are still waiting for some
of the smaller ones to ripen a bit more. We should be able to take
quite a bit of fruit into the house for the residents as it looks like
we’ll have some raspberries coming in a bit also. Suzanna has kept the
front of the house looking good, including the flower pots that brighten
the entrance. We’ve been taking turns loving on Linda’s Fairy Garden,
which awaits her return. In the coming weeks, we will need to be
dead-heading lavender and cutting back iris (Katarina is away, so we’ll
be tending to these this year.) I haven’t seen Ashley, Judy, Cindy, or
Ed in a while, although I’ve heard from Ed. I hope all are doing well.
Also hoping that we’ll see Vic and Carol at the potluck and that Carol
is healed and getting stronger! It was great to have Loni in the garden
in the early weeks…we’ll hope to see her at the potluck.
Just a note from me.....This garden was created by master gardeners and has been a project for about 15 years. They have received several grants from the CMGA. Thanks to all who have helped to make it beautiful for the residents and families.
Just a note from me.....This garden was created by master gardeners and has been a project for about 15 years. They have received several grants from the CMGA. Thanks to all who have helped to make it beautiful for the residents and families.
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