It was a terrific day, Saturday, Feb. 27th, working in the garden with our members. The garden is looking good and I really enjoyed conversing and working with all of you. Be creative and keep on planting. Now is the time to weed (get that Algerian Ivy) and also a good time to plant. Get those new plants firmly established before the heat and currently free irrigation supplied by mother nature. Remember, that donated plants, up for grabs by all, are under the pine tree.
A good carefree groundcover "Sunset" magazine recommends is Anemone coronaria or the poppy flowered anemone. This is a tuberous plant with many flowers of red, blue or white. One of the outstanding perenial plants at Anne Shaw's Pennsylvania Garden, is a variegated Echium which she received from Flora Grubb nursery. This drought tolerant native plant (Echium variegata) is a stand out with or without it's beautiful blooms.
A big welcome to The Benches Garden's newest members- Fumiko and David Didomizio. They will tend to plot #3.
Our next meeting will be March 27th at 1 pm. Items to discuss include water installation progress, bench/tool storage construction and replacing gates in the front of the garden.
Thanks to all!
Joe Treinen
Garden Coordinator
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Hi, Joe:
ReplyDeleteTHank you for the warm welcome. We are looking forward to seeing you all at the next working day!
David and Fumiko