“Hope is the thing with feathers— That perches in the soul— And sings the tune without the words— And never stops—at all—” Emily Dickinson According to both Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com, the word of the year is Pandemic. No surprise as COVID-19 has upended us globally, nationally, locally (our club! our club!) and personally. We are […]
Joyce Frederick—6 Carole Bufton—8 Elaine Poole—9 Rebecca Bozarth—13 Diane Sheehan—17 Kathy Knutell—19 Sonia Bedrosian—21 Mary Fredrickson—21 Barbara Redman—26 Linette Parrish—28 Barbara Farrell—29 Kim Hemphill–30 A birthday is like a lovely flower that blooms in life’s garden and may that special blossom be bright especially today.
Don’t know what to do with that excessive amount of zucchini in your garden? Here is a great recipe for zucchini bread. 4 eggs 3 cups coarsely grated zucchini 3 cups sugar 3 1/4 cups flour 1 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 Tablespoon cinnamon 1 1/2 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 chopped walnuts 3/8 tsp baking […]
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June is planting time. Your dreams have now come to fruition. Sit back and enjoy your garden colors and blooms. ANNUALS Annuals are great to fill in the spaces your perennials, shrubs and trees leave. Remember which annuals you planted last year and watch for seedlings of those annuals (and make a note or list for next […]
March seems to be the anticipation month. March gives us Daylight Savings Time, St. Patrick’s Day and the best of days – MARCH 20th, THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING! We’re about to be very busy! Where to begin? Monitor and Planning–As you walk around your garden make a list of jobs to be completed. Look […]
February is a preparing and monitoring month. We’re finally seeing some snow to blanket our gardens, yet there’s still plenty of time to dream and plan. Decide now how you will design your gardens and where new plants will go. Stay warm and have a cup of cocoa as you make your plans. Planning—Finish ordering […]
January is usually spent recovering from the holidays and taking down decorations. In the gardening world it’s a time to really get to know your garden, to plan for next year and to dream what could be. Like everyone, you’ve tried plants and they either were a great success or a complete failure. But there’s […]
Milkweed seeds can be started in the winter and basically left alone until they’re almost ready to transplant. For us, late January or February planting should give plenty of time for cold stratification. You will need containers. Gallon milk jugs or distilled water jugs work great, but you can also use 2 liter soda bottles […]
The monarch you saw this summer probably only lived a few weeks. Only one species of Monarch butterflies is capable of migrating from as far north as Canada to the mountains of Michoacán, Mexico, a distance of nearly 3000 miles. This super-generation that lives up to 8 months only appears every 3-5 generations. They huddle […]