Recognition, etc.

Recently, the following "thank you" was published in our local newspaper on behalf of the Hospital Garden.

These are a couple of items recently added:  A mailbox (repository for holding garden gloves, hand tools, a journal, etc.) and

a lovely new trellis!  

Envision beautiful clematis here next year!

Jefferson County Health Center Garden

This is a photo that will soon appear in the Fairfield Ledger.  Thank you, Ginny!

Just think!  This was Year Number One!  We can hardly wait until next year!  :-)

JCHC Garden Tonight

Watered today...

 Liatris is now blooming!

As well as Clematis 'City of Lyon' (or 'Ville de Lyon) and Coreopsis 'Full Moon' below:

The Master Gardener Garden at JCHC - it's "First Spring!"

I believe nearly everything is growing - and looking good, so far!

The concern was last year's drought.  We did water often.  I'm sure that pulled it through!

I'm not sure this "panoramic" shot will work... but click on any photo to enlarge it!

 See the cute little muscari (grape hyacinths) in the lower right hand corner?  Hopefully they'll sow seeds and multiply!  :-)  And yes, Joan and I planted some hyacinth.  They were a little droopy after a couple of days, but perhaps the bit of rain helped today (Saturday, April 7th).

Look how great Doc Dunn's flowering crab apple - Malus 'Sargentii' - aka 'Sargent Flowering Crabapple' - looks!!

Doc Dunn's Korean Lilac in the back.

Cristen Shipman-Steinbeck's evergreen boxwood is in front.

You might take notice of the edging that "Tim the Concrete Man" created. 

He is located across from Casey's on Hwy 1 south.

He did a great job.  It should help keep things neat and tidy.

It was also paid for by C. Steinbeck's memorial fund.

Happy October!

Monday, Sept. 19 and Tuesday, Sept. 20 Update - JCHC Garden

Major efforts have been placed in creating the flower bed at the JCHC!

We will continue to water the plants as necessary, but hopefully it rains before too long.

The efforts of this wonderful group of gardeners have created something lovely (3-season color) for the enjoyment of JCHC patients.  Even more than that, many garden plantings and hardscape items were donated and provided in loving memory of "Doc" Dunn and Cristen Michele Steinbeck.

 Monday, September 19, 2011

This morning, Cindy Dunn brought the wagon wheel!

Until further notice,  Many Thanks to the following Gardeners:

Master Gardeners:  Leland and Shirley Stanley, Jan Birch, Julie Wetrich, Karin Hauring and Kathy Tollenaere

Participating Gabby Garden Gals Members:  Cindy Dunn, Becky Stoner, Joan Salts, Nancy Behner, Sandi Dimmitt, Linda Stein, Connie Estle, Colleen Kimble, Eleanor Stever, (Kathy Tollenaere and Karin Hauring).

Other Helpful People:  Kim Keller, Ginny Hughes, Larry Mitchell (and a variety of his staff), Tony Webb, Jacob Dunn, Jim Stoner and Pete Tollenaere!

And Please Forgive Me if I've left ANYONE out!

Check Out the Progress Today! JCHC Garden

Master Gardener Jan plants her daylilies!  Her Nepata 'Walker's Low' is at the left forefront.  Cindy and Connie - lots of planting going on!

Click on the photos to enlarge

 

Below, we see Colleen, Linda, Sandi, Jan, and Connie continue...

Dianthus 'Firewitch' going in.

Clematis 'City of Lyon' and 'Ernest Markham'

Do you see 'Eric the Red' Siberian Iris, 'Autumn Joy' Sedum, 'Matrona' Sedum, 

'Wood's Light Blue' Aster, and 'Moonshine' Yarrow?

 

 Oh, oh!  Caught me!  Iris in a pot, waiting to be divided and planted!  

I'm digging holes for 'Karl Foerster' grass.

Time for Mulch!

Buxus (Boxwood) 'Green Velvet' in foreground

 "Clean Sweep" by Jan!

It's too bad Grant Wood didn't have subjects like this!

 

 Super Planters!

  

Continue to watch for future progress.  The plan is that at least three of us will gather Monday afternoon to finish the planting and mulching.  Hopefully the fence panel and birdhouses will soon be added as well.

Step - by - Step - by - Step . . .

I made a quick trip to the garden area late this afternoon (4:30 p.m.), with a trellis (for a clematis), two fence posts, a "post-pounder-in-er," some wire, a measuring tape, and my camera. 

Last night, the bed looked like this - with the florescent spray paint boundaries and flags for the flowering crab apple tree and the Korean Lilac.
(Don't forget you can click on any photo to greatly enlarge!)

The view was unchanged this morning, even after Leland and Shirley had delivered and roto-tilled in a load of nice, dry sheep manure!

You might well imagine my pleasant surprise in finding the bush and tree in place when I arrived at 4:30 p.m. with my variety of items!  I did set the trellis in place before taking the following photographs. 

Dwarf Korean Lilac

Malus 'Sargentii' - aka 'Sargent Flowering Crabapple'

two views  of the placement

Next stop - Friday morning!

Watch for the update.  

:-)