Fun Field Trip

 

 

Yesterday we visited a thyme garden at one of Master Gardener's home in Eden.  

 Her water-wise thyme garden has three different varieties that were buzzing with bees.  

We had such a great time in the valley that we didn't want to come back to work. 

Thanks Ruby, for letting us see your beautiful gardens and for giving us many great gardening ideas.

Preventing Wormy Apples and Pears

At the Gardens we get many phone calls about spraying apples and pears for the codling moth.  This pesky moth flies at night, it  lays eggs on the new apple and pear fruit and their "babies" feed inside the fruit.  So here is a get link to how to control the codling moth and other fruit tree pests.

Name That Weed: June 14, 2010: Answer

Winner:  Melinda come and claim your prize at the Gardens. 

The answer to our weed is plant is a orange hawkweed.  It can be invasive and I have found it growing in several places in our Cottage Garden.  I will be taking it out soon.  When I was trying to identify this plant I "googled" orange dandelion and it gave me a lot of sites on orange hawkweed.  I found that it is a noxious weed in many states.  Here is a site to look at for more information.   

Art in the Garden: Thanks for Coming

We had such a great time at our event on Thursday!  We estimate that about 2,000 people came out to support us and we thank you for that. 
 

 Everyone I talked to had a great time touring the gardens, admiring the art, listening to the beautiful music and eating the excellent food. 

We loved the John Deere tractor and the delicious ice cream from Poppin' Johnny's.  It made the event perfect.

We hope that you will mark your calendars for June 23, 2011 for next year's Art in the Garden event.  

Happy Birthday Susie

Susie turned 25 yesterday--so we had to celebrate.  Susie we think you're great and love working with you at the gardens. 

We had cake and rootbeer floats after our Master Gardener work day.  Thanks to all who came out and helped us get ready for the Art in the Garden Gala. 

Art in the Garden: See You There

Tomorrow is the big day!  Please, no rain!  We having been working feverishly with all our wonderful Master Gardeners and faithful crew. 

The gardens look spectacular!  Hope to see everyone there in the sunshine enjoying the art, music and food! 

What more could you ask for!

Name That Weed: June 14, 2010

Look at this weed and tell me is it a desirable or a pest?  Looks can be deceiving.  In fact, this weed has been so successful that I even thought it was cute.  Look at its cool petal formation and the color is to die for.  I'm a sucker for orange flowers I've decided.  So I decided to find out the identity of this tempting plant and to see if I should pull it up or propagate it for others.

Name this weed or desirable and you will be win a prize from Jerry's office.  Deadline is June 21, 2010.  You have one week--so get to work!