Hi All,
There were 11 Project GREEN volunteers who met on a muggy Monday (97% humidity) with a 9 a.m. temperature of 74 degrees. The 11 a.m. temperature was expected to be 80 degrees. Yikes! The air quality was 87 (moderate). The biggest news was our rain gauge showing 2.4 inches of rain since we last met, July 7th! Oh, happy day!
Those in attendance were: Diane Allen (extra 1 1/2 hour today), Evelyn Frey, Nick Goergen (1 extra hour since week 10), Pat Yeggy, Lisa Haverkamp, Monica Hoherz, Linda Bergquist, Sue Mullins (extra 1 1/2 hours today, Chris Ostrander (extra 1/2 hour today), Barb Schintler, Linda Schreiber (master gardener hours), Cindy Parsons (extra hour today). Larry and Diane Allen purchased plants and delivered to PGG July 12 (1 extra hour each). Many thanks to our Project GREEN volunteers! The Gardens continue to flourish with your care.
Today we had a visitor to our group! Juli Seydell-Johnson, Director of Parks and Recreation, stopped by to thank volunteers for their 2025 efforts at the PGG. It was a wonderful surprise! Pictured below shows Juli (on our left) with Cindy Parsons. Cindy showed Juli around the Gardens using Fern.
We had another long list of chores for week 11. These goals were accomplished along with much more: pulling weeds, fertilizing flower beds, fertilizing containers, discussing ideas for a new flowerbed, straightened up garage, filling birdbaths, painting with landscaping paint where the new shrubs would be located for a Iowa One Call, spraying liquid fence on Japanese Forest Grasses. Whew! That’s a long list!
Cindy drove Fern around the Gardens for pictures of flowerbeds and volunteers.
Here are the numbers after 11 weeks working at the PGG: Weeks 1 – 10 + Week 11 = 549 hours + 29 1/2 hours
= 578 1/2 Hours for Project GREEN Gardens 2025 volunteers! Congratulations to each and everyone of you.
Our next work session will be July 21, Monday from 9 – 11 a.m. It will be a busy two hours! We have Green Velvet boxwood and Lady in Red ninebark to plant. Pat Yeggy continues to make labels for plants and will need help matching plants with labels. Monica has begun work on West Oval 2 and requests volunteer help. Our time together will go quickly!
Happy Gardening! Diane