Hi All, Our week 16 at the Project GREEN Gardens was a nice morning with a temperature of 67 degrees. Our rain gauges showed a little more than 3 inches of rain since we last met. Watering our plants will not be necessary this week! There were 16 volunteers inContinue Reading
Hi All, We are heading into the end of August. Let’s get organized and set accomplishable goals! There were 12 volunteers who worked at the Project GREEN Gardens during week 15. Here is the list of Project GREEN’s exceptional gardeners in attendance: Dhyana Kaufman (1-hr, Monday, 8/12), Jim Peters, LisaContinue Reading
Hi All, Thirteen volunteers met this past Monday for our weekly work session at the PGG. As we began our work, it was 79-degrees and our gauges collected 3/4 inch of rain since last week. Those in attendance were: Linda Bergquist, Susan Ahrens, Pat Yeggy, Hetty Hall, Jim Peters, MonicaContinue Reading
Hi All, You don’t know how wet it is until a rain gauge tells you the story. The PGG have two rain gauges, one in the front of the Ashton House and one behind. This past week we measured 3 inches in front and 2 7/8 inches behind. Let’s callContinue Reading
Hi All, Our Week 12 at the PGG was another success story! We had a long list of to-do items, which all was checked “done!” by the end of our time together. Project GREEN has a remarkable group of volunteers. The following tells the PGG story for the past twoContinue Reading
Hi All, As I’m typing this summary about the Project GREEN Gardens (PGG), it’s 71 degrees and 0% chance of rain. From my window I can see our backyard filled with sunlight and shadows from trees. It’s another perfect summer day… This past weekend was Project GREEN’s Open Gardens Weekend.Continue Reading
Hi All, It was mulching day at the Gardens when we met Monday morning at 9 a.m. Project GREEN’s project manager, Ed Rinderspacher, spent Friday July 5th mulching a long list of locations. They included: the master gardener/project GREEN native prairie bed, Dashes 3/6/7 , West Oval 3’s north end,Continue Reading
Hi All, What a beautiful morning it was when 14 volunteers met July 1, 9 a.m. at the Project GREEN Gardens! The temperature was 63 degrees and in one week our rain gauge showed 2 inches of rain. Those in attendance were: Nick Goergen, Monica Hoherz, Rina Sjolund, Mary LaughlinContinue Reading
Hi All, It was a busy week for Project GREEN. Steering committee volunteers began their time at the Gardens on Thursday, June 20. Project GREEN’s monthly steering committee met at 11:30 a..m., the usual third Thursday morning. Remember any and all are welcome! We met in the lower level ofContinue Reading
Hi All, It was a nice morning when we began our work together at the PGG, Monday at 9 a.m. The temperature was 81 degrees and ready to climb. There was nothing to report in our rain gauge since last week. Thirteen volunteers signed in on our weekly sheet. ThoseContinue Reading