Project GREEN Blog (Page 2)

Hi All, We have turned another corner at the PGG.  We have cooler temperatures, little to no rain, & the sun is rising later and setting earlier.  What could this possibly mean?? Project GREEN volunteers met for week 20 with our 9 a.m. temperature of 70 degrees and air qualityContinue Reading

Hi All, Hope it’s been a good week for all since I wrote last.   Project GREEN volunteers last met Monday, September 9 from 9 – 11 a.m.   The air quality was 19, described as “excellent” and the 9 a.m. temperature was 59 degrees with zero inches of rainContinue Reading

Hi All, It’s another beautiful day as we continue into our eighteenth week of caring for the PGG.  We’ve been blessed with calm breezes and comfortable temperatures since calendars have changed to September.  Now, would it be greedy to wish for some rain? Labor Day was last Monday.  Volunteers choseContinue Reading

Hi All, It’s such a beautiful late summer’s day!  Hope everyone is enjoying a long three day weekend.   Project GREEN volunteers met for week 17 at the PGG on Monday, August 26.  Volunteers were given a couple choices for meeting times (8 – 10 a.m. or 9 – 11Continue Reading

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