Garden Labelling and Learning with Dominick

Every gardening project is more fun with Dominick. 

Weather proof paper arrived with stakes to name the plants.  Dominick is our tester for each sign QR “quick response” code.  Now garden visitors can use their smart phones free app to easily view more information about plants and garden club. 

Dom checked the weather- coolish (not requiring long pants) and rain on the way.  Good reason to wear Papa D's socks and shoes.

 

Found his family’s brick on the center pathway.

 

 

Labels attached to stakes and positioned by the right plants. Pacing picked up as a light drizzle started. Nothing like testing our materials on the first day!

The most fascinating plants at this time are milkweed plants.  Dom found 7 caterpillars munching away.

He was a great assistant during 2010 summer butterfly gardening project with broken irrigation. We had to drag 200 feet of hose to hand watering time.  Dominick has grown “like a weed” since then and might be available to help you for the right “treat” or at least a sighting of caterpillars.

A final sighting before leaving.  Thanks Dominick!

"Just living is not enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower."  ~Hans Christian Andersen

Early morning, club members were greeted by butterflies waiting for new flowers to be planted at the splash pad garden.

Helen Lombardo designed and organized the planting layout.  Flowers planted were Alyssum (snow crystal white), Snapdragon (rocket mix), Pansy (delta blue and yellow blotch) and Erysimum "Wallflower (citrona orange).  Flowers will be labeled as soon as signs are completed.

Billie Fontana and Sandra Gilbert did much needed trimming on the butterfly bush.  It’s the solo remaining plant from our initial 2010 garden. 



Mike Owens shoveled and turned the rich soil for new planting. 


Kathie Corbett, Marcia Mausolf, Debbie Haluch and Norma Chiaramonte completed the group by checking in with Helen and doing tasks as directed. 



A light rain “forced” the group to take a coffee break with treats supplied by Billie and Helen. 

As the members departed, butterflies returned.


A pleasant surprise was caterpillars dining on milkweed plants.

Monthly Meeting

Club members were treated to delightful presentations by two gentlemen who have been growing plants for more generations than they wanted to count.

Merrill O’Neal brought unusual tropical plants along with his expertise on how to grow them with the best result locations in the yard or house.  
 

 

Odean Head’s  expertise with Bromeliads makes him a requested advisor for people from Australia and Europe.  He demonstrated how to attach bromeliads on driftwood using inexpensive glues and panty hose material.