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Pennsylvania Garden: Drought casualties
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Tuesday, June 9, 2015. We have had a few drought casualties already. One area hard hit is the brights bed at the top of the garden. The gigantic Salvia gesneriiflora. Tequila" is 90% wilted or dead (some parts may make it) as well as the Buddleja. Ellen’s Blue" and another Buddleja. Joan gave us ages ago. Even the Kool Aid Bush ( Psoralea pinnata. The question is: when the drought ends, what will we replace them with? Spammy comments will be deleted! Dont bother posting spam links - we wont approve them.
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Pennsylvania Garden: A little bit of everything volunteer workday
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Sunday, August 2, 2015. A little bit of everything volunteer workday. Out with the old, soon in with the new! John and Matt dismantling the shed. Big thank you to Annie, Matt, John, Carl, Nate, Justine. For getting so many different things done at the gardens on Saturday! We get the best visitors. Meanwhile, Carl, Justine, Debbie and I headed down to PRG to remove the mountain of trash that collects there weekly (! Cheery Justine makes quick. Work of the pathway weeds. Nate, surrounded by numerous. Our O...
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Pennsylvania Garden: Lovely Photoshoot at PG
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Lovely Photoshoot at PG. Thanks to all our volunteers. And Amanda (Flowers and Styling). It's a big honor and privilege to create and keep the gardens looking good, and it relies on so many volunteers. To make it all happen. Everyone has done such a great job, so good even, that the garden has been chosen as the site for a few photoshoots over the years. I think that is a pretty big kudos! And the original photos; enjoy! Posted by Emily (Dr. Eucalyptus). Our Other Garden Projects.
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Pennsylvania Garden: Seasonal Tasks
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Here's a list of task we do at P. Garden by season. We'll be adding to it but it gives you an idea of what it takes to keep a garden looking good. January: Schedule deliver of wood mulch for garden. Spread liberally before slugs arrive. Cut back to basal foliage mound. Cut back by 1/2 in early spring. Cut back to ground. Donate cuttings to fellow gardeners. Spp: Prune branches back to trunk if needed; otherwise only tip back spent blooms. Cut back dead foliage to ground. Sagebrush): Cut by 1/2. Coppice e...
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Pennsylvania Garden: How to cut back shrubby Euphorbias
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Friday, June 12, 2015. How to cut back shrubby Euphorbias. If you're like us, you know the shrubby Euphorbias. Are the fun lovin' criminals of the plant world. Tough, drought tolerant and always seeding themselves everywhere. We have lots of Euphorbia characias. In the garden and enjoy their compact shape and amazing chartreuse flowers. But when the flowers are over (more brown than lime green) they need to be cut back, so here's how. First of all, note that Euphorbia. Spammy comments will be deleted!
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Pennsylvania Garden: Volunteer
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Many hands make light work." This adage is so true - you should see what a difference it makes to the garden to have a team working away for just 2 hours on a Saturday morning. If you'd like to volunteer please fill out our form below and let us know what garden, or non-garden help you might enjoy. Workdays are typically on the first Saturday of each month starting at 10am. And go until 12 unless otherwise noted. Drinks always, pizza and other foods sometimes! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Pennsylvania Garden: Workday Grass Removal Crew & More
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Friday, May 8, 2015. Workday Grass Removal Crew and More. Luke made short work. A big thank you to everyone who attended the workday - Annie. And my mom Debbie. So much was done that it's hard to record it all, but I can at least report the highlights and acknowledge the great work that was accomplished! First off, Annie set about to taming the Salvia canariensis. That was overgrowing into the pathway with its' beautiful silver and purple abundance. Annie removed some overgrown Euphorbias. In their place .
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Pennsylvania Garden: Crispy dry out there...
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Saturday, May 23, 2015. Crispy dry out there. Thanks for dumping that. Despite a sprinkle of rain this week the gardens are looking crispy dry - well, the plants that aren't super xeric, that is. The Fuchsia boliviana. Is in a sad state and will likely die. Even the Cussonia natalensis. Is looking iffy: if it dies I shall be very sad indeed. The Agaves, Aloes. And other succulents are as happy as clams, naturally. We also picked up a dozen or more dog poos in bags. What is up with that dog people? Die af...
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Pennsylvania Garden: Genentech Gets the Gardens into Shape
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Friday, July 3, 2015. Genentech Gets the Gardens into Shape. Many thanks for the volunteers from Genentech that spent their volunteer time at all three of the gardens (! A few weeks ago. This crew works well together at Genentech to make the best medicines possible, and they also did a fantastic job as a team making our gardens even more beautiful and well-kept. I also work at Genentech, and it's a big privilege for our gardens to be part of the annual Genentech Gives Back Week activities. Many hands rea...
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Pennsylvania Garden: August 2015
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Sunday, August 30, 2015. Having watched many plants die at PG, and not feeling desperately sad about all of them (after all, we're a xeric garden: if it can't survive some drought we don't want it! I started noticing that some really tough plants have died. And since this is a rare weather event, I felt it's time to step in and see if we can save them. As you can see from the photos, the Ochagavias. Are flowering for the first time (surprise! And the Aloe reitzii. This one is gorgeous! Lovely Photoshoot ...
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