Planning, Planting & Preparing
It is February again. The most important date is not Valentine’s day on the 14th, but Friday the 10th when we have our yearly Plant and Planter Sale! It is open to the general public so members, hear my call and show us how creative you can be with things that will become containers for beautiful plants. The containers can be whimsical or practical. I am scouring my garage for anything I can use, but I think my Home Depot buckets won’t make the cut!
This past month has been busy: my roses are pruned and fed, all the natives are coming up and the ceanothus and Bee’s Bliss salvia have begun to bloom. I spent the last three days in Arizona pruning the vines at the winery of which my husband is a part owner: 8 hours a day for 3 days straight, and oh, my aching paws and whiskers!
We’ll go back in July and pick the grapes. It is so hot then that we get up at midnight and pick until 8am when it becomes too hot. Next time you have a glass of wine, drink a toast to the winery workers. It’s not an easy job.
See you all on the 10th.
– Janet
Janet modeling an example of a creative garden hat to kick off the new “Garden Hat Competition” for the May 6 Gate & Garden Tour.