Week 6 was the hottest week of the summer to date. The campers were anxious to work in the gardens but the heat and humidity limited weeding and planting in the main children's garden. Time was limited to watering and harvesting vegetables. We instead turned our attention to the hummingbird and butterfly garden where four beds sat dormant, ready for their eager hands.
We first cleared the beds of weeds and rescued several volunteer morning glory vines and "sour grass" (aka wood sorrel). Each bed had a team of "designers" who used a variety of shade loving plants, rocks, logs and other natural materials to design a garden bed. The beautiful results follow in the pictures below.
Posted by Kelly Joslin at July 29, 2008 01:51 PM