Gardening Update, July 2nd

Once again Mother Nature tried to help us with our daily ablutions by providing a free shower, but it did little to dampen the enthusiasm of today’s crew.  At the CCC Field we worked on general weeding, with emphasis on the brick walks.  Abandoning that effort in the shower, leaving more to be done, we moved to the CCC Museum and cleaned out the weeds there.  Next stop, the Butterfly Garden, where again it was scattered crabgrass, carpetweed and a few others.  Turtle damage was minimal, for a change.  No butterflies to been seen today, but the Joe Pye Weed will be blooming soon.  Last stop was the Pool gardens.  On the left side we finished removing the unwanted grasses, and on both sides we did general weeding.  The crew also tackled the grasses around the landscape edging, making a big improvement in the visual aspect.  Several of the pool visitors gave us a verbal pat on the back for a job well done.  There is still more to be done here also, with a rich crop of nutsedge growing at the back of the right side bed.

In the next session we’ll need to get to the weeds in the Rain and Native Plant gardens.  The Native Plant Garden now has 10 new plant signs which connect via smartphone to associated plant web pages.  Feedback on their usefulness and functionality is welcome.

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