Filling the Rain Garden Bed

 Thursday July 2, 2011

Cindy Heath, the leader of the Rain Garden project and I started to mix the compost and soil. We filled the rain garden bed with the mixture. Our next goal was to plant shrubs and flowers. 

Thursday July 7, 2011

The weather today was just outstanding!

We have planted the following shrubs and perennials: Clethera, Hakuru Nashiki Willow, Daisies, Echinacea. Coral Bells and Cleome.

Now the bed looks in this way. 

I am below taking pictures of what we have done today.  We will continue placing engraved planter markers with the Latin name to identify the plants. 
Cindy and I went to the Longacres Nursery to buy mulch for the bed site. 


Now we are thinking about recycling plastic flower pots. On July 16, there will be a second PLASTIC PLANT POT RECYCLING, the next ones: August 20 and September 17

Saturday mornings, 8-12  (3rd Saturday of the month) at LONGACRES NURSERY, Miracle Mile, Lebanon.

Sustainable Hanover Recycling Committee and Longacres Nursery Center are co-sponsoring this ongoing collection. We are saving now our cleaned pots.  They will need to be tapped free of dirt, no metal staples /hangers. To facilitate collection, please stack according to size and shape 

Time worked today: 3 hr