Monroe County Master Gardener Association

WELCOME BACK!!
After a three month hiatus, September 21, 2019 marked the beginning of a new season for the Monroe County Master Gardeners & Horticulture Club. For our first meeting, we were planning to make a short trip to the Woelmer farm where Mr. Woelmer would take us through his BEER HOPS garden. However, Mother Nature prompted Mr. Woelmer to harvest his crop,so we will defer and catch up to this new “FAD” during the next growing season.

Lucky for us,Master Gardener- Bob Bransky, was able to come in and show off his non-gardening talents by playing a song he learned about “volunteeers” during a seminar in Wisconsin.

While munching on the light snacks provided, we sat back, listened and enjoyed Bob’s performance-
It was then time to get back to work; we need to prepare the demo gardens for their long winter sleep; so out to the gardens we went, with Jenny pointing out the needs in each of the garden areas.

Discussion on ground covers

The Children’s garden has been well tended but we need to look at the changes we can make to decrease amount of labor needed to keep all the beds looking their best.

Flowers in the children’s garden area


Walking along the north side of the building, we discussed the shrub row and the need for the anemones in the Memory Garden to be moved-stopping to inspect the 7 Son’s bush, before heading to the front gardens.

Can you see how it got its name?

See the flowers?

In the front garden we noticed all the evergreen shrubs have been removed from the front of the building. This will save much pruning–moving along brought us to the pine tree area. Bag worms a problem in the past
and apparently still are, as Gail found a sack but numbers not as great.

While continuing to inspect the pine tree-Gail came across a cluster of UGH! worms-were these the bag
worms??

No these are the larvae of the saw fly-now I have creepy
crawly skin!!!!

Now on the southern end of the front gardens-

Jennie continued to discuss adjustments which could be made, allowing for less maintenance on our end.




Walking along the south side/parking lot gardens

Our Beauty Berry Bush was just that, a real beauty.


The entry garden always puts on a season’s long show!


A clematis in the entry garden; one of my more favorite areas just because of all the blues

We need to check on a favorite in the native shrub row–Paw Paw Tree- this year found it loaded with those big luscious fruits.

Lastly, look at the tall asters in the butterfly garden-