Monroe County Master Gardener Association

Naida sent the following for posting:

Several of our Milan Garden Club gals (several of our members in our MGA
and also in the Monroe Hort Club) decided they wanted to build a
Scarecrow to enter in the “Scarecrows for Main” Contest in Milan
starting Monday, October 12.  They completed her Friday night after many
hours of planning, gathering supplies and building, and have named her
Cordelia Anne and she is over 7 feet tall!  Cordelia Anne, Garden Fairy
Scarecrow, will be residing on Main Street in Milan – attached to a
light post –  between Collins Center and The Owl, until the end of October.

Because I won’t be able to post a Photo Friday, tomorrow (will be away from my desktop) I thought I’d post a few new treasures. I’ve added a few photos from my garden along with one sent to me from Kay H. Each contains some piece of artwork that we can treasure along with our flowers. Don’t be shy, send me your garden treasures and photos to post to the Blog.

Kay H from our Horticulture Club send me this for other to see She writes:

Naida asked to post for Master Gardeners and Horticulture Club:

Milan Garden Club has too much Joe Pye Weed and Russian Sage at Hack House Museum on County Street in Milan. If interested in either of these plants let Naida know via email and I will meet you there when good for both of us. It will give you a chance to see where many of the Jerusalem artichokes from Monroe Extension were planted. They are in bloom now and our bees are loving it!
Thanks!

Stella sent this information, thinking it maybe of interest to some of our readers:

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MIDEQ/bulletins/2a22602

Stella sent a message:

thought you might enjoy the tour of my home away from home –

Make it a wonderful day.

sk

In God I trust!

Hey members!

Many improvements have been made to Toledo Botanical Garden since Metroparks Toledo took over the day-to-day operations.

Take a virtual tour of TBG to see the newest features and upgrades:

Michele B. sent me a copy of the Mathaei gardens newsletter. She thought members maybe interested in it. The articles are all separate, so I’m listing the links for them. Also a link to the Winter 2020 publication for those to enjoy:

Winter 2020: https://mbgna.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Winter-2020-newsletter-1.pdf
Invasive plant of the week Black Locust: https://mbgna.umich.edu/invasive-of-the-week-black-locust/
This Week’s Featured Native Plant: Great Blue Lobelia You Tube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aZEXo75rKE
Native Plant Quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/5f15b86def921800143bcdf5

Deborah K. Sent the following for posting

She added this note:
Some of the new forms are too out there for me. If I could only have two, they would be Sunday gloves, a cream, and prairie blue eyes. I’d say Joan senior and gentle blessings but I can’t always keep them going.

Stella sent us some photos from Toledo Botanical Gardens. She writes:

These are shots of some of the day lilies at their peak in the day lily walk at Toledo Botanical. Thought members might be interested since they are touring daylies Saturday.

Since Steve Stockford came and presented his initial plan/vision to the group, I thought this might be of interest for the blog –
Today they were putting the mulch down on the Inclusion Garden. Most all the plants and bushes are in and the water wall started flowing yesterday. They were installing half barrels that will turn like lazy Susans as well today.
Steve, who is very proud, said it is better than he dreamed!

I just couldn’t wait for Photo Friday to post these photos. So I called it What’s up on Wednesday:

First Jennie sent me this photo of Dame’s Rocket. She wrote:
“The weed/wildflower is having a very good year. Mom and I loved seeing these thick patches along our ditch banks.”

So my garden had a photo shoot By Annie B Photography in Temperance. Some of you will notice my new vertical wall structure, that wasn’t here on last years tour. Here’s the results:

Almost as it’s end, but this is an Itoh peony

Allium

The rose that had not bloomed for 2 years, Finally, buds, and it’s loaded. Yes, it is a David Austin after all.

At Last, rose bud, I planted a Memorial Garden for those who passed from the virus and for our beloved pet Ziggy who passed as well. There are three of these rose in that garden, along with some other great items. It’s also a new addition this year.

Bud of Poppy

Poppies in bloom

Columbine

Another peony

White Bleeding Heart

Columbine

My new vertical structure. It’s to hide those brown garbage bins.

Bloomstruck hydrangea, just budding. It was very popular in last year’s tour. Planted a second in the structure

One of the structure planter areas

climbing hydrangea

Lantana

Bleeding heart

Rex begonia: Escargot

Another new addition, Proven Winners – Chaenomeles Double Take Orange (Quince). It’s a winner for sure, it reblooms and is thorn less.

Columbine

Heuchera buds

Heuchera –

The blooms of my Hellebore are beginning to seed

Bloomstruck just beginning to color

Heuchrella

The humming birds are visiting this honeysuckle

Geranium

Baptisia

closer view of Baptisia

a rose, I’m thinking it may have an issue from chemical used ,appears a bit archaic.

A bloom of that David Austin.

Lungwort, Pulmonaria

A rex variety of Escargot

Curly hosta

Helebore

My favorite of this session, Columbine

Gail sent this information to post:
Native Plant Sales:
https://mailchi.mp/3529bbaa8c44/native-plant-sale?e=59451f14cf