The project to bring meals to our first responders was a huge success. Christine, Johnny, and Claire worked together to deliver 185 dinners from 3 local restaurants to well-deserving people. The recipients were very happy!
John Souza and John Tata are working on the flower box project and are trying to find a way to make it happen.
The District Leadership Training has just one session left, and all recordings are now available on the website.
This Wednesday 4/22 there is a grant proposal meeting. The request to raise $4000 to bring dialysis to hospitals in India is under consideration. This is a project we would like to go forward with, but financial details need to be worked out.
The heart-shaped leaves of false forget-me-nots often get more attention than its brilliant blue flowers. Several cultivars have beautiful, creamy variegation. But whether you grow it for its flowers or its foliage, this is an easy plant to care for.
Because this plant emerges so early in the spring, the leaves can get a bit tattered by summer. Simply cut them back and new leaves will fill in. It is a slow-growing plant, but it will eventually form a nicely sized clump.
Creeping Phlox
Creeping phlox has probably caught your eye. It forms a colorful carpet of flowers that often spills across lawns or pours over rock walls. It is usually planted in large masses, making a big splash that literally turns heads. Creeping phlox comes in a few different pastel colors as well as bold pinks and pure white. The flowers do not last terribly long, but they put on quite a show when they arrive.
Spring Flowers
Since everyone is a bit stressed these days, let's think about the beauty in the world right now! And although Spring weather is unpredictable, spring flowers are hardy enough to handle it. Your garden can be brimming with color almost as soon as the ground thaws. Many early-spring bloomers can be planted outdoors even before the threat of frost has past. Others may need a bit of coddling to begin with, but cool spring weather is when they shine, so do not miss out by waiting too long to plant them. These perennial flowers will start blooming as soon as spring makes itself known.
Despite the name, these flowers are like cheery little charms dangling down the length of each branch. Even the chubby-lobbed leaves are attractive, at least until the flowers start to fade.
Although bleeding hearts are a welcome sight in the spring, you had better look quickly. As the days lengthen and the temperature warms, bleeding heart starts to turn yellow and forlorn. They can even disappear entirely for the summer, as many spring ephemerals do. But don't let that stop you from growing them. Simply plant them near later-emerging plants that will fill in the void as your bleeding hearts fade.
Bloodroot
Bloodroot is more of a ground cover than a bedding plant, and its small, white flowers can really brighten a shady or woodland garden. After the flowers disappear, the blue-green leaves provide a nice foil for summer flowers and even make a nice carpet on their own. Unlike many ground covers, bloodroot is not invasive and usually not even aggressive.
Creeping phlox has probably caught your eye. It forms a colorful carpet of flowers that often spills across lawns or pours over rock walls. It is usually planted in large masses, making a big splash that literally turns heads. Creeping phlox comes in a few different pastel colors as well as bold pinks and pure white. The flowers do not last terribly long, but they put on quite a show when they arrive.
