Aster novae-angliae ‘Vibrant Dome’ with Hypericum Hypearls ‘Renu’ in the Blooms of Bressingham trial beds
Please come help weed Bed 2 at CUH (3501 NE 41st St., Seattle, 98105) at our new time, Saturday August 3rd, from 10am-1pm instead of 8:00 in the morning. We will be weeding and sheet-mulching it, so bring your shovels and hand-tools.
Also, we’ll weed Equisetum out of Bed#1. Bring lots of water and a sun-hat!.
Helenium ‘Mardi Gras’ and Geranium ‘Rozanne’ — at UW Center For Urban Horticulture.
We’ve been working hard in the Blooms of Bressingham Plant Evaluation beds and have several useful documents available to manage our observations.
Firstly, print this PDF to record field notes. We’ll transcribe your field notes onto the master list. There are four tabs/sections on the Blooms Trial Data Master List, which collates all of our maintenance and observation data.
Also, if you’re on Facebook, you can see some pretty pictures [direct URL: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.423725011001039.94820.161492050557671&type=3]
We decided at our board meeting last night to alternate weeks for our work parties. We’ll decide whether the Bressingham beds or Entrance Bed 1 is where we’ll work, once we are there and see what needs to be done. Bring a hat, water and sunscreen and bring whatever you like to weed with – a hori-hori, or trowel, etc. Also bring a garden fork, a rake, and maybe a shovel and broom.
The next work parties, alternating weeks:
Tentatively:
If it’s a morning work party, we’ll head to Burgermaster afterward for lunch.
The Bressingham beds are near the CUH building, so the nearest parking is near the CUH buildings. Entrance Bed #1 is near the road, so the nearest parking is on 35th NE before the turn into CUH.
If you’re concerned, please read this fact sheet about Heat Stress [PDF], or read more online.
SPECIAL EVENT – SEPT 15 at CUH
IT’S EASY AS PIE TO VOLUNTEER FOR NAIOP 2012 Community Enhancement Project/SEPT 15/CUH:
· Register w/ NAIOP anytime from 6:30am on
· Registration located north side of NHS Hall
· You or your group will be assigned to one of the 17 work projects throughout CUH grounds and gardens, including UBNA!
· Grab a T-shirt and gloves!
· Public transportation, carpooling, biking… all recommended, as parking may be difficult, especially if you’re not an early bird.
· Community Service Hours honored!
· Breakfast treats and BBQ lunch provided!
Come one, come all and help your CUH take on a fresh new look! Projects include:
· New Stairway from central courtyard to events lawn!!
· New landscape along 41st St planting strip!!
· New gravel along entire length of UBNA loop trail
· New pavers to replace gravel paths in Soest Garden
· 2 newly refurbished hoop houses
· Newly painted sheds
· Invasive weed removal
· Mulching and weeding in Goodfellow Grove
· And MORE!!!!
Yea! The plants have arrived! We are ready to have our planting party. With this lovely rain, the soil will be easy to work. We’ll be at CUH, at the Blooms of Bressingham beds from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Please bring your own tools, and of course we’ll have the opportunity to weed, if you feel like staying later (or starting earlier working on horsetails in the main bed, if you are so inclined.)
See you there!
