Items of interest to club members
Article submitted by Kathy Gean Home Depot carries these nifty cross shaped blocks ready made to slide wood slats in the slots for easy garden Boxes. The amount of bricks you need depends on how deep you want them to be. Start with a nice level area. Figure out your width, length and height. I …
The Hummingbird Moth ~ Mary Ann Mira You might have heard the saying, “If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and talks like a duck, it must BE a duck!” Recently, I applied that expression to what I thought was a hummingbird in my backyard. I saw a creature that looked like …
This Garden Gertie tip is Mary Ann Mira’s. It concerns deterring small critters from invading your garden space and digging it up. I have birds and neighborhood cats that play havoc with my raised garden bed, which is still fairly empty until Mother’s Day planting begins. You can place plastic forks throughout the dirt, tines …
April 22, 2020 is the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day,in our country.
Why do we donate? What is Penny Pines? Where did Penny Pines Start? What’s the History of this donation? Penny Pines began in California in 1941. The initial sponsorship was from the San Francisco Sportswomen’s Association and later, the school children of the San Mateo County Schools. The first contributions were put to use for reforestation …
