Planting Day May 23, 2019 (Day 1) (added Day 2)

It rained until 10 am and then started to clear. By mid afternoon it was sunny and 22 C but I think the morning rain scared off many of the teams. The Municipal team came out in the afternoon along with the HWY 81 sign team. The Centennial garden and Health Centre were already planted so I got some shots of those two as well (as always you can click on photos to enlarge them). Some time between the afternoon of May 23 and May 25 three new areas were planted.

The bridge planter boxes.

The 20 planter boxes at Optimist Park.

The blossoms on the tree in Optimist Park.

The Gill Rd Planter Box.

On my way out I noticed the tree behind Centennial Garden was in full bloom.

I went out after the rain stopped but nothing happening yet.

The greenery and perennials looked good at the Municipal Garden.

As I said the Centennial Garden was already planted and looked great.

The Municipal team came out after lunch to a beautiful day.

Checking the plans.

Hard at work.

Tools of the trade.

Health Centre planted earlier.

Donna and Linda finishing off the back of the HWY 81 sign.

The front ready to plant.

More tools of the trade.

The last plant going in.

Adding a little water.

General Meeting April 29,2019

It was a good turnout despite the nasty weather. It was like seeing an old friend to have Jay Campbell in person to give us a summer weather forecast for Grand Bend and lesson on climate change. Here are some photos of the meeting. Planting day is May 23rd, get your aprons ready.

These were all yummy

It takes a lot of volunteers to make these meetings happen

This year's bus trip - Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton

Door prizes from Ingrid's display at the OHA Dist 10 meeting

Yna modelling our new gardeners' aprons

Break time

My favorite weather person (before Julie came along)

Hort Fall Colours

A walkabout some of our Grand Bend gardens dressed for fall with pumpkins and fresh mums. It was sunny and 25 C.