Spring is just around the corner and there are many learning opportunities, but none more convenient than a pruning seminar taught by the local Davis County extension agent at our stake center!
Northridge Stake Pruning Seminar
Saturday, March 26 @ 1:00 pm at the Stake Center
If you are wondering what to do with the shrubs around your home (too big, never flower, etc.) join us to find out how to shape and reinvigorate them. Jaydee Gunnell, Davis County Extension Agent, will conduct a pruning workshop at our stake center. Jaydee is an expert with trees and shrubs and conducts workshops all around Davis County. He will spend an hour demonstrating and answering questions. Then we’ll spend an hour practicing our new skills by pruning around the building. Bring gloves and large or small pruners.
Don’t forget that the Weber Basin Water Learning Garden offers a number of great and convenient classes. Their 2011 calls schedule is posted and April classes include Vegetable Gardening & Raised Beds, Stunning Containers & Pots and Landscape Design Basics. Check out these classes and more by clicking on the “Weber Basin Water” link on the upper right side of this blog page.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Sept. & Oct. Information
Fall is a great time to divide and transplant perennials and for starting new flower beds. And that is just what we are going to be doing at the Stake Center. Join in any of the following activities --share your talent and/or learn about dividing, transplanting and general fall perennial plant care. These activities are for the entire family – we can all learn something new.
Saturday, September 25 9 am till noon
Meet at the stake center to help pull out some shrubs and create a few new perennials flower beds. We especially need men who can muscle a shovel (a pickup and chain would be most helpful). Get a quick lesson in selecting compost by riding along to the Layton Landfill for a load of compost.
Friday, October 8 from 5:00 pm until it is too dark to see….
Meet at my home (2505 E. 3750 N. Layton) and we will divide perennials for transplanting to the new stake flower beds. This is a “hands-on” workshops so bring gloves and we will cover the basics of dividing and transplanting while gathering materials for the stake center. (Come early or late – bring a family member or neighbor)
Saturday, October 9th from 9 am to Noon
Join us for as long as you can to help plant the flower beds at the Stake Center. This too is a hands-on workshop so please bring gloves and small garden shovels and spades.
Cindy Nielsen
“You can bury a lot of troubles digging in the dirt.” ~Author Unknown
Saturday, September 25 9 am till noon
Meet at the stake center to help pull out some shrubs and create a few new perennials flower beds. We especially need men who can muscle a shovel (a pickup and chain would be most helpful). Get a quick lesson in selecting compost by riding along to the Layton Landfill for a load of compost.
Friday, October 8 from 5:00 pm until it is too dark to see….
Meet at my home (2505 E. 3750 N. Layton) and we will divide perennials for transplanting to the new stake flower beds. This is a “hands-on” workshops so bring gloves and we will cover the basics of dividing and transplanting while gathering materials for the stake center. (Come early or late – bring a family member or neighbor)
Saturday, October 9th from 9 am to Noon
Join us for as long as you can to help plant the flower beds at the Stake Center. This too is a hands-on workshop so please bring gloves and small garden shovels and spades.
Cindy Nielsen
“You can bury a lot of troubles digging in the dirt.” ~Author Unknown
Saturday, August 14, 2010
August information
Hello Northridge Gardeners!
There isn’t much to do in the garden during August except keep up with the weeds and fight off the deer. If you are successful in those two endeavors, you should be enjoying some fresh produce this month. I’m having some success with one of the spray-on deer repellants (I don’t think the brand is important – just get one and use it). If you water with sprinklers it has to be reapplied after each watering, but since I started using it I’m finally getting some tomatoes and zucchini.
Speaking of produce, I went to the Utah Botanical Center’s Farmer’s Market this past Thursday in Kaysville and was delighted with the selection of fresh vegetables, melons, herbs, etc. The Farmer’s Market is held every Thursday at the Kaysville Botanical Center from 5 to 8pm. There is a nice article about in Section B of today’s (Saturday’s) Standard Examiner. It includes things such as:
· USU Extension cooking demonstration (last week was BBQ corn on the cob),
· Botanical Center free activity for the kids (last week they were tie dying t-shirts)
· Small assortment of food and craft vendors.
· Produce from the local vendors and Utah State Extension research gardens and orchards. Thursday the 19th they will have fresh peaches and blackberries from the Kaysville research orchard for sale (reasonably priced) and they are having several salsa chefs compete in a Salsa Showdown.
· If you go, be sure to stop at the Willard Bay Garden’s booth. This is a great chance to talk to one of their experts about specific plant selection. Barney and Barb will start by asking about your soil (sand or clay), light (sun/shade), what you want to achieve and then will recommend the right plant for success. If they don’t have it with them that evening, they will take and order and bring it the next week.
Upcoming Garden events for your calendar:
August 19: Botanical Center Farmer’s Market, Kaysville. I’m going so if anyone wants to ride with me or carpool, send me an email – we can make it group event! While you are there you can walk though the garden’s at the Utah House and the tree arboretum.
August 21: Fall Plant Sale at the Kaysville Botanical Center (10 am to 2 pm). If you want to go as a group, send me an email and I’ll coordinate a carpool or caravan. This sale features plants grown by the Utah State Extension/ Master Gardeners program– not necessarily those that you would see at the local nursery. Master Gardeners will be on hand to explain the plant characteristics and help you with your selection (hard to find that service at nurseries these days). You are encouraged to bring photos of your yard or plot plans to help the volunteers assist you in selecting the best plant options. Here’s a link with more information: https://extension.usu.edu/marketing/files/uploads/2010%20Garden%20Fair%20Shopping%20Guide.pdf (This link is about 30 pages long so keep scrolling though for photos of plants that will be on sale. Also, if the link doesn’t open you can copy and then paste it into your browser or, try right clicking on the link and look for the option to “Open Hyperlink”).
August 21: Weber Basin Water Conservation Learning Garden: “Provident Gardening” from 12pm-1:30pm. Joy Bossi, KNRS Radio “Joy in the Garden”. Learn about incorporating edibles into the landscape, saving seeds for future years, identifying heirloom and open pollinated varieties as well as how to store your fresh produce over winter.
September 1: Weber Basin Water Conservation Learning Garden: “Perfect Perennials” from 6pm–7:30 pm. Barney Barnett from Willard Bay Gardens (you can talk to Barney one-on-one at the Kaysville Farmer’s Market, but if you miss him there, this will be great class). There are many beautiful plants in the nurseries and not all of them are good for our climate. Barney will show and discuss some of the best and most attractive perennials for your yard that also require less water to keep healthy. Have a colorful, healthy and lush yard using perfect water-wise perennials.
I’m making plans now for September planting activities at the Church – I’ll publish those when I have details!
Cindy Nielsen
Directions to the Utah Botanical Center:
From highway 89 head south to the Kaysville exit (200 North St).
Go West to the traffic light at Main Street.
Turn west (left) and drive 0.2 miles to the stop sign at 50 West Street.
Turn south (right) onto 50 West and drive 0.5 miles.
It’s hard to miss the Farmer’s Market on Thursday night – that one is in the field and obvious!
If you attend the plant sale Saturday the 21st, it is at the Greenhouse (watch for a left turn on Sego Lilly Drive )
There isn’t much to do in the garden during August except keep up with the weeds and fight off the deer. If you are successful in those two endeavors, you should be enjoying some fresh produce this month. I’m having some success with one of the spray-on deer repellants (I don’t think the brand is important – just get one and use it). If you water with sprinklers it has to be reapplied after each watering, but since I started using it I’m finally getting some tomatoes and zucchini.
Speaking of produce, I went to the Utah Botanical Center’s Farmer’s Market this past Thursday in Kaysville and was delighted with the selection of fresh vegetables, melons, herbs, etc. The Farmer’s Market is held every Thursday at the Kaysville Botanical Center from 5 to 8pm. There is a nice article about in Section B of today’s (Saturday’s) Standard Examiner. It includes things such as:
· USU Extension cooking demonstration (last week was BBQ corn on the cob),
· Botanical Center free activity for the kids (last week they were tie dying t-shirts)
· Small assortment of food and craft vendors.
· Produce from the local vendors and Utah State Extension research gardens and orchards. Thursday the 19th they will have fresh peaches and blackberries from the Kaysville research orchard for sale (reasonably priced) and they are having several salsa chefs compete in a Salsa Showdown.
· If you go, be sure to stop at the Willard Bay Garden’s booth. This is a great chance to talk to one of their experts about specific plant selection. Barney and Barb will start by asking about your soil (sand or clay), light (sun/shade), what you want to achieve and then will recommend the right plant for success. If they don’t have it with them that evening, they will take and order and bring it the next week.
Upcoming Garden events for your calendar:
August 19: Botanical Center Farmer’s Market, Kaysville. I’m going so if anyone wants to ride with me or carpool, send me an email – we can make it group event! While you are there you can walk though the garden’s at the Utah House and the tree arboretum.
August 21: Fall Plant Sale at the Kaysville Botanical Center (10 am to 2 pm). If you want to go as a group, send me an email and I’ll coordinate a carpool or caravan. This sale features plants grown by the Utah State Extension/ Master Gardeners program– not necessarily those that you would see at the local nursery. Master Gardeners will be on hand to explain the plant characteristics and help you with your selection (hard to find that service at nurseries these days). You are encouraged to bring photos of your yard or plot plans to help the volunteers assist you in selecting the best plant options. Here’s a link with more information: https://extension.usu.edu/marketing/files/uploads/2010%20Garden%20Fair%20Shopping%20Guide.pdf (This link is about 30 pages long so keep scrolling though for photos of plants that will be on sale. Also, if the link doesn’t open you can copy and then paste it into your browser or, try right clicking on the link and look for the option to “Open Hyperlink”).
August 21: Weber Basin Water Conservation Learning Garden: “Provident Gardening” from 12pm-1:30pm. Joy Bossi, KNRS Radio “Joy in the Garden”. Learn about incorporating edibles into the landscape, saving seeds for future years, identifying heirloom and open pollinated varieties as well as how to store your fresh produce over winter.
September 1: Weber Basin Water Conservation Learning Garden: “Perfect Perennials” from 6pm–7:30 pm. Barney Barnett from Willard Bay Gardens (you can talk to Barney one-on-one at the Kaysville Farmer’s Market, but if you miss him there, this will be great class). There are many beautiful plants in the nurseries and not all of them are good for our climate. Barney will show and discuss some of the best and most attractive perennials for your yard that also require less water to keep healthy. Have a colorful, healthy and lush yard using perfect water-wise perennials.
I’m making plans now for September planting activities at the Church – I’ll publish those when I have details!
Cindy Nielsen
Directions to the Utah Botanical Center:
From highway 89 head south to the Kaysville exit (200 North St).
Go West to the traffic light at Main Street.
Turn west (left) and drive 0.2 miles to the stop sign at 50 West Street.
Turn south (right) onto 50 West and drive 0.5 miles.
It’s hard to miss the Farmer’s Market on Thursday night – that one is in the field and obvious!
If you attend the plant sale Saturday the 21st, it is at the Greenhouse (watch for a left turn on Sego Lilly Drive )
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Happening Week of 12 - 17 July
Several of you have asked about when and how to deadhead your plants. Deadheading makes the plants look better and stimulates new growth. If you are interested in hands-on demonstration, join us at the Church Street Chapel at 9:00 am on the 17th. We will deadhead and fertilize the petunias planted by the young women and the flowers the Garden Guild planted in June. One hour only (I’m leaving at 10:00 -- don’t worry if you have to come late or leave early). Bring small hand pruners or scissors and gloves (but pinching with your fingers is sometimes easier and faster).
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Happening this week July 5-11
Hello Gardeners:
Date change for tour of the Water Conservation Learning Garden. The date has moved to Thursday July 8 at 7:00 pm. This is an amazing resource right in our stake boundaries. Encourage your friends and family to join us for this private tour focused on perennial plants and square foot gardens. Meet in the Learning Garden parking lot, 2837 E. Highway 193 (about 2 blocks east of the stake center).
LaDonna Mesa Beehives helped plant a little flower bed this week next to the stake office entrance on the east side of the Stake Center. They worked hard and did a great job – take a minute to check it out next time you are there. The Stake Presidency is delighted with the expectation of some color at the Stake Offices entrance.
Date change for tour of the Water Conservation Learning Garden. The date has moved to Thursday July 8 at 7:00 pm. This is an amazing resource right in our stake boundaries. Encourage your friends and family to join us for this private tour focused on perennial plants and square foot gardens. Meet in the Learning Garden parking lot, 2837 E. Highway 193 (about 2 blocks east of the stake center).
LaDonna Mesa Beehives helped plant a little flower bed this week next to the stake office entrance on the east side of the Stake Center. They worked hard and did a great job – take a minute to check it out next time you are there. The Stake Presidency is delighted with the expectation of some color at the Stake Offices entrance.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
What is the Northridge Garden Guild?
Objective and tentative 2010 Schedule.
2010 Garden Guild Classes and Activities
Tentative Summer Schedule
June 27: Soil composition (at the Stake Center)
July 8: Perennial Plants at the Weber Basin Water Conservation Learning Garden. Inspiration for what perennials may fit in the church landscape (and your own)
August ?: Deadheading annuals & perennials : what / how/ when?
August 21: Garden Festival --Utah Botanical Center, Kaysville
Tour the perennial beds, a Tomato Taste Test and canning demonstration
Sept 1st: Perfect Perennials -- Conservation Learning Garden – which perennials to plant in the Fall for next year’s enjoyment
Sept 15: Using Ornamental Grasses -- Conservation Learning Garden
Sept 18: Designing with Bulbs –Utah Botanical Center
Sept 22: Flower Bulb Basics -- Conservation Learning Garden
Sept ?: Prepare church flower beds for Fall planting (this is when we roll up our sleeves and get to work!)
Sept/Oct ?: Preparing perennials for winter – cutting back and dividing
We’ll hold a plant exchange within the Stake to select items for transplanting to our church gardens and trade among each other
First Meeting:
June 19 9:00 am Church Street Chapel
Handouts and additional help:
Upcoming events:
June 27 7:00pm Stake Center Relief Society Room
"The Dirt on Soil Composition" learn how to analyze your soil, improve it
with compost and fertilizer. Bring gloves and hand trowels as we will take
a soil sample and spend a few minutes cleaning up the two pansy flower beds
and considering options for enhancing them.
July 8 7:00pm Weber Basin Water Conservation Learning Garden 2837 E.
Highway 193, Layton. (entrance is just off Highway 193 on 2650 East /at the
Weber Basin Water Treatment facility)
David Rice manages the Water Conservation Learning Garden. We are so lucky
to have this amazing resource right here in our stake boundaries. David is
very knowledgeable about perennials and water needs and will walk us thought
the gardens and provide information on the planting and care of perennial
plants. The gardens are just coming into full bloom now and are absolutely
inspiring. As an added bonus, they have a great square foot garden and he
will answer questions about this increasingly popular vegetable gardening
technique. This is our chance to consider plants suitable for our church
flower beds and which ones you may want to incorporate in your home gardens.
Bring your friends and family who want to know more about perennials or
vegetable gardening. Meet in the Learning Garden parking lot at 7:00. For
more information on the learning garden check out the Weber Basin link on
this blog
To be added to the Garden Guild email list for activity updates send an
email request to Cindy Nielsen: cnielsen802@gmail.com or call 801.771.4902
Garden guild
View more presentations from NorthridgeGardenGuild.
2010 Garden Guild Classes and Activities
Tentative Summer Schedule
June 27: Soil composition (at the Stake Center)
July 8: Perennial Plants at the Weber Basin Water Conservation Learning Garden. Inspiration for what perennials may fit in the church landscape (and your own)
August ?: Deadheading annuals & perennials : what / how/ when?
August 21: Garden Festival --Utah Botanical Center, Kaysville
Tour the perennial beds, a Tomato Taste Test and canning demonstration
Sept 1st: Perfect Perennials -- Conservation Learning Garden – which perennials to plant in the Fall for next year’s enjoyment
Sept 15: Using Ornamental Grasses -- Conservation Learning Garden
Sept 18: Designing with Bulbs –Utah Botanical Center
Sept 22: Flower Bulb Basics -- Conservation Learning Garden
Sept ?: Prepare church flower beds for Fall planting (this is when we roll up our sleeves and get to work!)
Sept/Oct ?: Preparing perennials for winter – cutting back and dividing
We’ll hold a plant exchange within the Stake to select items for transplanting to our church gardens and trade among each other
First Meeting:
June 19 9:00 am Church Street Chapel
Church stree annuals june 19
View more documents from NorthridgeGardenGuild.
Handouts and additional help:
Handout annual flower beds
View more documents from NorthridgeGardenGuild.
Upcoming events:
June 27 7:00pm Stake Center Relief Society Room
"The Dirt on Soil Composition" learn how to analyze your soil, improve it
with compost and fertilizer. Bring gloves and hand trowels as we will take
a soil sample and spend a few minutes cleaning up the two pansy flower beds
and considering options for enhancing them.
July 8 7:00pm Weber Basin Water Conservation Learning Garden 2837 E.
Highway 193, Layton. (entrance is just off Highway 193 on 2650 East /at the
Weber Basin Water Treatment facility)
David Rice manages the Water Conservation Learning Garden. We are so lucky
to have this amazing resource right here in our stake boundaries. David is
very knowledgeable about perennials and water needs and will walk us thought
the gardens and provide information on the planting and care of perennial
plants. The gardens are just coming into full bloom now and are absolutely
inspiring. As an added bonus, they have a great square foot garden and he
will answer questions about this increasingly popular vegetable gardening
technique. This is our chance to consider plants suitable for our church
flower beds and which ones you may want to incorporate in your home gardens.
Bring your friends and family who want to know more about perennials or
vegetable gardening. Meet in the Learning Garden parking lot at 7:00. For
more information on the learning garden check out the Weber Basin link on
this blog
To be added to the Garden Guild email list for activity updates send an
email request to Cindy Nielsen: cnielsen802@gmail.com or call 801.771.4902
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