COURTYARD CORNER

Summer is officially here and the courtyard is ready. New plants continue to be added including snapdragons and verbena that should bring in butterflies as well as the curious as they open in a variety of colors. And special thanks to Gary Anderson and Gary Smith who stepped in and ensured the waterfall is running and ready for the summer months. 

The sidewalk chalk and bubbles are stationed at the top courtyard entrance on the Southside and all are encouraged to play. We enjoyed seeing the buggles rise up out of the courtyard the other weekend! There are also water bottles that can be filled and used throughout. Thank you to those that have already found a thirsty plant or two and placed a bottle near them. 

We will be weeding, pruning, and mulching in the courtyard if any would like to join us. Now is a great time to prune shrubs such as lilac before they put out the buds for next year. It's also a good time to add fertilizer to the soil around new and old plants to give them a boost for the growing season. And weeding - never easy. But if you can at least mow or cut the blossoms off you can buy yourself some time and keep the weeks from spreading. Mulching also helps keep weeks to a minimum until a ground cover can be established. 

There is always something going on in nature so make sure to allow yourself a moment to see it! Anyone wanting to help out in the courtard please contact Elizabeth Fischer at elizabeth@gjd.io