Pumpkin Patch Garden Update

The veggies, fruit and flowers are doing great!

Thank you to all the TEENs that have tending the Pumpkin Patch Garden this season!

The climbing white flowers are snow peas; leafy greens in middle are celery stalks; yellow and red marigolds and bushy carrot leafs in the back! (carrots are currently about the size of my pinky fingers.)

There is red cabbage up front, leafy spinach in the middle, ripe strawberries, and tall broccoli and cauliflower in the back.

The herb bed has large basil plants in the front and back, with marigolds and nasturtiums blooming throughout. The mint has taken over and the lemon verbena and sage are smelling wonderful!

Upgraded TEEN Patio!

Thank you to Izador, Abby, Rachel, Julia, Mathew, Kenzie, and Aline for your hard work and enthusiasm during Saturday's gardening event!

TEENs transplanted desert plants into half of the back bed to open up space for veggie gardening and digging for young kids, turned the chiminea into a planter, removed 4 jojobas and pruned them, painted rocks to form a snake bench for preschoolers, turned wagons into planters, spread wildflower seeds and more! It was a large task and you should all feel very accomplished!

Thank you!

Big Bug Brunch - Thank you!

Thank you to Meaghan, Emily, Maddy, Bomi, Brandon, Erica, CJ, & Korrina for a great weekend of insect crafts!

The Herbarium and its Digitization

For all you plant fanatics...

This is a good article the digitization project the Garden's Herbarium is doing by photographing and georeferencing the specimens. Hopefully, this project will allow the specimen information to be available to more than just researchers!

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-10/pressed-plants-are-data-too

Dia de los Muertos - Thank you!

A BIG thank you goes out to Kaela, Julia, Joab, Kenzie, Ely and shown below, Alexander, Marcus and CJ with their new friends. You did a wonderful job at the craft area during the Day of the Dead celebration at the Garden.

Your hand-made papel picado flags looked amazing!

Thank you!

Big Bug Brunch

Shifts are available for TEENs to host the craft area this Saturday and Sunday's Big Bug Brunch from 9:15am to 12:30pm. Please conatct me to sign up for a shift! dbg.org/shop/events-exhibits/bug-brunch-11-6-11