Village Condominium Association
Grow Happiness
by J. F. Weiler
A Pierce Road garden
Photo by Betty Ann Tyson
The late summer Village gardens are colorfully abundant! White and purple butterfly bushes (attracting both bees and butterflies), chrysanthemums, dahlias, hostas (which must be the most popular Village plant), impatiens (in blocks of red interspaced with orange marigolds), lillies, phlox, late summer roses, rust-red sedum, violet-blue Russian sage and golden sunflowers! Wow! Did I miss any?
When I talk with various Village gardeners I am impressed with how much personal joy they derive from their gardens. It inspires me to do a sketch of my present garden with plans for next year’s flowers.
Invading earwigs have reached the Village gardens. They leave many small holes in plant leaves after dining at night. Village gardener Jenna Ceddia, who has done battle with the earwigs on her hydrangeas, suggests using Escar-Go! (iron phosphates in little blue pellets) which are spread on top of the soil to get rid of earwigs. Or go out at night and pick the earwigs off the leaves.
The gardens of Marrakech will be visited by Boston's Landscape Institute Travel Study Class this coming February. The class will travel to Morocco "to view gardens of oasis and enclosure where the sound of water mingles with the fragrance of roses." The Landscape Institute is located at 320 Newbury Street, Boston. Visit www.the-bac.edu/li for more information. You can audit their classes and come back to the Village a professional gardener.
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| Grant Avenue hibiscus | Garden angel, Pierce Road | Red peppers, Lexington St. |
| Photos by J.F. Weiler |
Written for the Sept. 2010 Village Newsletter.