The Green Garden Group at Twin Lakes

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April 10 2:30 Join us in Sullivan Woods for an old fashioned Easter Egg Hunt - over 400 eggs in the Woods - reachable from the path - please don't walk on the emerging plants.

April 16 9am We leave for a trip to the Ceiner Botanical Gardens, lunch to follow.

April 18, Green Garden Group host the Dogwood Garden Club for their monthly meeting and luncheon. A tour of the Woods to be the highlight.

April 27 and 28 Green Garden Group hosts the Bishop of North Carolina's task force : Caring for God's Creation

May 2,3,4 Green Garden Group travels to Lutherock. We will be privileged to be guided through this special corner of God's World by Dr. Ed Hauser.

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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

New Bridge and Blooms

Thanks to the carpentry and hard work of  Bob Herbert and his able assistants Fae Herbert and John Morin we have a new and safer bridge crossing Sullivan Brook.









Coreopsis and Forget-me-nots in the meadow

                                                                             

This Pitcher plant is in bloom - these are remarkably interesting plants.   So far our artificial bog appears to be sucessful, it is staying moist, the plants are growing nicely, our only problem has been the persistance of the dreaded violet that came along for the ride from our supplier.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Iris virginica

We searched high and low for a place to purchase the native Blue Flag Iris ( Iris virginica).  Would you believe this one came from e-bay - listing:  "USED". 
The team of Bob and Fae Herbert.
They are documenting the collection at Sullivan Botanical Gardens. 

Monday, May 2, 2011

Sullivan Meadow and more

Blue flax (Linum perenne lewisii)
Sullivan Meadow is beginning a season long march of beautiful flowers.  If done properly, there should be a progression of bloom until late fall.  Since we have just scattered seed and hoped for the best - it is in the hands of the Lord, the Great Gardener!

Our Carolina Rose ( Rosa carolina) is in bloom as well as the Coral Honeysuckle ( Lonicera semperviens). Notice the interesting way the stem comes out of the circular leaf on the honeysuckle.