Final Teaser for the Saturday (May 11) Plant Sale

The gym is FILLED!!!!  Plant Sale Saturday morning!  We have a great assortment of native shade and native sun plants that are hard to find (wait until you see them!), named iris and named day lilies, herbs, sun and shade perennials, small trees (pagoda dogwood, crab apple, maples, rose of Sharon, and more), bushes (wigelia, bush clematis, medium sized boxwood, and too many more to list), flats of ground covers (ajuga, sedums, stepables) looking for a space under a tree or in a rock garden.  There are daffodil, grape hyacinth, and some other spring perennial bulbs.  We also have some tender bulbs of dalias, cannas, and elephant ears.  The ferns are in fantastic shape after the great rain this spring.  There is even rhubarb ready to use in sauces, cakes and pies (and plants of it to start in your own garden).  We have some larger urns, a seed spreader, horticultural vinegar, plant markers and who knows what will arrive in the morning!

Come join us for the sale at 9am to noon, Saturday, May 11 at the Bethany Lutheran Church gymnasium.  We have boxes for you to take your plants home in.  We have help to get them to your vehicle.  The proceeds help support the Batavia Wildflower Sanctuary in downtown Batavia along the riverfront and scholarships for horticulture students.

Plant Sale Teaser

Wondering what will be at the plant sale.....here are some teasers (just a few of the 1000 plants that will be coming for you to choose!). In these pictures just from one yard are ferns, Jack Frost brunnera, meadow rue, black cohosh, blue bells, trout lily, bush clematis, celandine poppy, trillium, scented leaf geraniums, fall and spring anemone, sedum, oat grass, blue fescue, violets, baby alllium, wild ginger, sweet cicely, fireworks goldenrod, spiderwort, variegated queen of the prairie, and more will be coming in other varieties from other homes. Come see us at 9am Saturday morning to get the best choices!

January 15 - Focus on Food via film "Wasted!"

The January, 15th Batavia Plain Dirt Gardener's meeting will include the movie "Wasted" which is a story of food waste and the way we can move to be more conscious of choices as we buy, cook, recycle and eat foods.  According to the film jacket, the film focuses on "some of today's most influential chefs and how they make the most of food by transforming what most people may think of as scraps into incredible dishes that create a more secure food system".  Learn how to make small changes that will help solve the food waste problem at your own home as well as lead to larger contributions to our planet.

6:45 pm social time and gathering
7:00 pm short business meeting
7:15 or so, "Wasted"

Meet in the meeting room at the Batavia Public Library on the corner of Hwy 31 and Wilson in downtown Batavia.

Wildflower Sanctuary Update and Workday Wednesday

Thank you to Terri for braving the elements to remove an invading burning bush from the Wildflower Sanctuary on Saturday!  We both slept better knowing that it is gone. 

 

Our next work day will be on Wednesday at 8:00 am (or 9:00 if you prefer).  The ground will be nice and soft, so we will meet for weeding and trimming at the far north end of the WFS, near the dam.  If you have them, please bring gardening gloves, knee pads, eye protection, weed diggers, clippers and a bucket or tarp for hauling.  If it is raining more than sprinkles, you can take the day off.

 

Thanks for your help!

Sarah

Mosquito Repellant Spray Recipe

Linda told us about a mosquito spray recipe that works for her:

1/2 cup witch hazel
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
40 drops essential oils (any of these or all:  eucalyptus, lemongrass, citronella, tea tree or rosemary)

Mix together and put into one 8 ounce glass spray bottle.

Spray over all portions of the body but avoid repellant in eyes and mouth.

Now that there is more moisture, the little rascals will be out in force.  Enjoy the outdoors!

Sad News

Dear Friends,

Linda Dietz’s husband passed away on Sunday.  Linda has been part of our garden club for several years and we wanted to let you know.  Here is the information shared on the Moss Funeral home site for the arrangements for Robert (Bobbie) Dietz:

Visitation will be held 4:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. Thursday, July 19, 2018 at Moss Family Funeral Home 209 South Batavia Ave. Batavia, IL. Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Friday, July 20, 2018, at Moss Family Funeral Home. Interment will be held private at Blackberry Cemetery in Elburn.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be directed to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 1501 42 nd Street Suite 230 West Des Moines, Iowa 50266

For additional information contact Moss Family Funeral Home 630-879-7900 or www.mossfuneral.com Chris, Dave and Alina O'Connor Schedule Moss Family Funeral Home Moss Family Funeral Home.

Pottawatomie Garden Club Garden Walk this Saturday

The Pottawatomie Garden Club of St. Charles will hold their garden walk this Saturday, July 14 from 9am to 4pm.  Tickets are $15 pre-sale and $20 the day of the sale.  Tickets are available at PottaGardenClub.org; Blue Goose Market, Heinz Brothers Greenhouse, The Planter's Palette, Shady Hill Gardens, Town House Books and Café, and Wasco Nursery.