Thanks to those who have already let Doris know you can help with the plant sale. We need additional volunteers and Doris needs to know which house you would like to work at so she can be sure we have the coverage needed.
The dates are set-up (Friday, May 7 afternoon) and the plant sale (Saturday, May 8 8:30 to noon) at both locations.
If you have not already done so, please send Doris an email or give her a phone call.
Doris phone: (630) 482-2572 and email: olgctrout@gmail.com
I also want to Welcome Amy and Wally! We are glad you have joined our project, and appreciate some youthful energy.
Our battle against fig buttercups continues, and it sounds like we need to start earlier next year. Click here for more info: https://www.lfwa.org/updates/tips-controlling-lesser-celandine?rq=lesser%20celandine
We are expecting! See below for a photo of mama. They have chosen the perfect location for a nest because it is outside of the boardwalk railing near the gazebo, babies and passers-by will both be safe that way. The next photo is of False Rue Anemone (Enemion biternatum). This one is at the WFS, but there are some beautiful clumps of it along the Fox River Trail west of the river and south of Batavia. You can tell it from Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) because Rue Anemone has 6 petals and the leaves are single and shaped like a duck's foot. False Rue Anemone has 5 petals and compound leaves. Full disclosure: that is a photo from the internet. I don't know of any Rue Anemone blooming around here.
Our next work day will be Friday, April 23 starting at 9:00. We will be spreading quartz sand between the rocks on the stepping stone paths, pulling fig buttercups and dead-heading near the dam and in the savannah surrounded by the boardwalk. If you have them, please bring gardening gloves, drinking water, eye protection, weed diggers, clippers, a bucket for toting and/or a broom. We will still need masks when close together, but not when spread out to work.
Hope to see you then!
Sarah Kimber
Hi All,
April 15, 2021
We are just three weeks away from our May 8, 2021 plant sale! Hopefully, you have had a chance to look around your yard and are finding some plants that you can donate to the sale.
If you are ready to use some identification sticks for your plant donations, let me know. Thanks to Bonnie and Jim, I have some sticks ready for your use now.
We are in need of more volunteers to help with set-up (Friday, May 7) and the plant sale (Saturday, May 8) at both locations. Many thanks to all who have already let me know you can help. If you are available to help and have not already contacted me, please send an email or give me a phone call me. Thanks, and I look forward to hearing from you!
Doris phone: (630) 482-2572 and email: olgctrout@gmail.com
Join us for the 6:45 April 20 BPDG meeting on Zoom. We will have a short business meeting to discuss final plans for the plant sale (coming May 7 set up and May 8 sales at Linda’s and Nancy’s), get a quick update on the Garden Walk planning, and enjoy a presentation by Linda Sonner and Lorayne Hrejsa. Their presentation will focus on the effects of climate change that are evident worldwide, including in our gardens. The reality of climate change will be explained as well as what we as gardeners can do to address the challenge and lessen our carbon footprint with good gardening practices.
Time: Apr 20, 2021 06:45 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting using this internet link any time after 6:30 pm on 4/20/21. Meeting starts at 6:45 pm.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84207529730?pwd=MDZIRGczeFc3L0VsRFB4aitGazNyUT09
If prompted, here is the meeting ID and password:
Meeting ID: 842 0752 9730
Passcode: 474701
Or, if you do not want to join by computer, you can listen to the meeting by phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
If prompted, here is the meeting ID and password:
Meeting ID: 842 0752 9730
Passcode: 474701
For more information contact Diana Sharp (630) 879-7578
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Hello Gardeners!
Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners, we are getting ready for our 2021 Plant Sale, to be held in two locations, one on the east side of Batavia, and one on the west side of Batavia. Our plant sale will be on Saturday, May 8 from 9:00 AM - noon, and set up will be on Friday, May 7. Please let Doris know when you are available to help and at which location you will be helping. Give her a call at (630) 482-2572 or send an email to olgctrout@gmail.com
Our two locations are:
East Side: 1168 Pine Street, Batavia — Linda Sonner’s home
West Side: 415 Maple Lane, Batavia - Nancy Hollmeier’s home
Of course, we are hoping you have some plants to donate to our sale. Now is the time to check your garden to see what you might be able to donate. As always, please pot your donations with enough soil and keep them watered so they are in good shape for the sale. Include plant identification sticks in your pots so our customers know what they are buying.
Remember, we are looking for a variety of plants, so please limit donations to no more than 10 plants of any one variety. If you are in need of pots for your donations, several of our members have them available. You may contact Diana Sharp (630) 879-7578 for empty potsand she will let you know where you can get them.
A few more things about the plant sale…
Do you need help digging and potting your plants?
Do you need help getting your plants to the sale locations?
Do you have wagons that we can use to help our customers get their plants to their vehicles?
If your answer to any of these questions is YES, please contact Doris at (630) 482-2572 or send an email to olgctrout@gmail.com