PLANT BULBS now through early December for spring
beauty. Try the less common Fritallarias (Checkered Lily) and Alliums in many sizes. Remember the Snowdrop’s early spring magic! Globemaster & Ambassador alliums are
still available through Ruby Moon at Golden Crane to support CBUF. Fritillaria
below…
When selecting TREES AND SHRUBS for your
yard, remember winter and look for interesting bark, branch color or shape and/or
berries. In evergreens, look for golden
varieties that make it look like the sun is shining even in the rain!
It’s time to MULCH BEDS FOR WINTER! Adding a layer of organic material, such as
compost, shredded leaves or straw over bare soil at this time of year will give
the worms a chance to incorporate it, giving you better tilth in spring. Pull mulch away from trees, along with leaf
litter, to avoid extra moisture at the base and deter rodents. See:
This is a good time to DIG AND DIVIDE
OVERGROWN PERENNIALS, replanting what you need and sharing the extra bounty
with your neighbors.
DIVIDE
& SHARE DAY — Saturday, October 28, 2017 1:00 - 2:30 pm at The Giving Garden, 2650 NW
Highland Dr., Corvallis. Bring your plant
clumps to divide, pot up, exchange and share. EGC will provide potting soil,
pots and blank labels. Be sure to
bring plant information: Plant name: Latin or
common name, flower color, height, Culture - sun/shade etc. A flower photo
would be an extra bonus!
BOOK
RECOMMENDATION:
Cool Flowers: How to Grow and Enjoy Long-Blooming Hardy Annual
Flowers Using Cool Weather Techniques by Lisa Mason Ziegler
She suggests you seed out hardy annuals now for earlier
cut flowers in spring. Try chartreuse Bells
of Ireland to mix well with anything in a bouquet. Also recommended: sweet peas, foxgloves, Sweet William, snapdragons, larkspur, delphinium
and bupleurum (below)
Membership Meetings:
1st Monday Oct-May, 7
p.m., ALS Building, Basement Hort. Lab, OSU.
Club supports community gardening
grants and OSU Horticulture scholarship. Tours, Holiday Greens Party,
Socials.
More at www.EGCCORVALLIS.ORG
