Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Gardening Angels


At the PO on Monday, I was delighted to meet and thank the ladies responsible for these beautiful little gardens. 


The ladies were hard at it, grubbing up weeds.


We chatted briefly and I thanked them for providing such a welcome sight in downtown Marshall. I should have asked more questions--were they part of an organization? how long had they been tending this garden? did they have others?


But I didn't. I was too busy enjoying the wealth of blooms that adorned these two small sidewalk gardens.



                             Echinacea in different vibrant shades. . .

Bee balm . . .


Black-eye Susans, a sprawling lavender plant, and some tall reddish-purple plant (Amaranth?) that they said were volunteers--seeded from a planting across the street.


Zinnias and marigolds too--so much color!

Many thanks to those gardening angels--you are deeply appreciated!


 

8 comments:

Anvilcloud said...

That’s lovely. It reminds me that the ladies (I assume) of one of our churches, also do a great job.

Barbara Rogers said...

Fabulous that some civic minded people put out this effort. We also have a very active volunteer group, the Black Mountain Beautification Committee. They even sponsor a plant sale annually.

Sandra Parshall said...

Lovely!

Elizabeh Varadan said...

They really are beautiful. How nice that they left such a beautiful trail.

JAPW said...

Truly lovely. I have thought of recycling plants that have been removed from Duke gardens. Still have life but not perfect for display. Bet there are places like that in your area.

Vicki Lane said...

I think the Biltmore House does some of that. Years ago when my husband had a business tie with their gardens, they gave him a huge bag of recycled tulip bulbs.

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jennyfreckles said...

So lovely to see. Where would we be without these armies of volunteers improving our lives and our towns?