July 27, 2007

Mayor Daley's Landscape Awards Program

Hello and welcome back to our blog. The past few days have been filled with gardening and landscape up-keep. This is because we are entering our Master Gardener/ Intern Demonstration gardens in Mayor Daley's Landscape Awards Program. The contest scores the gardens on appearance, function, and maintenance. We have to weed, plant, and deadhead to ready our grounds for the unannounced arrival of the judges. They are going to be very critical and we want to make sure everything is looking its best.

To enter into the contest I had to submit an application stating why I believe the U of I Extension gardens should be considered for the contest. I explained in a brief writing about the benefits of the garden to the community, students, and other people interested in urban gardening. I am looking forward to seeing the results of our hard work.

Since our Children's garden is well into the summer, the produce from our vegetable plants are ready to harvest. Thus far the green peppers, zucchini squash, and squash have yielded a great crop. The pumpkins, cucumbers, and tomatoes are getting close to harvest time.

Posted by Ron Wolford at 2:29 PM |