Faleesha’s Winter Garden

Chickadee in rose: One of the many chickadees that visit my yard.  I was able to snap a nice photo during the super cold spell we had in the middle of February.  This little guy is sitting in the rambling rose bush.

Self – trellis rose project: Like with the helianthus maximillani, the rose bushes tend to get a little out of hand.  I am using last year’s growth to form a living trellis for this year’s growth.

Helianthus Maximilani: I have woven last year’s growth into a framework for what will be a living fence to corral this year’s Helianthus Maximilani flowers that grow very tall and tend to fall over.

Garden pot prep: I do almost all of my vegetable gardening in containers.  I have worked in compost, worm castings, and leaf much into last year’s dirt to reinvigorate last year’s tomato pots.  I use an empty starter pot as a placeholder so when I go to transplant my seedlings outdoors, it’s a whole lot easier.

The Our Center – Longmont

The OUR Center’s motto is “Paving the way to self-sufficiency”.  This community supported organization has provided critical food, clothing, housing, and utilities to help families achieve self-reliance since 1986. The OUR Center offers “a hand up, not a hand out” to residents of the St. Vrain Valley School District of Colorado.                                              

To support the OUR Center’s vision of self-sufficiency, they built a community garden to supply fresh produce to their kitchen and market.  Hoe & Hope members actively support the OUR Center garden by:

• Donating over 100 volunteer hours each growing season

• Growing vegetable seedling in early spring  to transplant into the OUR garden

• Harvesting over 600 lbs of fresh produce to be used in the kitchen/market

• Growing flowers to attract pollinators and beautify the garden

The OUR Center is an asset to the Longmont community.  Hoe & Hope is proud to be a supporter of an organization that truly “makes a difference”.

Charlotte’s Gardens

Connie’s Gardens