Seamus, I have gotten a response/advice from the Illinois Extension Service-Master Gardener Program in regard to our reinstall. 1. With regard to the apple trees, they recommend trying to save any apple trees that are in good shape or producing well. Dig a good amount of root ball and keep intact. Hold them in large…
Seamus, I have gotten a response/advice from the Illinois Extension Service-Master Gardener Program in regard to our reinstall. 1. With regard to the apple trees, they recommend trying to save any apple trees that are in good shape or producing well. Dig a good amount of root ball and keep intact. Hold them in large…
Well the trees are all planted! Thanks to Open Lands, Tree Keepers and all gardeners and volunteers who came out to help. There is a total of 25 Oak, Sour Gum, Pecan and Kentucky Coffee trees. We now have the obligation to maintain these trees, first through the coming Winter, and then until Open Lands…
Hello Everyone, This is short notice but as part of the preparation for the parkway tree planting (not inside the garden) we will be doing on October 19th, we have a chance to meet with the donating organization and Amy Beltemacchi, the co-founder of Root-Riot and a landscape architect. There are many ornamental tree options…
Hello Everyone, This is a reminder that we have a workday this coming Saturday from 10-12pm. This time around we also have a large group of volunteers from the Austin Garden Collective who will be joining us to help get a larger volume of work done. We will be dealing with cleaning, mowing, weeding, and…
Hello Everyone, Sorry for the late reminder, but we have a workday at Harambee today at 10:30 am. It looks like rain has stopped. We mostly be just being together and gardening. Hope to see you this morning. Thanks, Seamus
Hi Everyone, This is just a reminder about our workday tomorrow. The forecast says there may be some rain. We will take that into account and do what we can. We may also use it as an opportunity to do some planning. Thank you, See you tomorrow!
Hello Everyone, This is a quick reminder that we are having a work night to night at the garden from 6-8pm. If you are able to bring a lawn mower, please do. (The rain has prevented us from mowing for the last two weeks.) See you tonight. Thanks, Seamus May 29 6pm- 8pm June 15th…
Hello Everyone, I want to pass on this news as soon as I learned. Fellow Root-Riot gardener Sally Stovall passed away yesterday after a sudden stroke on Monday. Sally and husband Dick have participated at Harambee for years and this news comes as a great shock. I am forwarding Ana Garcia’s email which provides more…
Hello Everyone, I hope you have had a great winter. It was long and as we Midwesterners like to say, character building, but it is finally safe to plant. If you have not already, please get busy. There are a few things to let you know about this year. NeighborSpace After years of the using…
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Please join us this coming Sunday, September 23 for an orchard planting day. We have received a donation of fruit trees that we will be planting in the south east corner of the garden. In addition we will be painting the gazebo and the new bench boxes we build at the last workday. The event…
