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We convoyed to the home of Rhonda and Wayne Hoener for a most-excellent tour of their veggie garden: raised beds made from repurposed bed frames, picnic tables, and corrugated metal roofing. Many tour participants were just gob-smacked by the "funky cool" garden art and artifacts Rhonda used all around their property (everyone checked out the Hoener's outdoor deck bed). Rhonda and Wayne went all out for our unexpected treats and snacks selection (though there were entirely too many squash and zucchini-based food items, for SOME tourists), and we all asked for recipes.
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| Metal roofing formed the raised beds around the perimeter of the garden. |
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| Garden keepers admire the plantings and ask questions of Wayne, third from left, and Rhonda, at right. Rhonda said her father had collected the bedsteads decades ago from an old hotel. She found the perfect use for them! |
Prior to the tour, our garden club blog-meister, Su Chism, was presented with a limited edition, vintage club tee-shirt, for her efforts on our behalf - thank you Su!
The August tour was our last for the season, and our next meeting on Sept. 8 will be in Camden Grange, with an educational class, snacks and treats, assorted rumor mongering, and general good timage.
Also, please mark on your calendar: Oct. 13 will be our last meeting for 2015, and our annual Harvest Dinner - this year, our club will provide the meat portion of the dinner (depending on road kill selection), so you are invited to bring side dishes and desserts and bread-related items, hopefully from your garden.
If you have comments on your own recent gardening experiences, or cool pictures (or both!), please e-mail them to blog-meister Su (schism@aimcomm.com) – remember, we're all in this together.
jim
I really liked this place. The garden was small, but full of original ideas and handmade details. Next time I'm tempted to buzz down to Home Depot for the standard garden whatsit, I'm going to stop and think about what Rhonda and Wayne might do. Full points for creativity and a funky rusty arty esthetic. I also liked the crazy paving, and the volunteer petunias that made it their home.
ReplyDeleteFun garden, Jim, and good photos, Pat (except for the one of me which you must immediately delete).
Su