June garden tour - yowsa!

Jim, Marlene and Steve. Marlene holds the coveted (or maybe not) garden-club gnome,
presented to all tour hosts. In the background, the garden gates slide horizontally
on pipe rails, a typical touch in this well-organized and clever garden.

Our garden club toured an amazing garden in June - club members Marlene and Steve are the garden's operators and/or weed slaves, and we had a great time!  

Marlene and Steve graciously answered about 200 questions (some redundant questions, there), and provided us with delicious homemade snacks as well.  

Steve's rooftop rain catchment system was a huge hit, and more than a few garden folk are now planning something similar, as we are all a little concerned about rain late in the summer.   

Even the composting area is neat and well-designed.

Marlene's compost production area also prompted some of our gardeners to plan better, more efficient systems, and their home built greenhouse was closely inspected by nearly every garden tourist - I watched a couple of energetic gardeners sketching and noting how Steve built the structure, and how Marlene uses the greenhouse to add time to our local far-too-short growing season.

Club members explore rows of raspberries, rhubarb and fruit trees. Note the water lines at each tree.

Thanks again to Marlene and Steve!