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Work Day 9/10 & Picnic 9/17
Join Us for the Annual Garden Picnic and Potluck Saturday, September 17, 20221:00 pm until 3:00 pm Let the Board thank you for another successful gardening season. The association will provide the main course. Please bring a side dish or dessert from your garden harvest to share with the community!Seating is limited – bring your…
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INSPECTION RESULTS ARE IN!
Check the Bulletin Board for your plot number, and see how your plot fared in the June inspection. If it says “Passed,” Congratulations! Your plot is in good shape. Otherwise, we ask that you fix the items that need improvement by Saturday, June 25! If you have questions, please contact your section captain.
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June Reminders!
All plots must be at least 50% cleared and 50% planted BY JUNE 1 First Inspection of the 2022 season will take place during the week of June 6-10. Get those plots ready and start planting! All 1st Year Gardeners are required to join an inspection team in June or July. You will get Community…
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April 9 – Spring Meeting
The Board of Directors of the Blair Road Community Garden Association cordially invites you to: Our 2022 Spring Garden Meeting! WHEN: Saturday, April 9, 2022 @ 10:00 AM until Noon WHERE: ONLINE! This will be the last fully virtual meeting (we hope) WHY: Plan for the 2022 Season! Guest Speakers Nat’l Park Service Botanist Ana Chuquin will give a presentation…
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March 22 – Invasive Species
Invasive Species Zoom Presentation On Tuesday, March 22 @ 7:30 PM you can join a Zoom presentation about INVASIVE SPECIES. Learn which plants and animals should be removed from your garden on sight. Zoom Link will be available on Monday. Questions? E-mail judyfrose@aol.com
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Membership Month!
Welcome to “Membership Month!” Hopefully by now, you have received your renewal packet, which includes your Permit Agreement (double-sided), a Message from the Board (double-sided), a 2022 Calendar of Events, our Notice of Updates to Membership Rules, and the National Park Service 2022 Guidelines. Please be sure to review all documents, including the updated 2022…
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2022 Season – Changing Plots
Dear Gardeners, Are you a community gardener in good standing? Are you interested in applying for a different plot at Blair Road garden? If so, read on! Before offering our 2022 open plots to waiting list applicants, we are reaching out to existing gardeners to gauge interest in relocating. How Do I Request a Plot…
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Emerging Invasive Species
Spotted Lanternfly The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is a planthopper which is native to China, India, and Vietnam, but has also spread to Korea around 2006. It was detected in Pennsylvania in 2014, and has since been found to have confirmed populations in Delaware, New Jersey and Virginia. Its preferred host is tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima), but it…