John Inskeep House: Weed Warriors Attack!
On October 26th, a beautiful, cool autumn day, the weed warriors gathered for the end of the season Herb Garden cleanup! Charlotte A , Sharon A, Tina M , Barbara R, and Joanne Y (not pictured is our photographer Claire S and Barb C who had to leave a little early).
Next Spring, parsley, dill, fennel and rue are among herbs belonging to the carrot family that may find a place in the herb garden. These herbs are important for the young Black Swallowtail caterpillars, indigenous to NJ and our State butterfly. Consider adding plants from the carrot family to your own garden. Visit outside the Burlington Co Agricultural Center to see these perennials with caterpillars chomping away. Join our Weed Warrior Group.
Director of Community Beautification, Barbara DC presented her report at the October meeting. Barb praised our GCM volunteers who have been providing the Evesham Library with monthly seasonal silk floral arrangements for many years. Each member who donated a library arrangement over the past 12 months, received a floral gift to take home. These very pretty flower arrangements were a GCM "thank you" to the individuals active in the program.
The next time you visit the Evesham Library to pick out your favorite book or attend a workshop, take a peek to enjoy the floral arrangement.
We appreciate the library staff and visitors who welcome the flowers every month with a smile. Click below to bring a little sunshine to your day.
Thank you to our local Marlton GS Troop 22381 for promoting 1Seed 1Community & the seed binder exchange coming to the Evesham Library next Spring. Click below and vote for OUR favorite scarecrow today!
THANK YOU all at SWC-NPS for joining us and collecting native plant seeds for the Evesham Library Seed Exchange project. Your expertise and help is immeasurable for native plants. Thanks to Evesham Green Team volunteers, who are working behind the scenes at grass-roots.
Looking to our neighbors/business/clubs/nursery and other organizations, who are gardeners at heart. Start SAVING SEEDS for our future free seed exchange binder, coming Spring 2025 and hosted by the Evesham Library. The basic idea is that you take a seed packet from the seed exchange, plant and grow.
Then, if you would like to, you can let some of the plants go to seed, harvest those seeds, and then "return" them to the Library Seed Exchange to be shared by future gardeners.
We will be starting with native plant designs for your own urban backyard. The designs are for mailboxes, road verge, corners, downspouts and many more. Later seed offerings at the library will have seeds for pollinators, vegetables, and more. Keeping in mind we want "easy" seeds to grow first. Neighbors helping neighbors.
Send your ideas, information, and interest in helping us for the Evesham Seed Binder Community Project. Click the I Can Help link below to send an email to GCM at Marlton Seed Exchange. Please include in the comments how you can offer support with perennial, herb, vegetable, and other seeds from your business or backyard. Thank you!