During the final week of this sustainability project, the temperature decreased a bit, re-enforcing not planting many flowers at the end of November. However, I was able to transplant a few tropical sage flowers from my house (we have an abundance). Their red flowers liven up the shade. I also made a bird’s eye view of where to plant the flowers and I drew a picture of the flowers together. I hope to post these as soon as I figure out how.
I know I can get turkscaps at an organic nursery near Smithville, if I can’t find a local source. The other flowers I will try to find as the temperatures warm. This project is ongoing, and will hopefully eventually spread out of the garden to the dorm rooms and home with students.
This is the beginning of a continuous project, that I hope will continue to be maintained even after I graduate. I feel like having flowers in a shady area will liven it up and show people that there can be color and life everywhere. Perhaps this area will be expanded to also grow vegetables or herbs, but for now it is just native flowers to bring joy, right at the front of the garden.
I love flowers so much I think that addign some more color to the campus was a great idea! I hope the make it through the winter, are you going to cover them and everything when it freezes?
ReplyDeleteYour flowers look great! I stopped by to admire them while watering my plot before the break. I look forward to seeing more once it warms back up outside!
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