FOOD FOR HUMMINGBIRDS AND PEOPLE.
BRING A NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEM. [canned goods; milk that is packaged for non-refrigerated shelf life; boxes of raisins, etc. Think homeless without a stove or refrigerator like you have.] All the food will be donated to the Good Samaritans of Garland.
COME HELP US RESCUE HUNDREDS OF CANNA RHIZOMES FOR HUMMINGBIRDS!
One of the many friends of the Garland Community Garden, Rich Resser, has secured hundreds of beautiful canna rhizomes from a company that sells them. The season for planting Cannas ends the last day of August so the dealer is unable to sell them. Planting near the end of August still gives them the 10 to 12 weeks they need to establish before the first frost in our area which typically comes around November 16. Your bed of Cannas will come back year after year.
BENEFITS FOR YOU AND ANY CHILD YOU MAY BRING TO THIS EVENT
You will have the contented feeling that comes from being an active part of your community and . . .
- as many free canna rhizomes as you want.
- the opportunity to learn about the relationship between cannas and pollinators.
- the opportunity to learn about the magic of the Garland Community Garden: Our Little Free Library and its new annex; information about hemp, a plant that is now legal to grow in the USA; you can see and even taste an edible weed; and more.
- Free information about what to plant in your fall garden; how to plant cannas; all about hummingbirds; how to get a license in the state of Texas to grow hemp; and how to plant a small field of wheat and then turn it into flour.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON SATURDAY!
We will be set up in the shade of one of the large old trees by our turquoise picnic table that Good Sam’s of Garland donated to us. It is always cool under the protected canopy of a large old tree.
The Garland Community Garden is located at the junction of Brand and Naaman School Road. The entrance s up at the eastern end of the property where all the construction equipment is. Just drive on in and park where you see other cars parked. Rain check day on Sunday 1-4 PM.
