Thanks to our sponsors for this garden: Landscape Consultants and the Kansas Wesleyan Community Resilience Hub
Owner: Bob and Michelle Dolan
Address: 104 W. Lake Drive– No parking at the home **Please park across the street at the Highway Patrol**
Plan to shop! Vendors at this garden:
Findings by Deon by Deon Smalley
Clay Studio @ bisonbrae by Patty Fiedler
Location
Highlights:
- More vegetables than flowers
- Back – his vegetables, front – her flowers
- Solar greenhouse
- Raised vegetable beds
- Fenced in vegetable area
- Composting
- Rain barrel
Things NOT to miss:
- Crop rotation
- Mulch
- Organization and planning
Gardener’s Favorite plants:
- New starts in the greenhouse
- Lettuce, spinach, cabbage, onions – early spring
- Tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, eggplants, melons – summer
- Cuttings for hanging baskets and flowers
- I like it all! Just get me a seed to grow!
Challenges:
- Weather
- Water
- Pests
- Timing for planting crops
Gardening Tip:
- Start simple and use easy management with your time and growing.
- Don’t be afraid to try anything. Just get started, and you’ll find success and satisfaction, even in failure.
How would you like someone to describe your garden:
As inspiring and productive. You can really reap rewards from your efforts in the garden!