Getting Ready for Summer

It's hard to believe that summer is just around the corner with all the cold weather and snow we've had! But before you know it, summer will be here Now's the time to start planting your garden.

Why not stop by the club's garden/yard plant sale to pick up some CO grown plants? We will have both pererinial and veggies for sale at our May 13th Plant Sale. We'll also have some garden related items such as garden art and markers. Be sure to stop in and support the club's fundraiser.

Sumnmer also means it's time for the club projects' work days. The club calendar on this site is kept up to date with workday information. Workdays are fun events where you get to meet with your fellow club members and enjoy a little time digging in the dirt with friends while doing a worthwhile community project. We have workdays for the library's butterfly & pollinator garden, the Ronald McDonald House gardens, the Pickens Technical College rose garden, the CFGC HQ club workday in June, and the Ft. Logan Cemetery.

I look forward to hearing what you all are planning with your gardens this year!

Victoria Schmidt

President, Colorado Federation of Garden Clubs

Dig and Dream Garden Club

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Summer is almost here!

Summer is around the corner and will be here before we know it! It's hard to imagine just a couple of weeks ago when we were watching the snow fall and dreaming of warmer weather, that it would be here this quickly.

And summer means it's time for community projects. Our community projects are fun. You get to meet with your garden club friends and dig in the dirt! What could be better? We are also doing important community work while having fun. All members should take part in at least one community project workday a year. Often, members pick a community project near to their hearts and do all of the workdays for that project. That is usually only 4-5 and some only have 1 a year. So it's not a big time commitment and if you show up the day of without signing up, that's great too!

Our community projects include the Smoky Hill Library Butterfly/Pollinator garden that we designed, installed, and maintain, the Ronald McDonald gardens and porch pots, the Pickens Technical College memorial rose garden, the CFGC HQ workday (June), and the Ft. Logan Cemetery workday (July). The dates and times for all workdays are in the club calendar on this website. The calendar is updated regularly so be sure to check it often.

Summer also means time to enjoy your own garden. Take the time to really savor how all of your hard work has paid off in your garden. And if you have a chance, snap a picture or take a little video to share with the club! We'd love to see your gardens.

Happy Gardening!

Victoria Schmidt

Dig and Dream Garden Club

NFRD President, CFGC Vice-President/President-elect

Spring is around the Corner

At this time of year it's hard to believe that Spring is just around the corner. But before you know it, Spring will be here! Now's the time to start planting those inside seeds. Why notgive it a try this year?

We need members to grow plants - both pererinial and annual as well as veggies - for our May Plant Sale. Even if your plants don't turn out as well as you'd like, you'll have learned something about starting plants from seeds. And your fellow garden club members are here to answer questions and provide support. Contact Michele if interested and she will give you a starter kit and some seeds.

But what about sowing seeds outdoors? Depending on the plant, it is about time for some of those to go in the ground as well. As we learned in our Growing Veggies in CO presentation in March, some cold weather plants, like lettuce, can be sown directly on top of the snow for April harvest! Wouldn't that be great? I think I'll give it a try this year to see if that works out for my garden.

I look forward to hearing what you all are planning with your gardens this year!

Victoria Schmidt

President, Dig and Dream Garden Club