Showing posts with label ornamental beds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ornamental beds. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Spread It, Vertical It, Trim It, Fill It and Please DON'T Step Through It

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 What a rollercoaster its been over the last few weeks with our work here at Glen Echo. This week we're reaching the peak and heading do...
Friday, May 6, 2016

Greenhouse Plant Sale Tomorrow Saturday May 7th

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Greenhouse Plant Sale will be tomorrow, Saturday May 7th from 9-11 at the maintenance building below the first tee box. Becky will be here...
Sunday, April 24, 2016

Rejuvinated Ornamental Bed Next to Clubhouse Almost Ready For Plants

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First, quick announcement. Annual plant sale will be on Saturday May 7th from  9-11 at the maintenance building. We won't have every pla...
Friday, April 8, 2016

Weather Stats for March, Water Line Repair/Cart Path Repair, Ornamental Bed Rejuvenation and More

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The very nice weather stats for March. MONTHLY RECORDS 9TH WARMEST MARCH ON RECORD TIED 2ND LEAST NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES OF MINIMUM ...
Friday, April 1, 2016

Leaking Water Line, Sod Laying, Mulch Spreading, Zoysia Grass Greenup, and Stump Sodding Oh My!

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A number of items to cover as we go into this weekend. The weather has been really kind to us with average temperatures 6-7 degrees above no...
Monday, March 7, 2016

How Does Your Garden Grow? Very Nicely I Must Say Here At Glen Echo

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How does your garden grow is a presentation taking place this Saturday by our very own horticulturist Becky Edwards. Becky does outstandi...
Sunday, April 26, 2015

Greenhouse Plant Sale

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Little slow on the trigger this season but our greenhouse plant sale will be on Saturday, May 9th from 9-11 a.m. at the maintenance building...
Friday, October 24, 2014

That time of year, Deep-tine aeration planned for this Monday, October 26th.

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In an effort to not disrupt ball roll out in the late summer/early fall, I delay greens aeration until the end of October.  Well, that day h...
Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Ornamental Planting expansion behind clubhouse

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The rear of the clubhouse is always a focus for our wedding parties and group gatherings here at Glen Echo.  We have a couple of nice ornam...
Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Members entrance bed

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As you walk into the members entrance, there is a bed to the left that was planted with ivy and vinca vine. Before construction of this area...
Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Mulching woodland garden area

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Last week, the staff spread the chipped mulch in the 9 woodland garden area.  We had placed it there a couple of weeks before, expecting som...
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Greenhouse Tour/Plant Sale May 10th

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A little tour of the greenhouse.  Plant sale is scheduled for May 10th from 9-11 a.m. at the maintenance building which is below the first t...
Wednesday, October 30, 2013

An end to the Summer Ornamental Season

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I love the weather of fall because our golf course is usually in great shape.  It also is an opportunity to see the final displays of color ...
Monday, May 6, 2013

#9 Woodland Garden

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The area on #9 dam which is a part of the woodland garden has been over run this year with a large crop of winter annuals including henbit...
Saturday, May 4, 2013

Our little corner of Augusta National

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Late blooming this season is what I call our little corner of Augusta National, next to the 7th tee.  The Azaleas are in bloom as is the Flo...
Friday, April 26, 2013

Mulch has arrived

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This season, we are using a dyed brown mulch from St. Louis Composting on all of our ornamental beds on the property.  Becky Edwards, our ho...
Thursday, March 21, 2013

Ornamental plants 2013, potting day

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About 2,800 of our plants for this upcoming season arrived yesterday in 5 large boxes.  20 degrees this morning so a great time to stay insi...
Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Horticulture 2012

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I've asked Becky Edwards, our club horticulturist to do a guest blog this week on the plantings that were completed this season on the g...