Picnic & Tour of Bill Goff's gardens, June 4, 2024

We had a terrific turnout and the perfect weather for this year’s annual club picnic which was hosted by Bill Goff.  A great big thank you to Bill and his wife Diane for welcoming us to their home and garden.  The variety of salads, appetizers, mini-sandwiches and desserts was enjoyed by everyone.  Water and Paducah Iced tea quenched our thirst.  The iced tea has a citrus ingredient, pineapple juice and was delicious.  We’ll have to get the recipe from Bill!

Although we were hoping to see the peonies in

Bill Goff

bloom, Bill explained that most of the peonies had bloomed early this year so there were only a few pink blossoms for the picnic. We enjoyed strolling through Bill’s mature garden which sits on a double lot. He has been creating and working on his gardens for more than 30 years. Deer and rabbits can be a problem for Bill so he uses Liquid Fence and Milorganite with some success.

Beautiful peony blossom

Dawn redwood

The property in the backyard is divided into 2 distinct areas separated by a fence. The first area is a shady spot which surrounds a lovely patio with eating area and fountain. This garden bed is full of hostas of varied colors, sizes, and different shaped leaves.  Sprinkled among the hosta are a few reddish lilies which piqued members’ curiosity.  It’s called a Martagon Lily, also known as Turk’s Cap Lily. This lily thrives and blooms well in part shade where other types of lilies prefer full sun.  This lily is unique because of its downward facing blooms and many blooms on a single stem.

Martagon Lily

The shade in this area is created by Bill’s Dawn Redwood Tree.  Bill planted this amazing tree many years ago.  It’s a cousin of the Sequoia and loses its needles in the Fall.  It’s architecturally unique because of its vase-like trunk.

On the other side of the fence is the second area where there is a large perennial border filled with mature plants such as: Mountain Mint, Crocosmia Lucifer, Culvers Root, Feverfew, Lambs Ear, Verbena Bonariensis, Catmint, Bachelor’s Buttons, Solidago Golden Rod and a variety of Peonies.  I’m sure there are many more plants which I didn’t recognize!  This area also has a large swath of greenery which promises to display a large variety of daylily blooms in a few more weeks.  Tucked in amongst the plants are perfectly placed decorations such as a concrete statue of St. Francis, a bird bath, sundial and a special metal sign which says “Pap Pap’s Flower Garden”.

We thank Bill for allowing us to tour his garden. From what I can see it’s the perfect place to enjoy your other hobby, photography.  The variety of mature plants and landscaping really makes a relaxing space and I hope you get to enjoy it with your friends and family.

Meeting Notes

We took a group photo in front of the perennial bed.

President Nancy shared a thank you note with members from the Penn State Master Garden Symposium. This year we made a donation to become a Friend of the Symposium and have our club’s name listed in the garden symposium directory.

Nancy will reach out to board members and committee chairs to confirm who would like to continue in their current position in 2025.

Mary Ann Kurtz, Plant Sale Coordinator talked about the success of the 2024 plant sale.  Great job to our members!  Many thanks to Mary Ann for coordinating our efforts!!!  Our profit is $3344. We had 690 plants brought to sell with 92% participation of our club members. 

Three of the plant sale signs were stolen so we might have to budget for more next year.

No changes need to be made in terms of publicity or pricing.

It was determined that we could use 2 more tables for the plant sale setup. Members are asked to bring as many tables as you can.

We discussed whether we should sell plants which are listed on the PA Invasive species list. We’ll get a copy of the list and discuss in the future.

Ideas and uses for an LAGC logo were discussed. Sample ideas for the logo were circulated. Club members were asked what we should purchase to print the logo on such as a t-shirt, apron, ball cap or button. No decision was made and this topic will be discussed at another meeting.

Notes by Colleen Finegal, pictures by Bill Goff and Rose Mary Highman

 

 

July 25, 2023, Garden Tour of Sandy Csikari's Garden

LAGC had great weather and a great turnout for the tour of Sandy Csikari’s garden. Sandy has had a busy month of garden tours because this year her garden was one of the gardens featured in the Shaler Great Gardens tour and the Wexford Garden and Pond tour for 2023. Sharing her beautiful garden is nothing new for Sandy as she has been showing her garden for many years.  She proudly displays a plaque of her participation as a garden site of the Passavant Hospital Foundation Enchanted Garden Tour in 2000.

 Sandy and her family have lived in their home for 50 years and she created her garden 15 years ago at the site of her former swimming pool. She has applied the knowledge that she gained as a Penn State Master Gardener to create a lovely garden that gives her a lot of joy to share with other people.  She is now a retired master gardener and is referred to as a PSMG Emeritus.

 

It was a very pleasant evening as we strolled through the grass amongst the mix of perennial and annual borders under a canopy of mature 50 foot Oak trees. We were happy to see many perennial favorites In bloom such as daylilies, hosta, echinacea, blackberry lilies, arum, daisies, Russian sage, coral bells, and phlox to name a few. Popular annuals such as cannas, zinnias, impatiens, and gladiolus acentuated the pretty garden beds.  Some of these plants, in addition to her shrubs have created a Certified Pollinator Friendly Garden.

 

In addition to the colorful perennials and annuals, Sandy states that she has 20 to 30 clematis vines. Most were past their bloom time but we admired their lush green foliage winding up trellis supports around the garden.

 

Sandy’s garden features hostas in abundance — she has approximately 400 hosta plants!  She has some fun with them by displaying the hostas in about a dozen different groups around the garden and she gives the hosta groupings whimsical names. One name that made me smile is carnival with plants named grape soda, curly fries, cotton candy, ice cream, roller coaster and merry go round.  SciFi, Beach Party, Tea Time and Hollywood are just a few of the other categories where she has given the hosa groupings a fun name.

 

The garden also features a small water garden with water lettuce, papyrus and a few fish.  The circular ball fountain and bird bath are enjoyed by the birds and butterflies.

 

Just like many of our members, Sandy has issues with deer in her garden.  She uses Liquid Fence and is very happy with it.  She tried the motion detector system and says that it doesn't work for her. (She has a perimeter fence for the back garden.)

 

After members finished walking thru the garden, we took a break to relax and enjoy the beautiful setting which gave us the perfect opportunity to indulge in the delicious treats of fresh fruit, cookies and blueberry bread.  Thank you to Diana, Cindy and Linda for bringing the treats, water and arrangement.  The beautiful vase arrangement was thoughtfully given to Sandy.

 

As if allowing us to tour her lovely garden wasn’t enough, Sandy let us each choose a potted perennial which are divisions from her own garden.  A huge thank you to Sandy for her generosity.  It was a very enjoyable evening where we were able to talk and learn about plants from fellow gardeners. Thank you to Mary Ann who made the arrangements for LAGC to tour this special garden.

(Pictures by RoseMary except for mourning dove by Evan.)

Sandy greets the fellow gardeners.

(This picture of the water feature does not show how truly lovely it is. )

One of the hosta groupings, in this case the miniature ones with mouse in their name.

Passavant Chapel Garden mourning dove nest in Viburnum.
(Picture by Evan Fingal who spotted the next and its occupant.)

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LAGC Meeting – October 26, 2021

On a lovely October evening, club members met at the church and were treated to a very informative presentation on garden soil.

 

Blooming in member gardens currently is Monkshood, Tall Ageratum, Montauk Daisy, Everblooming White Iris and Mums.

 

A program coordinator is still needed for next year.  PLEASE consider taking on this important role for our club.  Master Gardeners are available again for presentations, and scheduling is being coordinated by 1 person, which we will need to do, even if our own master gardeners will be giving the presentation.

Our annual picnic will be held on the 4^th Tuesday in June, with Nancy and Marlow Madeoy as our hosts.  We will also be touring neighbor gardens of club members Peggy, Helen and Terry, so will be getting lots of inspiration for our own gardens.

 

$15 member dues were collected at the meeting.  If you did not make the meeting, and wish to be a member next year, please get your dues to Linda Brown.

 

Our Holiday luncheon will be at Bravo’s this year, on November 20, from 12:30 – 3:30.  If you weren’t at the meeting to sign up, and plan on attending, please email Denny Brown (dbblsb@gmail.com) by November 15 at the latest, since he needs to provide Bravo’s with the final headcount /menu selections by then.  Also, please send a check for $22 (made out to the LAGC) to Denny Brown (413 Hunter Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15237) to prepay for the luncheon, as 1 check will be issued from the club account.

 

Mary Anne reminded everyone to take note of perennials that need dividing while you are doing your fall cleanup.  You can either try potting them up now and overwintering them, dividing and replanting now for potting up in the spring, or simply dividing and potting up in the spring.  As the plant sale is our only fundraiser, it is very important that we have healthy plants for the sale, and we want to make it as easy on ourselves as possible.

 

Treasurer’s report

Beginning checking balance $5,470.05

Less 1,200 for contributions to the Sewickley Garden Club re: Wilpen Tour ($100), Shaler Garden Club re: Reilly Garden Tour ($100) and NHCO Bioshelter fund ($1,000)

Ending checking Balance $4,270.05

Petty cash $44.61

Total Cash $4,314.66

 

Winner of the arrangement was Dianne Machesney and of the garden cart, our presenter John’s wife.

 

“Good Soil, Good Garden” by John Powell, a master gardener.

 

When you have good soil, the capacity of the soil to function as an on-going vital ecosystem, allows production from year to year of great plants, without the addition of chemicals.

 

Plant and animal detritus at various stages of decomposition is great for soil, remember, at one point, it was alive.

 

Organic material brings structure to soil particles and returns nutrients to soil.  It allows water infiltration, especially on slopes and provides food to soil critters.

 

John stressed the importance of getting a soil test done, approximately once every three years. 

The 2 most important things coming out of a soil test are the CEC – which tells you how effective the soil is in holding nutrients and the % of organic material in your soil - optimal amount is 7%.

 

A soil probe is great to use to gather samples for your soil test.  You should take about 12 samples from the area you are testing and mix them together.

Penn State AASC allows you to print a form, bag your soil for the test and send it in, all for $9.

 

Now is the time to be spreading organic material in our gardens, to give it time to decompose over the winter months.  Also recommended is to leave your fall cleanup until spring, when there should be very little to cleanup as everything will have broken down and decomposed, which is great for soil as well as insects.

 

There are 5 components to soil – minerals, water, air, living organisms and organic material.

 

Water in clay is unavailable to plants and animals, which is why you need other things in our soil like sand, silt and organic material 

 

Soil problems are low organic matter, compaction, poor water retention, low fertility and poor or no plant growth.

 

John top dresses his garden beds every year with a mix of 3 yards leaf compost + 1 yard compost, no more than 2” deep.

 

If making your own compost, the best is an equal mix of brown and green material.

 

You should never work wet soil, don’t overfertilize and allow your perennials to decompose in place.

August 24 garden tour and meeting

On a beautiful, hot August evening, club members were privileged to tour the beautiful gardens of Karen Reilly.  Her garden was on the Shaler Garden Club tour this year, which is how we discovered this gem.  Karen provided a printout of Forest Bathing, defining what it is and listing a myriad of resources where it can be practiced in the Pittsburgh area as well as websites with more information. (Pictures by Dianne Machesney and RoseMary Highman are at the end of these notes.)

 The 20.89 acre property was purchased 14 years ago, and after a year of building their dream home, she and her husband David were able to move in and start gardening.  After 3 years of battling the deer, they bit the bullet and installed an 8 ft. high electrified fence around their main garden areas.  Some areas have a 2^nd fence, and these together have been successful in keeping the deer out.

 

Karen named their property Laurel Ridge, because it was covered with wild Laurel bushes.  They have since been hit by disease, over the last several years, but are starting to come back.

 

The garden is primarily a shade garden, due to the tree canopy which gets bigger every year.  In spite of the shade, there was a lot of color. The garden beds surround the various trees and are defined by stones which were dug up when they had to put a trench in to the garage.  

 

Karen loves to repurpose things and the stones were a free way to define her various garden beds.  Another repurposed item she had was a piece of granite, which is now a bench in her meditation garden.  Another repurposed item is the base of a table, which was a stump from a tree they had to remove, where she layered multiple coats of shellack on it.  She picked up the glass top from college students moving out and together, it made for a unique outdoor table.  Another repurposing are the “stepping stones” in her front garden beds which are made from tree trunks, and have lasted for years.

 

Their chandelier in their garden shed was picked up for the bargain price of $40 from a house built in 1938 in Mt Lebanon.  Some of the windows are antiques from Reilly’s Summer Seat Farm.  Part “she shed/ he shed,” the front part of the shed was setup as a sort of retreat area, and the back part of the shed had a riding mower, various lawn mowers and other lawn maintenance equipment, all behind a wall.

 

Karen loves to entertain, and therefore has many different seating areas throughout the garden, where one gets different vantage points of the various gardens, truly a serene setting.

 

The 2^nd floor of the garage has light system and heat mat installed, which they use for starting many of their plants from seed.

 

One of the impressive plantings was the “heart of the garden”.  Caladiums which were STARTED FROM SEED  by her husband, were planted in the shape of a heart, just beautiful.

 

In the sunnier area of the garden were peach trees, blueberry bushes and grapevines.  The peach trees were started from seed by her dad, and were successfully moved from prior locations, and they produce delicious peaches.  They have baffles around the upper trunks of the trees which are used to keep the squirrels off.

 

They have Japanese Maples around their fire pit, which are the great great grandchild [trees] of the Teddy Roosevelt Estate in Sagamore Hill, New York.

 

Canadian Hemlocks purchased from Mussers in the North were planted to establish a privacy fence.  Karen recommended Mussers for the quality of their stock, as well as the cost – she said at least ½ the cost of what we would pay around here, so if you are looking to pick up some trees for your garden, check them out.

 

Karen had mentioned that she had difficulty with her Roses this year.  Mary Anne recommended the following:

Fill a quart mason jar with water, add a banana peel.  Let sit for 4 days.  After 4 days, remove the banana peel, and add another one.  Let sit for another 4 days.  Water roses with 1 cup of the solution to the gallon of water, about once a week.  There is something in banana peels that roses absolutely love.

 

September’s meeting is still TBD.  If you have any ideas, please let Colleen know.

 

The club desperately needs someone to step up and be the programming coordinator.  Although Colleen has done a terrific job over the last 2 years, Colleen cannot continue taking care of the programming, as well as handling the president duties.

 

If you are willing to hostess the club picnic next year, please reach out to Colleen to let her know.  It can be held on a date that is convenient for you, does not need to be the 4^th Tuesday of June.

 

We will be collecting dues again for 2022 - $15.

 

Mary Anne brought Calendula seeds from her garden for any club members that were interested.  

 

Treasurer’s report:

 

Beginning checking balance                                                   $5,470.05

Deposit: Donation in memory of Lila Johnson                       $   100.00

Expense: Millvale Garden Tour                                               ($  100.00)

 

Ending Checking Balance                                                        $5,470.05

 

Petty Cash                                                                               $     44.61

 

Total Cash                                                                               $5,514.66

Karen Reilly, owner, host, guide, avid gardener and 're-purposer.'

Bubbling fountain, lower seating area.

RoseMary and Jane at one of the many tables.

Karen talking about the garden.

Here lights, pathways, and a framed entrance invite visitors in.

Tiny lights, stepping stones, and gardens delineated by stones which Karen placed.

One of the hearts in the garden.

Looking from the Abe Lincoln Garden back to Helena's Playhouse.

Close up view of playhouse.

Elephant in the Wildlife Garden.

One of the Fairy Gardens.

Glass topped table uses upside down tree stump as its base, concrete slab under base.

Vegetables and fruits are not forgotten.

Sun loving plants such as roses in the front of the Reilly's lovely home.

Heath Bar Cookies from Dianne Machesney

 

Heat oven to 375.  Line jelly roll pan with aluminum foil.

 

Line the pan in a single layer with 45 club crackers.

 

Melt 1cup butter in a saucepan, add 1 cup brown sugar. Boil 1-minute, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add ¼ tsp baking soda. It will bubble up.  Stir and immediately pour over the crackers and spread evenly.  Bake for 10 minutes.

 

When it comes out of the oven, sprinkle 12oz. chocolate chips. When they melt, spread evenly overall.  Sprinkle with 1cup chopped nuts.  Cool in the fridge until everything is hard – about an hour.   Break into pieces.  Store in an airtight container.  Will last about 3 weeks.

 

 

June 1st Picnic & Garden Tour, June 22nd Wilpen Garden Tour

 LAGC Meeting – June 1, 2021

 

On a lovely Tuesday evening, Colleen welcomed garden club members to the beautiful home and garden of Lynn and Ross Betts for our annual picnic and she thanked them for hosting the club.

 

Mary Anne gave an update on the plant sale, as well as some recommendations for changes.  We made $2,120 and only had to donate 57 plants at the end.  We started with 576 and over ½ were sold before 10.  The highest sale was $136 and the average was $25. 

 

Mini-blinds are needed for plant tags for future sales.  If you have any you are getting rid of, pass along to Mary Anne, she will take care of getting the slats out.

 

For future pricing efforts, Mary Anne is going to take some cutlery holders and use them to hold the various colored popsicle sticks, to make it easier for those doing the pricing.  We are also going to move further down in the lot, to open up the entrance, making it easier for customers to find parking.

 

In the future, the sale will be cash only, as a $40 check bounced, and cost us $12 in fees.  This will be announced in our advertising for the plant sale.  We will also add a “Pay Here” sign at the cashier station, as it was not obvious to customers where they needed to pay.

 

We have a lot of repeat customers, who have given the feedback that everything they have purchased in prior years grows.

 

Possibility of a “garden garage sale” was discussed.  As a group, it was determined that it was not worth the effort, but if individual members want to get together to set something up, they are welcome to do so.

 

A special thanks to Mary Anne for keeping everything organized and tracked.

 

Lynn thanked Colleen for all of her hard work, both as president, and getting programs put together.  She also suggested a day trip somewhere as a way of using up some of our funds.  This will take some research and coordination.

 

A member is still needed to step up and assume responsibility for programming.  You can partner up with one or more members to make it a little easier.  Please contact Colleen to get more information if you are interested. Holding office or chairing a committee is a great way to get involved.  In the interim, let Colleen know if you know of any presenters or potential tours for future meetings.

 

On June 22, we will be touring the Wilpen Rose and Perennial Garden in Sewickley Heights.  Colleen is going to scope out the parking situation, we’re thinking there will be a need to carpool, as parking will probably be limited.

 

On July 27, we will be touring the Millvale Community Garden.

 

Suggestions are being sought for August, September and October meetings.

 

Rosemary brought some gladiolus bulbs to share.

 

After a delicious meal and desserts, Lynn took everyone on a tour of her many gardens.  They’ve lived in the house since 1990 and have done a lot of work to the various gardens over the years.  She started building a berm along Route 910, both as a visual and sound barrier in 1996.  Over the years, as the berm ingredients have composted down, “black gold” has formed.

 

 

Some highlights:

 

Lynn has placed deer netting up a tree to allow clematis to climb up, a very unique idea.

She moved a rose that was tucked away, doing not much of anything, to her main garden, and fed it banana peels, and it has exploded.  It loves the new location, soil and banana peels.  

Most of her plants in her garden have come from plant sales, friends and family.

The main flower garden is a work in progress.  Members who saw it 4 years ago can see how far it has come.  She is now in maintenance mode.

Her fence around the vegetable garden is a heavy duty black chain link fence.  The top does not have a defined edge, which makes the deer afraid to jump

She has early, mid and late blooming clematis to give her a full season of color. Of note was the “Villa de Leon” which was currently blooming.

In her shade garden, she had many varieties of Hostas, Astilbes, Solomon’s Seal, Sweet Woodruff, Turtlehead and Hellebores, to name a few, which she views from her kitchen.

Pictures by D Machesney & RM Highman

Entry way gardens

Delicious food in a lovely setting

Mary Ann giving Plant Sale results & suggestions

Shade garden area

Another stone wall the Betts family has changed over the years.

Lynn telling about the gardens.

Lovely evening for a tour.

Lynn & Ross Betts

Looking into the vegetable garden.

Lynn talking about some of her plants. 

Recipe from J Schomaker, good pot luck dish we enjoyed.

Wilpen Rose & Perennial Garden Tour, June 22, 2021

LAGC Meeting – June 1, 2021

 

On a perfect June evening, club members were privileged to tour the gardens at Wilpen in Sewickley Heights.

 

Wilpen Hall is an estate in Sewickley Heights located at 889–895 Blackburn Road and 201 Scaife Road. It was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 2001 and the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 2011. The estate was built from 1897 to 1900 for William Penn Snyder and his wife as a summer home; "Wilpen" is a contraction of the name William Penn. The home was designed by George Orth and Brothers in the style of an English Manor house. Snyder was the founder of the Shenango Furnace Company and other subsidiaries. The estate was left to their two sons, William Penn Snyder, Jr. and G. Whitney Snyder, in 1930. As of 2006, the Snyder family still resided in the home. The mansion served for interior shots of John du Pont’s Foxcatcher Farm estate in the film Foxcatcher (2013), starring Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, and Channing Tatum. 

 

Verna, the wife of the late William Penn Snyder III was our tour guide, accompanied by volunteer Mark, who has been refurbishing the rose garden on the first and second terrace gardens.  The gardens are maintained by 4 – 5 volunteers.  In its heyday, there were anywhere between 30 – 50 servants who helped maintain the house and properties

 

The estate is registered with the Smithsonian American Gardens.  Upon Verna’s passing, it will become a part of the Heinz History Center.  An endowment has been setup for the upkeep and improvements to the estate and gardens.  Verna has promised to haunt the estate after she passes.

 

QR Codes will be supplied by Verna to Colleen, which will give us more historical information than what we probably want on the estate and gardens.

 

The roof has been replaced on the main house.  It took 70 tons of Ludiwici tile, which is guarantee for at least 100 years.

 

There is a huge Wisteria which covers the entire front of the estate, quite impressive.

 

There are 20+ bedrooms, each one has at least one fainting couch.  Women that were there for parties or some other type of getaway would typically change outfits 4 to 5 times per day.

 

To combat the deer problem, they put up deer fencing around the whole estate to keep the deer out, and it works.  We saw a small fawn on the other side of the fence, looking longingly in at all those delicious hostas.

 

A tree in the pasture area dates back to the late 1600’s, quite a specimen.

 

The first garden we saw was on the one side of the house which is called the White Garden.  Similar to our white chapel garden, all plants bloom white and one can imagine how breathtaking it is in the moonlight.  Some of the plants are potted in pots that are original to the estate.  Lamium, White Sage, Viburnums, Daisies, Impatiens, Bacopa, Catmint, Hibiscus, Angelonia and Hibiscus were just some of the plants planted in this garden.

 

Then we walked through the rock garden area, which has both sun and shade areas, and properly planted by a variety of plants suited to the light requirements.  This garden is maintained by 2 volunteers.

 

The ruins of the old pool house were also visible.  It was a heated, indoor pool  house, with a sitting room, and male and female changing rooms, just to name a few of the amenities.  In the spring, there are “billions” of tree frogs.

 

The outdoor pool is also in ruins, and what to be done to refurbish it is under discussion.  It is actually less expensive to renovate the pool, than it is to putting in a pond in the location.  

 

Mark then toured us through his perennial/rose gardens.  Mark has completed master gardener training and also has a lifetime of gardening knowledge.  All of the roses which have been planted are historic roses.  He said there are only 6 business in the country that carry historic roses.  One of the ones he found is Freedom Gardens, near Ravenna, OH.  They have a large number of antique roses, should any of us happen to find ourselves near Ravenna, it is worth stopping by.  Mark tries to employ natural methods to combat common rose problems like blackspot.  Typically he will cut leaves off, or spray with copper if it gets to be really bad.  Ramblers are planted along the wall, and he is working on trellising them so that the entire wall is covered.   He uses green Velcro to attach the vining branches to his trellis.  What he is working towards is continual bloom in the garden.  All of the rose varieties that he has planted are labeled, as well as all of the accompanying perennials.   He has found that English Roses tend to be fragrant, and that older varieties will produce long canes.  The Gallica Rose is an apothecary rose, known for the rose hips it produces.  Any tender rose varieties that he has growing are brought indoors in the winter and then moved back outside when the weather warms back up.  The nearby nursery that he recommended is the Sewickley Creek Nursery.

 

Outside of the rose gardens were a huge bed of Peonies, several huge Dahlia plants (he thinks they came from Sewickley Creek Nursery) and several raised beds that used to be used to grow vegetables, and now are used for ornamentals.

 

After the tour, we were treated to refreshments, which included Golden Raisin Scones from the Enrico Biscotti Company in the Strip District.

 

Then we were treated to a tour of the carriage house, which houses carriages owned by the family throughout the decades, including a 1909 Horseless Renault Carriage.  The roof of the carriage house is also being renovated with the same tiles used on the main house.  It will take only 40 tons for the carriage house.

 

On July 27, we will be touring the Millvale Community Garden.

 

Suggestions are being sought for August, September and October meetings.

 

Pictures by D Machesney & B Goff.

First 12 by D Machesney.

Verna, owner of the estate.

B Goff getting close ups (see his pictures farther down in this entry).

D Machesney's selfie.

Evan & Marlow relaxing.

Inside the carriage house.

Below are B Goff's pictures.