Getting Involved with the Bethlehem Townhouse 1 Flower Beds

Our first opportunity to plant came from the Bethlehem Townhouse 1 flower beds.  The maintenance staff usually purchase these flowers and plant them in three beds around the site.  These were the Bethlehem Townhouse 1 sign bed, the Maintenance Office bed, and a circular bed out in front of the Leasing Office.

The Maintenance Office bed was where we planted the bulbs in the Fall.  The plants that were provided  were paid for by Interstate Realty Management, and were Vincas, flowers that are meant for full sun.

 

Before we started planting the I showed the children the weeds growing in the bed, mostly grass and sorrel.  Creeping Wood Sorrel (Oxalis corniculata) looks like clover, but is edible, and slightly sour.  We pulled a lot of sorrel out of the beds before beginning to plant the vinca.

After planting the vinca we watered the beds well (borrowing a resident's watering can), and talked about watering the flowers regularly over the summer.  Watering is now on the schedule for the children's chores in the Breakfast Buddies Summer program.  The beds look very nice.