Craik-Patton House Parterre Garden

Thanks for a great experience at Craik Patton House! Thanks to Paul and Caitlin for being great hosts. Thanks to Marie and Janie for sorting and directing us on how to plant the bulbs.

Thanks to John Porter for taking time out of his busy schedule to give us a GREAT continuing ed talk on bulbs.

Thanks to Sara and Myra for encouraging all the Master Gardeners to come.

Thanks to all who attended!

Mary E. Stanley, Diane Beane, Anna Harper, Sara Welch, Sandra Squire, Cathy Sutherland, Libby Stultz, Ann Morris, Janie Bowling, Myra Dolan and John Porter, our Extension Agent and MG Advisor.

a combination of 500 colorful tulip and allium bulbs were planted today

It was a great, cool day to be out in the garden.

We hope that Master Gardners and the Craik Patton House will continue to work together.

I learn from all of you every time I work with the Craik Patton House and Master Gardners.

Cheers to All,

Lakin Cook [Lakin suggested the project and provided a lovely luncheon buffet]

getting ready to plant bulbs

we had to decide the most efficient way to do this job

Janie tried the drill bit for bulb planting. This was decidedly not the most efficient way.

Trying to figure out the problem with the drill.

Best way….run it backward. Still not the most efficient.

Shovels do work well.

We have it figured out!

It worked well to lay them out on top where they were to be planted

This worked well too! What a fun day.

the side yard had an old stone stairway down to the bank of the Kanawha River.