September meeting--It's good to be back!

While we see each other often throughout the summer with all our club activities, it is good to be back to a regular meeting. On Thursday, September 14 we gathered at our usual place, room 115 of the Grantsburg High School, to get caught up on all our activities over the summer and to start our fall roster of programs and planning for 2018! We shared plants and seeds just in time for fall planting, had delicious treats thanks to Linnea and Janet, and talked about putting the garden to bed!

Kris running the meeting

Sharing plants and seeds

Yummy treats!

Here are some tips on putting the garden to bed (thanks Kris):

Fall Garden Cleanup as determined by Plant Types
Kris Henning & Becky Dickinson, WI. Master Gardeners
Grantsburg Community Education Class, 9-18-00

Herbaceous Perennials
Cut back completely to the ground in fall and rake up debris. Examples:
Astilbe
Daylily
Hosta
Monarda
Peony
Phlox, tall

Semi-Herbaceous Perennials
Cut back dead stems and upper foliage in gall, but leave basal foliage. Examples:
Black-eyed Susan
Penstemon
Shasta Daisy

Evergreen Perennials
Cut back only flower stalks or leggy growth in fall.
In spring, only cut winter-damaged foliage and prune to shape.
Basket of Gold (Aurinia saxatile)
Candytuft
Coral Bells
Pinks
Phlox, creeping

Sub-Shrub Perennials
Don’t prune in fall. In spring, wait until you see new leaves sprouting along the stems, then prune back to healthy wood, but leave at least 6” above ground.
Artemisia
Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)
Lavender
Russian Sage