Our first meeting of the year was a huge hit. Over forty of our gardeners attended.

We had five of our gardener’s give us hints and talks about different aspects of gardening.
What should we plant, how should we plant it and what should we use to keep out the weeds?

Our own expert on tomatoes and many other topics was Paul Ellner. Paul’s knowledge and years of growing tomatoes was amazing, and we thank you for all of those great tips and the explanations of kinds of tomatoes, how to plant them, feed them and how they grow. I’d also like to thank the other gardeners who spoke Ron Berger, Wayne Merkelson, Diane Counihan, Linda Lowry and Gloria Kessler. All hints and information was well received and many notes were taken.

Our new scarecrow, in the back of the garden, needs a name. Please let me know what we should call it. Also, on August 20th at 5:30 PM we will be holding a Garden Party at the Lakeridge Gardens.
A great project for next year will be taking part in the program for the hungry. It’s called PAR = Plant a Row. Each gardener, if they want to participate, can plant a row of vegetables that we can give to the food banks in the area. We are looking into this for the next year. Keep tuned for further news.

Look in Lakeridge Life, we will be starting a column and I need help, information, tips etc etc. Please e-mail me with ideas, questions and tips for this column.
We would also like to start a Garden Committee, if you would like to volunteer please e-mail me with your name, e-mail and phone numbers where I can reach you.

Sue Romanoff Warsoff, #376
Cell: (201) 310-3325
email: suedos@aol.com