As I raked up the last of the mulch and returned the water tanks to Kalis' this weekend, I looked at the disassembled garden with a warm heart, just a few weeks ago there were rows of tomatoes and peppers still producing, and the herbs were still fragrant when you brushed by them.
It was a very good summer and as a happy ending, a group of very dedicated gardeners came out early on October 2 to help us put away the garden until next spring. Our plans to mulch all the plants back into the soil was taking too long (and too loud) so we relied on our neighbours yet again and wow, did they come through! Bernie Debono at Norfolk Disposal waved though our truck loads of plant stuff at the weigh scale more than once so we managed to get cleaned up before the deluge (seems to be the weather our garden get-togethers demand). We did get finished before the rain and everyone went home with a car load of goodies - potatoes, herbs, peppers, a rouge watermelon and very dirty feet.
And now for my oft-promised mentions of "Thank you, Thank you very much":
Tony Yin, our superior landlord
Brad Smith, Tri County Insurance
The Stewardson Men with their tractors and tools that made life so much easier
Harold Pepper & Sons who provided us with free mulch for paths
Waterford United Church and its Outreach Committee
Dave and Monica Scott, Norfolk Hub, who enthusiastically help good causes
Kalis Greenhouses for wonderful water tanks
Cheryl Murphy-Simon who ran a very successful Kids Garden
Eising Greenhouses who provided all the plants for the Kids Garden
Norfolk County for arranging water
Kevin Wilson, Wilson Water, our rain maker
Dave Zeldon who was a constant source of information
Norfolk Disposal
Ferguson Family
Kennington Family
Andy Borsy for helping with the Potato Project
I will post the information for the WCG 2011 as soon as I have it.
Cheers, Jenny
