April 8, 2024
The kiosk in the north garden at Raincatcher’s Garden has been somewhat ignored over the years. We felt it would be a good opportunity to give people visiting the garden some useful information about events happening at the garden, as well as plant details. It was time that the kiosk served some purpose!!! The first poster that was added to the kiosk was information about our blog, Dallas Garden Buzz. Hopefully, visitors to the garden will use the QR code and find a wealth of plant information, beautiful garden photos and great recipes. Another flyer was added to announce our annual plant sale coming up on Tuesday, May 7, 2024
One of our main missions as Master Gardeners is to be a resource for gardening knowledge to the community. We will be using the kiosk to do this by posting a monthly plant information sheet featuring one of the plants in the garden. Not only will visitors be able to read the plant information but they will also be able to stroll through the garden trying to locate the plant on the flyer.
Below is the first “Plant of the Month” information sheet that is currently posted in the kiosk. Hopefully, this will be the first of many!!!
Chinese Ground Orchard
The Chinese Ground Orchid is a perennial bulb in the orchid family that grows to a height of 1 – 1½ foot with a 1 foot spread. It is a shade plant that does well in morning sun and afternoon shade but it will also grow in full shade. The blooms last for about 6 weeks and the foliage looks like a palm tree seedling when not in bloom. This tropical plant does well as a ground cover or growing under a tree and is a good choice for a container in colder climates. The Chinese Ground Orchid spreads by rhizomes and is easily propagated by divisions. This beautiful plant is blooming in the courtyard now.
Jackie James, Dallas County Master Gardener Class of 1993
DALLAS GARDEN BUZZ 