Presented
by
The Union Jack
Chapter
of
The Daughters of The British Empire
Date: April 5, 2014
Time:
10am-2pm
Place: 1827 E. Marshall Ave
(north of Missouri access from 18th Street)
Phoenix, AZ 85016
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| Great ideas for your garden and hanging plants for sale |
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| Hanging containers made of wallpaper samples |
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| Some of the many succulents for sale |
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| Some of the color to catch your eye |
We have been getting ready for the Home and Garden Tour and Tea. We
have baked many, many scones (apple, blueberry, raisin, current) and
have divided and thinned many of our plants and potted them for sale. It has been a busy time for our little group of the Daughters of the British Empire. I have been gardening to get everything in tip top shape and it has been fun for me because I love to see things grow. I am also in the middle of harvesting my oranges now, so am busy picking and juicing, also storing some juice away for the heat of summer. I am blessed to live in an old citrus grove to make this possible. Harvesting and processing fruits and veggies were a big part of my childhood. We had friends who had many, many oranges so we would pick, juice and put the juice away for a hot summer day. On hot days Mom would let us open the freezer chest and get out some frozen juice. We would eat it as orange slushy with a spoon. It was quite a treat and continues to be a favorite for me to this day. I hope all of you who live in the Phoenix can come!
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| The west side of my back patio today |
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| Statis flowers with oranges in background |
$10 entrance includes Art & Garden
Tour, Tea and Scones
Raffle – includes original Watercolors
by Elaine Shearer
Homemade sausage rolls, scones, tea cozies, &
cards for sale
Master Gardener in attendance & Plants for sale
Home is filled with beautiful art work
This fund raiser provides funds for The
British Home in California and for a local charity
selected
each year by the Union Jack Chapter=
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| Flowers of the Mother of Millions succulent |
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| Onion flowers, a bulb that came the Orcutt family |
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| White iris from my neighbor Mitzi |
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| Snow peas, seeds from the Sing family in South Phoenix. I got the original seeds from them in the 1970s |
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| I think this rose is called Lovers Lane |
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| Nasturiums and flowers from unnamed succulent someone gave me |
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| My back patio a few years ago. My how that palo verde has grown! |
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| My favorite rose, Rio Samba is in full bloom |
