The Teach For America Volunteer group came to WCG this morning, Nov 7, 2019, to work in the Butterfly Gardens. Tasks performed : pruned Coneflowers & Red Texas Star Hibiscus ( gathering seed heads to share with other gardeners) clipped flower heads from Tropical Milkweed throughout the Garden, to encourage late migrating Monarch Butterflies to […]
Archive | 2019
Duke University Volunteers
The Duke University Houston Alumni Group joined us at our monthly Saturday Community Service Day on 9/28/19. On this beautiful and unseasonably warm day, 12 adults with their 5 children helped me immeasurably in the Butterfly Beds and the orchards. Volunteers also assisted George Rejsek, Compost Chairman and WCG President, Betsy Longoria with the Urban […]
Telescope Star Party
Come out to the Garden on Tuesday, Sep 10, 2019 from 8PM to 10PM to look through telescopes owned by members of the Houston Astronomical Society. We will have close up views of the Moon and planets Jupiter and Saturn. Depending upon the sky conditions we may see some distant objects beyond our solar system. […]
2019 Tomato Tasting Winners
The Westbury Community Garden 6th Annual Tomato Tasting on June 1, 2019, was record-setting in many ways. Most attendance Most volunteers Most fish bowl prize donations Most funds raised And most importantly Most tomatoes (34 different varieties!) The crowd favorites in three tomato categories were Cherry tomatoes 1st place – tie – Apero and Matt’s […]
Black Swallowtail Caterpillars!
As you are harvesting or planning to remove your dill and parsley plants, check them for Black Swallowtail butterflies! A gardener brought some dill cuttings home to keep in water for fresh use. After a few days, I noticed a tiny black form on a leaf. Initially, the caterpillars are tiny, appear black with a […]