With Julie Fordes
Learn how to use more herbs at your upcoming family gatherings by attending a class given by The Herb Society of America. On Saturday, November 14, you are invited to stop by and sample some herbal concoctions and make some herbal items to take home that will add a little spice to your holidays. See our poster for more information.
I have purchased an occasional loofah at the health food store and I always thought it was a sort of coral or sea anemone. But thanks to Nancy Ehrlich’s latest garden adventure, I now know the loofah is a member of the cucumber family. And it is currently growing on a vigorous tropical vine with…
Westbury Community Garden held its first Plant Sale Fundraiser just in time for cool season planting on October 12. The sale was part of Bayou City Community Market located in the parking lot of Westbury Baptist Church, 10425 Hillcroft, near the corner of Willowbend Blvd. The market is held on the second and fourth Saturday mornings from…
We had a great turnout (over 100 people) in spite of the weather…and scrumptious food that everyone raved about! (Beware: Becky wants to open a restaurant in Westbury and she thinks she has found her chefs….) The fact that the mayor and her entourage stayed for over an hour to eat, tour, and talk after…
UPDATE: The Magical Sunflower Maze at Westbury Community Garden is closed for the season. Mother Nature brought an abrupt end to the project when Tropical Storm Nicholas flattened the sunflower field. September 18 and 25 Bouquet Days are also canceled. WCG is already planning improvements for the sunflower field and will bring the maze back…
Take the 30 Ways in 30 Days Challenge! March is National Nutrition Month. Please join Westbury Community Garden in taking the VegOut! 30 Days in 30 Ways Challenge. We all need more veggies in our lives! Sign up online at vegoutwithrfs.org or get the free phone app from Recipe For Success. There is also a…
The Kinkaid High School group came to work with Kat Elder in the WCG Butterfly Beds, starting off the “April Keep America Beautiful” month. The freshmen through seniors were a fantastic group of “Weed Slayers & Landscape Helpers”, working amongst the flowering Texas Bluebonnets and emerging spring wildflowers and Native plants. Betina Wolfowicz, WCG Volunteer…