Good Day For

Planting

With it being cool and moist out lately I figured it be a good day for planting. Kyle, one of our staff members thought so also. And now with the rain this afternoon I can sit down and get back to this blog.
A new perennial we have been using more of at the college are Cora Belles. They give you a low growing dark leafed plant that accents the rest of the plant material wonderfully. A local landscape contractor we hired to make improvements at Gateway used them and now this year we are starting to use them a little. They do well in partial shade, so we planted a couple in the donors garden at the leadership garden. We also used a few at Plymouth and they stood out they way I thought they would. Another plant that I like to say adds a touch of class.
With all that said we did plant more then Cora Belles. Every year we try and plant in places where there is nothing. These areas are usually tough places to plant and are in the wide open elements. Little Parking lot islands or along sidewalks is where these locations are so we try to use plants that will take  beating. Grasses,Day Lilly, and black eyed Susan were all planted to fill these little voids in our landscape.

News/Politics

A real tragedy on Wilbraham Road the other morning when a landscaper, his son and worker were struck by a vehicle. First, the son never should have been with his father on the landscape crew. Its extremely dangerous. Second, Wilbraham Rd is very dangerous I should know, I've been hit twice in the last 3 years. Third, the woman driving the car was not paying attention.
I feel really bad for the landscaper Devano. An in fact if they have some kind of fundraiser for his family we should all consider giving.

Sports

Oh that Drosselmeayer!!!!

Plant of the Post
Day Lilly's are starting to bloom. Great plant that holds up to anything. Several varieties to choose from and different colors. Stella de Oro are my favorite with many long lasting yellow blooms.


Fineto
To many home owners are mowing her grass to short. Remember, 2 and a half to 3 inch cut Right now. And if you are fertilizing, you need to ow mor often. The rule of thumb, try and not remove more then one third of the plant. That's not only for grass,but everything.
My father James V. Pagliaro was not born James V. Pagliaro . His birth name was Vinchenso. And in the third grade there was apparently to many Vinchensio's in the class at Debarry Elementary School. The story goes the principle changed his name and he was pretty upset about it. When he told his mother he thought she would rush right down there to get it changed back. But she wouldn't relent saying that he needed to have an American name and speak more English. So he ended up James Vincent Pagliaro. An automachanic by trade and then a printer working for his older brother for 25 years. His actual title was a Lithographer. The thing I remember about him is he was a very hard worker, and loved family and its tradition. Something he worked hard at keeping going. His parents were immigrants,so I suppose it didn't come easy with 10 other brothers and sisters. Yet all the cooking and family meals were a sign of long passed on family tradition that meant so much to our heritage. When I think about all the stories I have ever heard of his family, I see a lot of my aunts and uncles in my father. Well that's a story for another day.
That's it for this post, Looking forward to Summer now.

                                      Good Luck,
                                       Eddie


P.S. Still struggling for that legal tender Jackson Browne