Going out like a lamb !

23 C ! Warmest March 31st on record !

Spring is on its way at het Gazebo !

Eyes, new shoots, of hostas are starting to pop up!

Snails that have overwintered, violets facing the sun!

The volunteers are enjoyng the warm " summer" sun!

 A pop up coffee to go enjoyed by the volunteers.

The grounds are looking well maintained and

ready for the 2021 hosta growing season !

 

Water at Het Gazebo !

3 busy days at Het Gazebo, Diepenheim

You don't really know how big it is until you dig in an irrigation system !

The Technical team were busy Monday and Tuesday !

Looks just like the plans !

Red markers are where the irrigation points are.

The new irrigation system works ! 

 Hostas were dug in and could be watered !

Thanks volunteers for spending your day at Het Gazebo !

Spring is off to a great start ! 

They know they're there !

St. Patrick's Day ! Wednesday 17th of March, the volunteers were busy at Het Gazebo ! They know that the Hostas are there. Can't see the green yet but the volunteers know how to find them, dig them up, repot them and organize the terrain. Luck of the Irish ? No, it's years of gardening experience and as a team working together for a better Hosta future !  
 

Definitely in like a lion !

March “comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb” means that the weather is very cold at the beginning part of the month of March but the weather is warmer at the end of the month.

 It's a cold, chilly, winds are picking up, code yellow weather warning for tomorrow kind of day in The Netherlands. That didn't stop the volunteers from getting out in the fresh air at Het Gazebo ! The irrigation guy showed up ! Together the group finalized where the sprinklers would be placed and marked it out with rope and green flags.  Hostas were potted up for relocation later this season.  

Could that be ? Do you see it ?

Hosta eagery waiting for warmer weather!

A new season begins at Het Gazebo !

The volunteers are back in action at Het Gazebo in Diepenheim ! A few weeks ago the Dutch were skating on frozen canals and lakes. Last week it was +17 C ! Today it's a chilly start to a Spring day in March ! Sunny blue skies and a plan kept them warm ! With changes in the climate, warmer dryer Summers, an irrigation system has been aproved. Today the design on paper was marked out at Het Gazebo.

 By the Summer this will look so different, so green !

 Have you seen the touch of Spring ?