The weekly attention to Het Gazebo this year is wonderful !
There is more leaf appearing filled with hostas!
Attention to the centre area...
remove the weeds, replace with compost and hostas !
Thanks to the volunteers!
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Many hands make light work !
It was a better day than expected! Blue skies! Sunshine!
Theresa Mulkers and family, friends and volunteers
all enjoyed chatting, weeding and checking off areas 8 and 17
from the list of "places to weed" at Het Gazebo !
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
100% chance of rain !
It must have rained here more that there !
The volunteers were in Diepenheim, busy at Het Gazebo!
Really, it was hot chocolate weather!
Area 30 was brought back to life as well!
Hostas, shelter and a hot cup of coffee !
All in a volunteers day at Het Gazebo!
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
A change in the weather !
Remember, last week ? Warm, sunshine, parasols !
The weather here in The Netherlands sure can change!
Summer showers! Sure makes hostas grow better !
In spite of the bad weather the volunteers
weeded and replanted another area!
Saturday, June 27, 2020
A Summer Garden Tour..adapted !
After a few months of self isolation, social distancing and
other Covid 19 preventative measures, The Netherlands
has relaxed as well as maintained a few of it's guidelines.
Then the invitation was sent out !
Hans and Jacqueline hosted this year's Hosta garden tour !
It's the Summer garden tour ...adapted !
1 garden, 3 time slots, small groups, lots of space!
preregistration...a lot to organise!
There is so much to see!
Hostas hostas hostas...300+
a fun way to display mini's !
Lot's of creative gardening ideas !
Garden art !
Good wood!
Makes for great backdrops !
They have 4 chickens that do their fair share of gardening!
and places to sit through out!
comfy, cozy, all with great garden views!
Did I mention all the other flowers!
Hosta la vista! 50 people visited through out the day !
enjoyed, bought hostas and plants and things....
And ! enjoyed the best Vlaai from Limburg !
Vlaai, also known as Limburgse vlaai, is a pie or tart consisting of a pastry and filling. Vlaai is usually 26—31 centimeters in diameter. It is a typical product from the province of Limburg
and a few extra photo's!
Hosta La Vista in Klarenbeek!
The original farm dates back to 1906 !
But, from the 1980's it had fallen into disrepair.
Thanks to Hans and Jacqueline
it is a 2 years young garden with a bright hosta future!
One to keep tabs on for your next garden tour!
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
A very warm day !
Volunteers were at Het Gazebo with parasol, hats and water!
A very warm and sunny day in The Netherlands!
Around 30+ C today, tomorrow and Friday!
Then that's when the Dutch weather centre announces it's
Code Yellow !...persistent heat: National heat plan in effect
Code geel
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Het Gazebo...5 years on...
5 years ago a group of volunteers gathered in Diepenheim
to see what could become of the hosta project Het Gazebo !
That was then....
This is today !
Thanks to all the volunteers that have worked, weeded, helped out and sweated ! Took care of hostas and donated hostas! Thanks to those who have supported Het Gazebo financially and those who supplied the food and beverages ! Thank you for making Het Gazebo in Diepenheim what it is today!
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