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Evergreen Garden Club working to brighten up daDl area , \ by Monica L. Casillas Reporter The journey starts by the Evergreen Lake House on a Sunday morning. One can walk or bike down the trail along Evergreen Lake as it winds down the mountain, heading towards the dam. And the perfect rest spot- the plaza. a unique flagstone patio. where one can sit and enjoy the' newest garden of trees, shrubs, herbs, flowers and grasses courtesy of the Evergreen Garden Club. The Garden Club, a nonprofit organization. is currently working on a gardening and land- scaping project below the dam, The garden club will plant shrubs and !lowers today and tomorrow. July 26 and 27 starting around 9:30 a,m. to 12:30 p.m. and plans to finish the initial planting July 2 and 3. The goal is fort he first initial planting to be done by the Fourth of July. The Evergreen Metro Water District asked the Garden Club to plant a garden in this particular area and offered to pay for the landscaping which includes the rock patio and paths. Since the Garden Club is an organiza- - - - - - tion whose mission is to be a charitable and educational organization interested in moun- tain horticulture and the conservation of natu- ralresources. they decided to plan the garden . .0"""" for the community; m~king it a public garden. "It is an ideal spot and will be an educational opportunity for the community and we can have a beautiful garden in the mountains," past president Joa~ Reynolds said. The planting committee has done a lot of planning for the garden in hopes that it will be both a beautiful rest area and an educational place for the community. In fact, specific "architecture" type plans were drawn out by Dale and Peggy Fetchenhier, coordinators of design for the project. "It will be a wonderful place for the com- munity to gather." Peggy said. According to the Fetchenhiers, all the plants and greens have been cho,sen for their low water usage and for an altitude above 7,500 feet. The plans have also included careful soil preparation for all the plants, trees and flow- , ers in order for the xerisc"aping and low water usage. to work correctly. After everything is - - - - ,",: WE WANT THE GARDEN TO BE AS USER FRIENDL Y AS POSSIBLE, WE WANT CHILDREN HERE AND PEOPLE TO USE IT. Peggy Fetchenhiers planted, there wi II be a layer of bark put over the soil in order to hold in the moisture, The entire plan is designed to be an educa- tional experience for the community to see what will grow with low water usage in this altitude ami will give people a cross-section of plants they can grow in the mountains successfully, therefore. all the plants will be marked and labeled, - - - - "We want the garden to be as user friendly as possible, we wanl children here and people to use it," Peggy said. The Denver Water Department donated all the signs and labels for most of the plants and have offered much advice' in the building of this xeriscape garden, There hil-s been intricate plans drawn out for the layou-t of the garden and all of its inhabit- ants. There will be a perennial garden along the pathway and opposite this will be a rock . garden with smaller plants so the view from Highway 73 will not be obstructed, Behind the plaza area, made of sheet rock, is the home of four trees. a Russian Hawthorn, Dolga Crab. Colorado Spruce and Ginnala Maple which are all xeric plants- requiring very little water. There will also be an herb garden along the plaza area which long-time garden club mem- ber Louise Mounsey has been working hard to plan, "It has been a year in planting alone. This See Garden Club on Page 4A - - - - - -