Potluck in the Park

It took far too long for the Friends of Ned Wolf Park to host its first potluck dinner party in the park.

Initially hatched in the aftermath of our May 6th Plant Sale, we wanted to take time to celebrate our successes in the handsome space we have been nuturing for ten years.

Sedgwick neighbor Marcia lent us a canopy, Weavers Way provided folding tables, park neighbors offered us electricity and water access. The park gave us flowers!

Most asked about plant?

Hands down, it's Allium Ambassador!

These late-spring blooming purple orbs demand attention and folks wonder aloud,

 "What are THOSE?"

Purchased from the Van Engelen bulb catalog in 2013, we planted just 10 and they have been multiplying without diminishing in size, nearly 7" in diameter and about 54" tall.

Memorial Maple

 We have just planted a specimen Japanese Maple

[Acer palmatum 'Pung kil']

which was funded in memory of

Sarah O'Doherty

who lived across McCallum street

before her passing in 2016.

The deep burgundy leaves and purple stems offer a dramatic contrast to the corrugated foliage of Hosta 'Deep Blue Sea.' And in the fall, the delicate Maple leaves should turn a vivid eye-catching red!