Lou, Janina and Liam painting an apricot tree in Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard
Saturday June 9th was tree painting day. A team of energetic volunteers painted all of our lovely fruit trees to protect them from the sun, and prevent insects from climbing up to munch their juicy leaves. Two local children, Liam and Lou, frequent park visitors, but first-time painters, volunteered to help. After making a 1:1 mixture of water and white latex indoor paint (water-based), we started on the apricots. Keeping an eye out for any invasive gypsy moth caterpillars, we painted the trunks, making sure to cover all the cracks. Liam and Lou painted so well that I had to make sure my own painting was up to the same standards. Continue reading
The volunteers of the Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard are talented in so many ways. But one new volunteer has a special flair for taking macro pictures of the bugs in our park. What a great opportunity to get to know the creatures that we share our orchard and pollinator garden with! Thank you Stacey G. for sharing your photos with us. We hope to include lots more pictures in upcoming blog posts! Check out the rest of her pictures below…