A lawn with St. Augustine grass shows brown patches that have succumbed to lethal viral necrosis. The grass can be distinguished by its wide, boat-shaped leaves. Photo provided
By John Hughes
If you are among the many coastal residents whose lawns sp
From preschool, Evan Hearn, teacher Elizabeth McWey and Ava Goodis. Photo provided
Juliette Ferber tips the watering can. Photo provided
Unity students serve as earth stewards all year and include gardening as part of their curriculum. From presch
GULF STREAM — Nancy Touhey, 86, of Gulf Stream, died Oct. 25 after succumbing to cancer.
Born in Milwaukee, Wis., to Lois Gram and George Downing, she was raised in nearby River Hills and attended Downer Seminary and Milwaukee Country Day Sch
Candy Evans waters her plot at Cason Community Garden. She and a friend got the garden started
in 2008 with 20 gardeners and 2,500 square feet; now there are 40 participants
and 5,000 square feet of thriving vegetable gardens.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal
George Gann, standing in a natural setting of blackbead and saw palmetto,
has created a website and phone app (below) to assist local gardeners.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Christine Davis
Are you a wannabe gardener, and your thumb isn’t gree
Grass River Garden Club President Holly Breeden (second from right) presents a check for $10,000
to Sandoway House Nature Center. The grant is given to help the Nature Center take their animals
and programs on the road to schools that currently do n
Ocean Ridge resident Pat Kropp’s Clerodendrum flowers
have been attracting attention from passersby. If you know
of a distinctive plant display in your neighborhood,
please contact The Coastal Star at news@thecoastalstar.com.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal
The Grass River Garden Club provided beautiful holiday floral arrangements for the pediatric staff
at Bethesda Health. ‘I know the flowers brightened the nurses’ day,’ said Andrea H. Lambrakis,
community relations coordinator for Betheda Health, in a
Members of the Grass River Garden Club recently helped the students at Paul’s Place
replant their vegetable garden. Paul’s Place is an after-school program at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
in Delray Beach that serves children from the neighborhood. Whe
Boca Raton Beautification Committee Landscape Excellence Award winners
this year included the Harbor Point (above) and Luxuria (below).
Photos by Jerry Lower/ The Coastal Star
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
Mayor Susan Haynie announced the winners o
Edible greens (from left) rouge grenobloise, arugula and tatsoi are among the plants
growing at Gray Mockingbird Community Garden.
Photos by Kurtis Boggs/The Coastal Star
Director Brian Kirsch poses with recently picked papayas
at the Gray Mockin
INSET BELOW: Barbara Cook
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
For Barbara Cook, Oct. 23 was a big night. That’s when she received Hall of Fame recognition for her service to the Ocean Ridge Garden Club.
“Barb is someone who always goes above and beyo
Christina Benisch uses elements found in her Ocean Ridge garden for her award-winning flower arrangements.
This year she represented the Grass River Garden Club at the Society of the Four Arts, and in 2010,
she represented the Ocean Ridge Garden Club
