Garden Activities: February 10, 2026
- Conejo Valley Botanic Garden
- Feb 11
- 2 min read
The Tuesday Crew picked a single job to work on on this, a dreary cool day — though a nice day for working outside without overheating or becoming dehydrated. Bill Dobner, Beverly Kemmerling, Dale Harshberger, Katie Shank, Daryl Stutley, Nancy Taylor Walker, Ann Wright and myself were on site. The single job had been requested by contractor Jim Cyr a couple of weeks ago, and frankly I had forgotten until Bill reminded me this morning. The job was to pull the stinging nettle behind and between the sheds in the service area before they set seed. Even with 7 of us working, we were only able to weed the level parts around the sheds and in front of the pumping station where people need to walk and work. We’ll look at the hillside behind the sheds at a later time to see if is is feasible to complete the job. It was done last year, and the nettles were collected and used in cooking by one of the volunteers.
Incidentally, while in the area, we trimmed the lower sprouts of the African sumac on the right side of the service gate (looking out). The higher sprouts will likely require the tree service.
We actually didn’t get much further than the service area so didn’t check other areas of the garden, but we did get as far as Lillian’s Meadow and found a couple of things blooming.
It was nice to have this color against the backdrop of a cloudy day.
What’s Blooming (courtesy Steve Davis):
Many thanks to Nancy and Dale for their images.
Enjoy the garden! KMM
Garden Activities: February 10, 2026 sounds like a refreshing and inspiring way to connect with nature and community. Seasonal gardening tasks during this time help prepare the soil, plant new blooms, and maintain healthy growth for the coming months. Such activities not only beautify outdoor spaces but also promote relaxation and environmental awareness. Community garden events are especially meaningful, bringing people together through shared effort and learning. In a creative sense, preserving floral designs through digitizing for embroidery is another way to celebrate nature, turning beautiful garden-inspired patterns into detailed stitched artwork that lasts beyond the season.