Two Larkspur Office Corporate Visions expert gardeners, Geoff Kinnaird and Charlotte Kobayashi, spend an afternoon at The Redwoods in early August…
[Fred Mulheim, Garden Coordinator, Charlotte, Geoff with Resident]
The Redwoods is retirement community, established in 1972, known for their beautiful campus, just a mile outside of the hub of downtown Mill Valley. This diverse community of residents lead very active physical and intellectual lives, supported by staff and embraced by 400-plus core of volunteers.
Volunteers are frequently asked to help in the garden area to work with the physically challenging tasks such as digging, weeding, moving soil, etc. Geoff spent 3 hours digging out an area to place layers of gravel for easy access of garden tools, while Charlotte helped to level out the gravel with a hoe for a segment of her time. [see photo] She also helped to remove invasive weeds in their herb garden to make room for new herbs to be planted by the residents.
The garden has 4 sections – fruits such as apples, pears, tangerines, plums, persimmons, and lemons. Vegetables include squash, lettuce, tomatoes, summer kale, pumpkins plus a section with a variety of herbs. Flowers include blue bachelor buttons, cosmos, sunflower, star gazers, roses, dahlias, and shasta daisies. Here are some of the lovely flowers…
The Redwoods welcomes volunteers to join in before the winter season arrives…
