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THE HERB GARDEN
Hill Country Master
Gardeners have recently
helped build a beautiful
herb garden on the
grounds of the Gillespie
County Historical
Society. The area
directly south of the
historic Fassel – Roeder
home had been the site
of an unsightly utility
building until just a
few months ago. Once the
building was removed the
area looked better, but
became a low, weedy spot
prone to standing full
of water after rains.
Master Gardeners have been
working with Historical
Society volunteers for
several years to keep
the Society’s shrub and
flower beds healthy and
well groomed. Several of
us had talked about the
possibility of
constructing a kitchen
herb garden just outside
the back door of the
Fassel – Roeder house.
We felt it would fit in
well in that area of the
grounds and provide
additional information
to visitors.
With the donation of
railroad cross ties by a
Historical Society
member and soil left
over from renovations to
the grounds, the herb
garden plan took shape.
Historical Society
volunteers and HCMGs
worked together to
construct and plant the
bed in mid May, 2010.
The plants have settled
in beautifully and are
growing well. Each plant
is labeled with a large
metal plant label,
easily readable from the
perimeter of the bed.
Visitors to the
Historical Society
grounds can often be
seen pausing to look at
the bed, walking around
it to read the plant
labels and photographing
the area.
Those of us who worked in
constructing the herb
garden make it our first
stop when we meet twice
monthly to work on the
grounds. Seeing the
garden thrive gives us a
real sense of
accomplishment -and
seeing others enjoy it,
too, is just “icing on
the cake!” |
