Shellbrook Chronicle The voice of the Parkland for over 100 years Shellbrook, Saskatchewan Friday, September 27, 2013
VOL. 102 NO. 39| PMR #40007604
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The changing leaves provided dazzling colours for everyone to enjoy during the Touch of Autumn event at Honeywood.
Touch of Autumn on display at Honeywood The Honeywood (Dr. A.J. Porter) Heritage Nursery held its annual Touch of Autumn event on Sunday, September 22. After the early rain subsided, a number of locals made their way to the site in order to enjoy the colourful scenery and indulge in a slice of delicious pie. Anyone who walked the nursery saw rich colours bursting above the rusting grass, the sounds of leaves crunching underfoot. The event required a lot of preparation, mostly in the form of baking. A large number of pies were made in the days leading up to the gathering, an undertaking mostly done by volunteer hands. “They got a group of ladies together who are great bakers and great at doing pies,” commented Judy Harley, manager of Honeywood. “They got together in Parkside and did 60 or 70 pies that they made up in tinfoil pie plates, and they froze those and they are for sale through the store.
And then they came out here yesterday and they made 60 pies for today.” The pies, made up of apples and rhubarb grown at Honeywood, were enjoyed thoroughly by everyone in attendance. There was also live music, artisan booths, and a riding tour of the grounds. A Touch of Autumn is the last formal event that Honeywood hosts each year, marking a virtual end to the summer season at the site. In hindsight, the season was certainly one to remember for Honeywood manager Judy Harley. “It’s been an interesting summer,” she said. The late start, mixed with the early rain and subsequent lack of rain, combined to make for some difficult conditions at the nursery. The coming of the cold weather carried with it reminders of the preparation needed to be done before winter. Some of the
work involves digging up the lilies in the Memorial Garden, separating them, and moving them into new ground. “What happens with lilies is they get too crowded if they’re left too long,” Harley said. “As they are crowding themselves, instead of the bulb getting bigger, the bulb will get smaller. And so, the small bulb produces a small stock, and you’re going to lose that if you don’t dig it and move it.” “For each variety in the display garden, we’ll plant probably seven bulbs, and those will eventually grow like that again. The rest we will plant somewhere else in the nursery, because those are the Porter lilies, and we really need to keep them, and to keep them growing. People are interested in collecting those types of things.” Continued on page 2
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