The gardens of Holy Comforter are a reflection of our diverse church community. Among them are vegetable and herb gardens, a butterfly garden, annual and perennial flower gardens, and a woodland garden surrounding a 175-year-old red oak tree. Planted and maintained by the workers in the Seedtime and Harvest Greenhouse, the gardens provide fruits, vegetables, and herbs for our tables and flowers for the altar.
The greenhouse workers grow a variety of plants from seeds and cuttings for the gardens and for sale year round: vegetables, including our very own hot purple pepper "Holy Smoke," herbs, unusual annual and perennial flowers, groundcovers, shrubs, and indoor plants. Organic herb vinegars, dried herbs, and pepper sauce are also available seasonally. See plant availability below.
The grounds offer the church members and the neighborhood places of rest and reflection as well as expanses of lawn for play and flowers and fruits for harvesting.
Garden News :
Plant Sale
Sept. 13, 10 AM-2 PM
Mark your calendar for sale on Oct. 11.
Featuring drought-hardy plants, and indoor plants, as well as Rita's Gold, new golden Boston fern, excellent ground covers, & herbs; lots of succulents and lots of vegetables:
Callaway Gardens School and Plant Fair
At the Callaway Gardens Gardening School and Plant Fair, Seedtime and Harvest gardeners learned about drought tolerant plants and container plantings from Walter Reeves and Mildred Pinnell Fockele. After classes, they selected daylilies and other perennial plants for the Holy Comforter gardens and for propagation in the greenhouse. Look for new and unusualplants at future plant sales.
