Heidi's Lifestyle Gardens with Heidi Heiland
Our program on October 16th was a presentation by Heidi Heiland.
Heidi owns a company, Heidi’s Lifestyle Gardens, which specializes in providing clients with sustainable landscaping on their property. She is also the vice president of the Minnesota Nursery & Landscape Association. Her presentation was a power point showing examples of sustainable gardens to explain to us the people-plant connection.
One of her series of slides involved “artificial floating islands”. The concept is to fabricate a small floating mass which includes a group of plantings that clarify the water and improve the environment. Using these in a stagnant area can clear the water and improve the water quality.
She has a demo plot at her home on Gleason Lake (405 Comstock Lane in Plymouth) and welcomes visitors if they call in advance (763-475-4960). Her website is bloomonmn.com.
TRIVIA FOR TODAY:
With almost $1 billion in yearly revenues, the NFL is the world’s richest professional sports league. In 1915, the average annual family income in the U S was $687.00 per year. Chevy Chase’s real first name is Cornelius. The wooly mammoth had tusks almost 16 feet high.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“God cannot alter the past. That is why he had to create so many historians.” Samuel Butler
(Story by Tad Shaw)