Moselle Garden Club

10/07/2025

Update, the October Club Meeting will on Tuesday, the 14th at 11:00 am. Come find out how to make Moselle more beautiful!

10/02/2025

The October meeting of the Moselle Garden Club will be held at the Moselle Community Center on October 7 at 11:00am. If you are interested, feel free to stop by or message the club for more information.

10/02/2025

The Moselle Garden Club attended the Southern Pines Fall District meeting in Laurel on October 1. Pictured, L to R, Libby Douglas, Karen Townsend, Cathy Hall, Susan Bailey and Linda Sullivan.

07/28/2025

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Here are 12 Flowering Perennials that Thrive With Neglect! 🌺 1. Black-Eyed Susan, 2. Coneflower, 3. Hosta (see the complete list in comments)

07/26/2025

The 2025-2036 Moselle Garden Club Officers were installed in May by Jayne Cooper. L to R Linda Sullivan, Treasurer; Susan Bailey, Secretary; Robin Guthrie, Vice President; Libby Douglas, President; Jayne Cooper

07/25/2025

Moselle Garden Club donated a Buddy Bench to Moselle Elementary School.

05/20/2025

There is one garden chore that helps to keep many flowering plants looking good that often gets overlooked. Despite its name, deadheading is actually good for some of your flowering plants!

Deadheading many flowering summer plants, both annuals and perennials, encourages the plants to restart their bloom cycle. Deadheading is really pretty simple, so don’t be afraid. Simply select a flower head that is past its prime and snip it off.

There are a couple of techniques the home gardener can use when deadheading. Soft stems can simply be pinched off. Or you can use bypass pruners for a nice clean scissors cut.

A quick cheat sheet for some popular flowers that do and do NOT need deadheading:

✅Yes, these need deadheading--pentunias, zinnias and geraniums.

✖️No, these do not need deadheading--begonias, vincas, and impatiens.

05/19/2025

Did you know? Moles and voles are not the same thing! You can use the beginning letter of their name to help you remember the difference…

Voles eat vegetables.
Moles eat meat.

VOLES
Voles are small rodents with tiny ears, small dark eyes, and short tails. They look quite similar to field mice.

Since voles are vegetarians, they rely on plants to provide them with nutrients. Their preferred foods include the bark of thin-barked trees and shrubs.

Voles can cause significant damage to landscape plants and turf in late winter and early spring.
If you notice plants dying with gnawed off roots, you likely have voles.

Voles create tunnels, but they generally make “runways” through turf and flowerbeds. The exterior holes to their tunnels are typically the size of golf balls.

MOLES
Moles have beak-like noses, no visible ears, and paddle-like front feet with large claws.

They also have very poor eyesight and are sensitive to light, which is why they spend so much time digging holes underground.

At a distance, they look like mice. However, they are more closely related to shrews and bats than rodents.

Moles are carnivores and primarily feed on bugs and insects found in the soil. In their attempt to find food, they create easily identifiable tunnels.

Even though moles may be beneficial in controlling lawn insects, many people find them destructive to landscaping and want them removed. Trapping and biological control are the two most promising methods of managing mole and vole damage.

Our friends at Alabama Extension have a great article about how to effectively control moles and voles. Read it here: https://ow.ly/wo1R50VV3X6

05/10/2025

The Moselle Garden Club is growing! If you are interested in gardening and live in the Moselle area, please message me for details on our next meeting. We have a project pending at Moselle Elementary School and could use volunteers.

03/03/2025

01/09/2025