Crescent Hill Garden Club

12/12/2024

NATIONAL POINSETTIA DAY
December 12

Something to consider after receiving or purchasing a poinsettia.

A Holiday Plant Worth Saving?

Poinsettias make a beautiful holiday gift but after Christmas, many of us just toss them, non-recyclable pot and all.
Have you ever wished you could save a particularly beautiful Poinsettia, let it grow larger and rebloom again next year?
Starting with a healthy plant will improve your odds. Ditch the foil pot covering that comes with the plant as soon as you get it. Foil does not drain and encourages root rot. The roots like to be moist not wet. An attractive holiday cache pot, a pot without a drainage hole, that you can use every year is a good alternative. A properly sized cache pot should hold the plant off the bottom. After watering, empty any excess water. Keep the plant away from furnace vents as they don’t like drying heat or drafts. Poinsettias like bright indirect light.
If you’re up for the challenge of making your Poinsettia rebloom in time for next Christmas, here’s a step-by-step guide based on our local holidays.
Derby Day - Cut back stems to 6-8 inches above the soil line. Repot into a one-size larger pot.
Memorial Day - Move the Plant outside. Acclimate the plant to the outdoors by placing it in a shady, protected area for 2 or 3 days, then gradually expose it to longer periods of direct sun.
July 4th - Pinch back the stems to encourage branching (more blooms). Fertilize weekly and keep moist.
State Fair Starts - Pinch back again. Fertilize weekly and keep moist.
Labor Day - Bring plant indoors to sunny location at 65ºF to 75ºF.
Columbus/Native Peoples’ Day - Initiate “short day”conditions by providing 14 hours of TOTAL DARKNESS. Small amounts of light, such as turning on a lamp, a streetlight, car headlights, or the light from a TV can interfere with the production of blooms. Placing the plant in a tightly closed cardboard box may be the easiest way to achieve these conditions. Then just open the box near a bright window for the remaining 10 hours each day. Continue this cycle until you begin to see colored bracts appear.
Thanksgiving - Move to area with full day bright, indirect light.
Christmas - Enjoy!!!

08/24/2024

Today, some members of the Crescent Hill Garden Club visited The Idlewild Butterfly Farm. If you have not been there - get your entomology geek on and go!
This wonderful business is part natural history museum, part exotic insects’ containment lab and very much about the raising and feeding of butterflies. What’s more they have a wonderful gift shop. It’s at 1100 Logan Street diagonal from The Logan Street Market.
Entomologist Blair Leano-Helvey and her staff took us on an extensive educational tour of the lives of the insects - the beautiful and the unnerving!
If you enjoy being a little startled by a hand-size insect and then being calmed down by the sight of fluttering Swallow Tail wings, this is the place for you.

05/14/2024

Our 30th Anniversary Crescent Hill Garden Tour is only a few weeks away so make sure to get your ticket in advance to avoid long lines! https://www.crescenthillgardenclub.org/store/p2/tourticket.html

As part of our anniversary celebration we will be holding a Vendor Fair. Here is a sneak peek at one of our amazing vendors, State Your Name, that will be participating:

I'm Betsy and I am a Kentucky artist. I’m excited to share my garden designs with you! Enjoy garden inspired words shaped like your home state of Kentucky! I work in tandem with my husband who is a woodworker and he can’t wait to show you all his cedar planters that he made!

You don't have to be a gardener to appreciate the practicality and style of these pieces. From lightweight, breathable t-shirts and tank tops that keep you cool while working in the sun, to sturdy planters that are ready for all your herbs, veggies or flowers, these items are a must-have for any gardening enthusiast.

Whether you're looking for cedar wood planters or sleek and modern ceramic planters, we will have a range of planters that are perfect for your outdoor or indoor space.

So, if you want to revamp your garden this season, don't forget to stop by our booth at the Crescent Hill Garden show! And if you can't make it in person, be sure to follow me on social media for more updates on my products and promotions.

04/07/2024

We are in the middle of our 5th annual Crescent Hill Tree Giveaway! If you live in Crescent Hill and are a homeowner, and would like a FREE redbud tree to plant on your property, contact Denise at 502-889-0086 or [email protected].

04/07/2024

Join us for our 30th Anniversary Crescent Hill Garden Tour on June 1! We have lots of fun activities planned - vendor fair, door prizes, historic Peterson-Dumesnil house tours, music, breakfast treats - and, of course, beautiful gardens!

11/27/2023

Crescent Hill Garden Club News

Gateway Urns Refurbished

Back in 2005 The Crescent Hill Garden Club installed two 68 inch high cast-iron urns at the gateway to the neighborhood at Grinstead Drive at Interstate 64. Longtime Crescent Hill resident, the late Martha Elson wrote at the time in her Heads Up column for the Courier Journal, “The club ordered the new reproductions of classical urns - costing a total of $3,000 and weighing about 750 pounds each - from Architectural Salvage on East Broadway. The club bought them with proceeds from garden tours, and they are meant to reflect the neighborhood’s historic character, club member Judy Gogan said.” The article included a photo of Judy standing next to the urns.
Eighteen years later the urns were really showing their age.
They were bolted into concrete pads and are too heavy to move.
Any work on them would have to be done in situ.
Now their refurbished surfaces can be enjoyed by passersby.
The new finishes were applied by painters Jason Skaggs, Nathan Skaggs and artist Monica Mahoney. First Jason cleaned, sanded and repaired Then a copper colored, rust and weather resistant paint was applied. Lastly using a pigment with a verdigris patina, artist Monica Mahoney highlighted the details of the urns. THE URNS HAVE BEEN RESTORED! Quite a challenging job. The results should last 15 years. Our thanks go out to Jason, Nathan, and Monica for their fine work.
The result is lovely and will be enjoyed by the community for many years. This is another example of the garden club using the proceeds from our garden tours to benefit the community.
Please support us by attending our garden tour, the 1st Saturday in June.

06/03/2023

I love our community 🌺

04/16/2023

See how fast our trees have grown in 3 years!
The photo on the left is from the first year of our ‘Appalachian Red’ Redbud Tree Giveaway. The photo on the right is the same tree taken last week.

03/29/2023

4th Annual Crescent Hill Tree Giveaway

The Crescent Hill Garden Club is once again offering free Appalachian Redbuds, a Kentucky native species, to residents for planting in the neighborhood as part of their annual signature tree project.

To be eligible to receive a free tree, you must be a homeowner in Crescent Hill.

Trees will be ready for delivery the first week in April and planting assistance will be available if needed.

Trees are available on a first come, first serve basis as quantities are limited. One tree per person.

Help us restore the tree canopy and plan to plant a tree this spring!

To reserve your tree, contact Denise Peterson at 502.889.0086 or [email protected] to sign up or for more information.

02/19/2023

Save the Date: Saturday, June 3, is the 29th annual Crescent Hill Garden Tour!

9 am - 5 pm, rain or shine.

Tickets may be purchased in advance at https://www.crescenthillgardenclub.org/ or at the Peterson-Dumesnil House, 301 S. Peterson Ave., on tour day.

Stay tuned for more details.

05/31/2022

Only four days until the 28th annual Crescent Hill Garden Tour! Join us on Saturday, June 4 to view private urban gardens in the neighborhood. Tours of the historic Peterson-Dumesnil House and grounds will also be available with your ticket purchase. Tickets are only $15! Purchase your tickets in advance at: https://www.crescenthillgardenclub.org/store/p2/tourticket.html
Hope to see you Saturday!

This is a one day ticket to the 2022 Crescent Hill Garden Tour on Saturday, June 4. The tour is open from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. ​Please bring your confirmation email as proof of purchase the day of the tour to the Peterson-Dumesnil House, 301 S. Peterson Ave., to pick up your garden tour map.

05/04/2022

The Crescent Hill Garden Tour is right around the corner! Join us on Saturday, June 4 for our 28th annual tour of private urban gardens in the neighborhood. Tours of the historic Peterson-Dumesnil House and grounds will also be available with your ticket purchase. Purchase your tickets in advance at: https://www.crescenthillgardenclub.org/store/p2/tourticket.html
Hope to see you there!

This is a one day ticket to the 2022 Crescent Hill Garden Tour on Saturday, June 4. The tour is open from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. ​Please bring your confirmation email as proof of purchase the day of the tour to the Peterson-Dumesnil House, 301 S. Peterson Ave., to pick up your garden tour map.