September is ending, and the windowsills at the Irvington Post Office on Buckhout Street sport garlands of fall leaves. Two cartons are already set up for kids to post their letters to Santa. However, the window boxes planted by Garden Club of Irvington members and friends are still going strong.
On June 1 (above): Planting at the Post Office — and then in window boxes in front of stores along Main Street — (l-r): Judy Frimer, Jo-Anne Kelly, Marilyn Ghilardi, Tracy O’Neil, Anne Myers, Joan Nelson, Renee Shamosh, Christine Plazas, Sarah Ostrower, Mary Toomy.
Later in June, we caught Irvington letter carrier Ahmed Khursed (l) and and postal supervisor Vernon Searight admiring the blooms.
On September 26, still blooming: Supertunia® ‘Tiara Blue’ Petunia; ‘Million Bells’ calibrachoa petunia hybrid; and ‘Angelface White’ angelonia summer snapdragon.
For long-lasting color and continuous bloom in containers, choose heat- and drought- tolerant annuals like alyssum, lantana, petunias, verbena, and vinca for sun and/or begonias and impatiens for shade. Here are more ideas: https://www.provenwinners.com/learn/top-ten-lists/21-annuals-sun-scorched-patios-and-window-boxes
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