September Springmoor Blog from the Landscape Department

Thom Morgan

Storing Seeds for Future Use

September is unkind to vegetables. By now, your 90-day tomatoes are a withered mess, and the 120-day tomatoes have a few green tomatoes that are struggling to turn red. Eggplants are producing fruit which is one tenth the size of fruit a month ago. Face it, it’s fall, and if you haven’t switched over to fall crops by now, your garden is a pitiful mess.

One thing you can do before you pull up all the stakes and dead vines is collect the seeds.

Springmoor Residents Take On the Ironman Triathlon Challenge

When you hear the word “Ironman,” your mind may pull up an exhausted but excited young man or woman crossing the finish line after spending an entire day participating in an intense triathlon. You probably don’t imagine seniors taking part, but they do!

Does Springmoor Life Care Retirement Community have Ironman Triathlon athletes? Yes! Two of our residents, Mr. Bob McGaffin and Mrs. Harriet Ross, recently finished the Ironman Challenge!

The One Bedroom Deluxe: Is it the Right Floor Plan for You?

Are you trying to figure out which floor plan is the best option for you? Springmoor Life Care Retirement Community offers a variety of floor plan options to meet a variety of needs. One popular option is the One Bedroom Deluxe, which features a spacious living room and dining area, a full-sized kitchen, a full bath, and a bedroom complete with a walk-in closet!

In addition to the interior space, the One Bedroom Deluxe apartments in the North Village feature an inviting porch just off the living room, perfect for a morning cup of coffee, or reading in the evening:

How to Choose the Right Springmoor Residence

The thought of moving from a home you’ve lived in for decades and settling in a new residence can be an overwhelming thought. With more than a dozen floor plans to choose from at Springmoor, there truly is something for everyone, but it may be hard to figure out where to start. Here are a few tips to get you thinking about how to choose a residence that suits you best:

Springmoor Floral Focal Points: Plant a Row of Veggies for Charity

By Thom Morgan, Springmoor Landscape Manager

Thom Morgan

Springmoor Donates Spare Veggies to Food Bank

It was January 2009, and I was thinking about what Springmoor residents and staff could do in the way of a community outreach project when I heard of the Plant a Row program in which a lot of local organizations were participating. It seemed like a great fit for our community: Springmoor had a half-acre of land that we set aside in March 2000, and we had 24 resident gardeners who were very adept at growing fresh vegetables.

Plant a Row, by the way, encourages gardeners to plot one extra row of their vegetable garden and donate the resulting produce to their local food bank. I asked Springmoor Executive Director Fred Conner to see if we could participate and he thought it was a good idea; at the same time, another staff member approached him to see if Springmoor could participate in Stop Hunger Now, which is another community outreach program that helps malnourished residents of impoverished countries. Springmoor ended up taking part in both programs, and just finished packing more than 40,000 meals for Stop Hunger Now.