Tuesday, August 7, morning. New Mexico Stone is the company working on carefully building the Orchard wall using the traditional hand-chiseled masonry on native New Mexican stone. This wall will entirely surround the orchard and is the heart of the [...]

August 2, 2012   Enormous moss rock awaits placement in the wall while stone masons chisel and fine tune precise positioning.  Photos: Fran Cole  

July 31, 2012   Today the trenches for the footings for the Orchard Garden retaining wall were dug. Also, the blocky moss rock were delivered in preparation for setting the first rock course for the wall. Two Zuni bowl erosion [...]

July 24, 2012  Soil preparation is an important part of developing a healthy environment for plants to grow in. A main feature of the Orchard Gardens is obviously the area where a variety of fruit trees will be planted near [...]

July 19, 2012 Today the Santa Fe Garden Club presents a check in the amount of $25,000 to the Santa Fe Botanical Garden toward their capital campaign for the Orchard Gardens.  This contribution funds the North Meadow Grove -- a [...]

July 17, 2012  Check out the local news story on our new garden! Click here to read the full article.

July 3, 2012  All existing vegetation has to be removed in preparation for contouring the site.

June 27, 2012  Today Gary Smith, the landscape architect, met with the general contractor, Mountain West Golfscapes, and the project manager, PBI Construction Consulting, to review the layout of the primary destinations before any grading begins. Photos courtesy of Annie [...]