Adrian Women's Garden Club names first Garden of the Month for 2023 season

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The home garden of Adrian’s Kim Baumea, 158 Budlong St., has been recognized as the Garden of the Month for May by the Adrian Women’s Garden Club. It is the first home garden to receive the monthly recognition for the garden club’s 2023 season.
The home garden of Adrian’s Kim Baumea, 158 Budlong St., has been recognized as the Garden of the Month for May by the Adrian Women’s Garden Club. It is the first home garden to receive the monthly recognition for the garden club’s 2023 season.

ADRIAN — The home garden of Kim Baumea, 158 Budlong St. in Adrian, has been recognized as the Garden of the Month for May by the Adrian Women’s Garden Club. It is the first home garden to receive the monthly recognition for the garden club’s 2023 season.

Baumea didn’t start gardening until she bought her home 30 years ago, according to information provided by the Adrian Garden Club and representative Cheryl Lynch.

“She loves being outside and spends about three to five hours a week in her garden,” Lynch said in an email. “She finds gardening relaxing and the best stress reliever you can do. She loves to rescue the clearance sale plants at the Lowe’s Home Improvement store on Division Street.”

The home garden of Adrian’s Kim Baumea, 158 Budlong St., has been recognized as the Garden of the Month for May by the Adrian Women’s Garden Club. The ferns on the side of the house are low maintenance and do well in the shady part of the yard, according to the Adrian Garden Club and representative Cheryl Lynch.
The home garden of Adrian’s Kim Baumea, 158 Budlong St., has been recognized as the Garden of the Month for May by the Adrian Women’s Garden Club. The ferns on the side of the house are low maintenance and do well in the shady part of the yard, according to the Adrian Garden Club and representative Cheryl Lynch.

Between the months of May and September, the Adrian Women’s Garden Club selects homes around the Adrian community each year as the Garden of the Month. Those that are selected for the award are given a sign for the front lawn announcing that house as the Garden of the Month.

Lynch said Baumea’s favorite perennial is the Asiatic lily.

“She uses light purple phlox as an accent perennial around her front tree and garden bench,” added Lynch. “Her annual flowers are shades of red, pink and purple, and she loves to do different annuals every year. The ferns on the side of the house are low maintenance and do well in the shady part of the yard. Her high maintenance flowers are her annuals, but they give an instant color to her garden.”

The ferns on the side of Kim Baumea's Budlong Street home in Adrian are low maintenance and do well in the shady part of the yard. Her high maintenance flowers are her annuals, "but they give an instant color to her garden,” according to Adrian Women's Garden Club representative Cheryl Lynch.
The ferns on the side of Kim Baumea's Budlong Street home in Adrian are low maintenance and do well in the shady part of the yard. Her high maintenance flowers are her annuals, "but they give an instant color to her garden,” according to Adrian Women's Garden Club representative Cheryl Lynch.

Baumea also has an interest in collecting automotive items such as old gas cans, gas station signs, hubcaps and drive-in movie theater speakers, all of which are situated and placed throughout her garden and on her front porch.

Besides keeping up a colorful and vibrant garden at her home at 158 Budlong St. in Adrian, Kim Baumea also has a knack for finding automotive items such as old gas cans, gas station signs, hubcaps and drive-in movie theater speakers, all of which are situated and placed throughout her garden and on her front porch.
Besides keeping up a colorful and vibrant garden at her home at 158 Budlong St. in Adrian, Kim Baumea also has a knack for finding automotive items such as old gas cans, gas station signs, hubcaps and drive-in movie theater speakers, all of which are situated and placed throughout her garden and on her front porch.

To nominate a garden for consideration as Garden of the Month contact Lynch at 419-262-4227.

The Adrian Women’s Garden Club is the second oldest garden club in Michigan. The club was organized in 1926 and federated in 1931. It is affiliated with the Michigan Garden Club, Inc. and the National Garden Clubs Inc. Central Region.

Besides keeping up a colorful and vibrant garden at her home at 158 Budlong St. in Adrian, Kim Baumea also has a knack for finding automotive items such as old gas cans, gas station signs, hubcaps and drive-in movie theater speakers, all of which are situated and placed throughout her garden and on her front porch.
Besides keeping up a colorful and vibrant garden at her home at 158 Budlong St. in Adrian, Kim Baumea also has a knack for finding automotive items such as old gas cans, gas station signs, hubcaps and drive-in movie theater speakers, all of which are situated and placed throughout her garden and on her front porch.

This article originally appeared on The Daily Telegram: Adrian Women's Garden Club names Garden of the Month for May 2023