January 5, 2013

Loving the Arb from A to Z

L to R: Garden Center, planting beds, tool shed, Erickson garden, Waterwise gardens, clearing a path
A look at some of the volunteers who love the Arb all year:
Amir examines the sprinkler heads and starts a flooded trimmer.
Brian balances a loaded wheelbarrow.
Bridget teaches us the mulching mower.
Caitlin puts plants to bed for the winter.
Cheryl corrals fallen leaves with a blower and broom.
Carol clips the last of the dahlias and gives visitors free bouquets.
Claire clears weeds from tiny alpine plants.

Doc gives the African violets a check-up.
Emily clears weeds from a dry stream bed.
Hamish flames down the dandelions.
Jeanne extracts weeds from the heather.
Justina vanquishes the Himalayan blackberry.

Kelly clears away the in-your-face branches.
Kristina tags the conifers, and we learn their names.
Laurel takes her mattock to blackberry and holly invaders.
Mary makes a messy bed beautiful.
Samuel rebuilds and repaints the signage to the gardens.
Sue waters the thirsty plantlets.

Terre makes a coffee run.
Tom tears weeds away from the paths.
Zach tends the fungi nurseries.

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