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| Life Technologies employees volunteer at the Gardens at North River Road |
Life Technologies sent a great crowd of volunteers to the Gardens at North River Road for their Global Volunteer Day on Friday, May 24 2013. In that quick day, 43 volunteers put in a total of 170 hours of work- that's like having a full time employee in the garden for a whole month!
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Made-over scarecrows got
new faces, clothes, and stuffing |
Life Technologies was able to donate materials and time to complete a number of important projects. Most notably, they added to our trellises that North Coast Church installed. Not only did Life Technologies add lattice and more cross-beams to increase shade, but they were able to build cedar planter boxes underneath the trellises, and plant the new beds with vines. They planted kiwi and passionfruit, which are both edible vines, as well as jasmine, honeysuckle, purple wings, and orange clock- all flowering vines that will provide shade and help attract pollinators to our garden.
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Volunteers hard at work
clearing ground for sunflowers |
In addition to the trellis work, they were able to plant many seeds, including beans, watermelon, and sunflowers. They also gave many of our scarecrows much-needed makeovers, painted labels for new plants, repaired compost bins, and helped with weekly tasks like weeding and watering.
Thank you Life Technologies for another successful day in the garden!
If you would like to do a volunteer project with your company, organization, school, or club, contact Abby Weglarz, Garden Program and Volunteer Coordinator for North County Community Services, at 760-471-5483 or volunteer@sdnccs.org.
