NeighborWoods Planting Parties
The NeighborWoods Planting Parties project will facilitate the planting of shrubs and daffodils in neighborhood parks with help from volunteer residents, students, etc.
Purpose
The purpose of NeighborWoods Planting Parties is to encourage active participation in learning about planting shrubs and bulbs. Bringing together volunteers to replace shrubs lost to storm damage or disease, and adding more colorful shrubs and daffodils will enhance each neighborhood. Residents will volunteer to organize NeighborWoods Planting Parties to prepare the soil, plant and mulch the shrubs or daffodils, and agree to help water and maintain them in the future. Shrubs and daffodil bulbs for the NeighborWoods project are funded through grants and private donations.
How It Works
- Donate a gift shrub and/or bag of daffodils.
- The Community Foundation of Delta County will send you a receipt.
- We'll let you know when and where the NeighborWoods Planting Party will occur. The planting schedule will include Fall 2012 through Fall 2013.
- These donations are for shrubs and bags of daffodils which will be planted by volunteer residents, school students and staff, etc.
- Donations for shrubs or daffodils will cover the cost to purchase quality shrubs or daffodils, as well as provide soil enhancers and mulch for volunteers to prepare the soil. Volunteers will be expected to water the shrubs for the first five years to improve survival.
- The shrubs and daffodils will be located in areas that are identified on the professional landscape plans for this project. Landscape plans are being developed for each area where NeighborWoods Planting Parties donations will be designated. The Landscape Plans will specify the species and location in accordance with the City of Escanaba, Escanaba Area Public School District, Bay College, or UP State Fair policies.
- Planting 150 shrubs and 150 bags of daffodils is the project goal; donations for shrubs and bags of daffodils will be limited to 150 of each due to project limitations.
- The donor can direct the donation to the jurisdiction in which they will be planted (i.e. City of Escanaba, Escanaba Area Public School District, Bay College or UP State Fair). The overall supervision of planting will be the responsibility of the respective jurisdiction.
- A list of all donors for the NeighborWoods Planting Parties project will be compiled and prominently posted at the City of Escanaba City Hall.
- The City of Escanaba, Escanaba Area Public School District, Bay College and UP State Fair have ongoing Memorial Tree programs which can be utilized for future donations to continue the implementation of the landscape plans.