ESLP Garden Cleanups

Friday, May 29, 2015

Nathan Verdonk's Experience

I had a great time cleaning our gardens and being close to the amazing plants we have planted throughout the year. We worked two different two hour days cleaning and maintaing the main, parking lot, Varsity Lane, and Butterfly gardens. After pulling weeds, clearing paths, and mulching the gardens, the group really got to appreciate the work they had accomplished. I hope that the gardens will remain up kept and looking great for weeks to come.

Matthew Anthony's Garden Clean up Experience

My experience cleaning up was really cool. First we went on Friday after school to pull out dead plants and weeds to make the garden look nicer. Then we all came in on Saturday morning so we were able to finish what we started. On Friday we went to the garden at around 2:30 and we were cleaning until around 4 o'clock. Then on Saturday morning we came at around 8 am and we worked on what we didn't finish on friday like pulling out dead plants that we missed and pulled out weeds that we didn't get to finish pulling.

This is the end result of it all. After we were done cleaning

This is the sombrero clean up SQUAD

Evan Florio's Garden Clean up Experience

During the clean up I tided up the gardening beds by pulling out plants and weeds that did not need to be in the planter. I also cut the weeds that were growing onto the path and we swept up all the pant scraps and added them to the compost piles. seeing how the garden looked before we started and how it looked after we finished was very rewarding. I also enjoyed being able to do this with my friends. I really enjoyed the experience of cleaning up the garden

Picture of The Sombrero Squad

Clarence Hoang's Garden Cleanup Experience

During the garden clean up, I placed mulch around the campus, pull plants from the ground and placed most of the plants into the compost pile. The best part about this was the sombreros that we were able to wear. Looking at the garden from start to finish felt really accomplishing showing that if there's a goal, it can be done. I got to hang out with friends and meet new people. I think the experience with the clean up was really fun.

90% of the garden cleaned with some loose scraps of plants.