[FLPERMACULTURE] beautification volunteer training

[Chrys Gardener]

Beautification Brigade Volunteer Training - March 2007

The Community Beautification Program is offering free training to be part 
of the 2007 Beautification Brigade. The three-part training will be held 
Thursdays, March 8, 15 and 22 from  6 - 8:00 pm at Cornell Cooperative 
Extension, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca.
Have you noticed the beautiful flower plantings on the Ithaca Commons and 
traffic medians throughout the city?  Want to be part of the Beautification 
Brigade, a fun and active group that plants and takes care of these flower 
plantings? Volunteering with this group is a great way to make an immediate 
difference in your community, learn some gardening skills, and meet new people.

The training sessions provide information on the types of plants that work 
well in tough sites, landscape design for public spaces, body mechanics, 
and slides of public beautification in other cities. (See detailed schedule 
below.) Free dinner is served during the first half hour of each class, 
with time to meet and socialize with the other volunteers.

Spring projects will begin in April and include starting seeds and and 
planting cold-hardy pansies in planters on the Ithaca Commons. Late spring 
and early summer will be devoted to planting annual and perennials flowers 
in existing sites and also creating some new beautification sites, and in 
the fall we plant mums and spring-flowering bulbs. Weekly volunteer 
sessions will be offered evenings (6-8 pm) and mornings (10 am - noon) 
throughout the spring, summer and fall. Tools, gloves and instruction are 
provided at each session. We use no chemical pesticides or herbicides!

For more information, or to request a volunteer application and class 
schedule, contact Chrys Gardener at 272-2292, extension 123, or send an 
email to cab69 at cornell.edu
And be sure to check out our website, where you can see lots of Tompkins 
County beautification photos from 2002-2006.
http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/tompkins/community_beautification/index.htm


2007 Beautification Brigade Training
March 8: Overview of the Beautification Program
·        List and map of City of Ithaca beautification sites
·        Slide presentation of past projects and volunteers  2002-2006
·        Goals and projects for 2007

  March 15: Designing for Public Sites; Tough Plants Part 1
·        Challenges of urban sites/ Landscape design for public spaces
·        The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: slide show of beautification in 
US, Canada and Ireland
·         Slide show of annuals and spring bulbs that perform well in tough 
conditions

  March 22: Tough Plants Part 2; On-the-Job Safety
·        Slide show of great perennials and shrubs for public spaces
·        Body Mechanics of gardening - working safely to avoid injury
·        Scheduling of volunteer sessions; sign up for Open Days garden 
tour volunteers


Chrys Gardener
Community Beautification Coordinator
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
607-272-2292, extension 123
http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/tompkins/community_beautification/index.htm 
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