Together we can help make Glastonbury a more beautiful, greener place to live.
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Town Partnerships
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Town Dog Park |
In May of 2011, GPIP partnered with the Town Parks
and Rec. Department to beautify the new Dog Park. We donated
and planted 25 trees (green ash, elms, oaks, a rosebud,
tulip trees and flowering pears) mostly on the south side of
the park to provide shade. Others were planted in a nearby
conservation area. The planting took 3 men and a T650 Bobcat
1 day to complete. |
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Smith Middle School Courtyard |
Beginning in the fall of 2010, the Smith Middle
School courtyard began a huge transformation from being a
tired, overgrown eyesore to becoming a colorful and
attractive outdoor classroom space. Partnering with the
Town, SMS administrators and students, GPIP spearheaded the
project of digging up all of the old perennials with the
students so that they could sell them at a plant sale; then
replacing the shrubs and vegetation with new vibrant ones.
After the Town re-graded the courtyard and repaired the
sprinkler system, B&B Landscaping provided equipment and
labor to blow in compost. Next, the Town planted grass seed
in the four quadrants. GPIP continued to work with students
planting bulbs, setting up several thermometers (with the
help of local meteorologist Joe Furey) to measure
temperatures in and outside the courtyard to see if the
courtyard would be warm enough for any unusual or exotic
plants. Currently GPIP members Della Winans, Susan Dixon and
Edie Kelly are working with SMS teachers to plan for spring
plantings.
Most exciting was the initial presentation of a new
Husquavarna solar powered robotic lawnmower that was
purchased with the students plant sale money, private
donations, a grant from the Glastonbury Education Foundation
and a donation from GPIP. Used to maintain the new grassy
areas in the courtyard, the lawnmower immediately piqued the
interest of many students and created an enthusiasm for
science and technology in this new outdoor classroom. |
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Youth & Family Services |
Again, GPIP partnered with teens to provide new
landscaping at the Youth and Family
Services building in Town. They dug out all the existing
overgrown plants and replaced them with colorful, low
maintenance plants. The students were so enthusiastic about
the project that they placed popsicle stick name tags on the
plants they put into the ground so they could take care of
them as they grow. Jarrod Sancoucy, Bob Shipman and Deborah
Kent provided professional help and guidance.
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Addison Park |
October 2009 brought not only a new addition to our
garden projects but also a new group of faces. This was
GPIP's first group of all teen volunteers who worked along
side Jarrod Sansoucy, designer of the garden, Bob Shipman
and Chris Gullotta. Together with the Town Parks and Rec.
Department, GPIP transformed the existing over grown garden
of burning bush and juniper to a new low maintenance
colorful garden. |
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