MASTER GARDENERS DIG IN WITH
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
TO BEAUTIFY
BEAUFORT LANDSCAPE
Beaufort, SC, 1/31/08 - The Lowcountry Master Gardener Association (LMGA) partnered with Lowcountry Habitat for Humanity
to landscape two projects in the City of Beaufort.
On Feb. 6th local Master Gardeners were joined by members of the Dataw Garden Club to install plants at the recently completed
Apostles Build Home on the corner of Prince and Hamar Sts.
Additionally on Feb. 9th LMGA volunteers
shared their time and expertise with residents of houses renovated in
the Northwest Quadrant through the City of Beaufort’s Block-by-Block
program.
Both of these initiatives are
truly community projects,” said Alice Massey, LMGA president. We
couldn’t do this without the support and generous donations of many
local businesses, including Lowe’s, J. Weidner Landscape Gardening,
Outdoor Gardens, Preservation Tree Care, as well as volunteers
from the Marine Corps Air Station. Our goal is to provide
low maintenance gardens that accurately reflect the time period of
this historic neighborhood, and to educate the homeowners on the
proper maintenance and care of these plants”.
For
More Information:
CONTACT Bobbie Bryson
DAYS: 843-705-3820
CELL: 914-629-7484
EMAIL:
lmgapress@gmail.com
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Beaufort County Buffer Demonstration Garden
Can you DIG it? LMGA goes native.
Would you like to learn more about native plants? The Lowcountry Master Gardener Association is restoring the Beaufort County Buffer Demonstration Garden, located at the Beaufort County Municipal Complex on Highway 21 and Ribaut Road. Planted in 2002 through a grant from the State Forestry Service, the Buffer Garden demonstrates how native plants are used to create a natural habitat for our wildlife, provide a beautiful natural vista, and protect our waterways by minimizing storm water run-off. The landscape design incorporates 48 species of native and tropical trees, shrubs, grasses, and perennials.
Martha Jamison, Jim Lorenz, Laura Lee Rose, Ed Pappas, Dora Sauls, Sandra Educate, Scottie Dudley, and Bill Moss still smiling after a hard day of work!
Master Gardeners and Interns have spent more than 170 hours removing salt myrtle and other invasive plants. What once was an impenetrable screen of shrubbery is now shaping up to be a natural garden with a view of beautiful Battery Creek. Volunteers have uncovered innumerable treasures including saw and dwarf palmettos, African iris, beauty berry bushes, cassia, firebush, rain lilies, rabbit tobacco, thryallis, and many more. We are working hard to mark each of these “treasure” plants so others will get to enjoy them. The goal of the Buffer project committee is to restore the main area of the Buffer to its original form and to establish a maintenance program.
If you would like to learn more about native plants or simply want to join the fun, e-mail
Sherri and
Richard Sykes
irsykes@embarqmail.com
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Jim Lorenz, Laura Lee Rose, Marian
Rollings & Ed Pappas spread mulch |
Gloria Cartwright & Martha Jamison do the heavy work while Dora Sauls supervises
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