Bulb Planting 2011!

Students and parents planted bulbs in the Bard Yard the first week of November. This year we're adding hyacinths to the daffodils and tulips. Thanks to the students (who will go nameless here, but we know who you are!) and to Rebecca, Tim, Kristi, Sonia and Helen.

"Teaching Moment" (Sonia explaining annuals vs perennials, and wintering over)

Rebecca created a very neat moat here. I'm sure it's good for the roots and she was able to see clearly where last year's bulbs were so she could place the new ones in different spots.

Student planting bulbs. Hopefully they will be in bloom for graduation in June.

Some nice fall color

Gardening students' helping hands

More student gardeners planting bulbs

Inventory of Tables and Benches in Bard Yard

TABLES

2 wooden picnic tables
3 blue umbrellas tables

BENCHES
3 heavy green benches
12 long wooden benches
2 small wood benches
2 bolted blue benches

TREES

7 Honeylocust
14 Zelkova S. Green Vase
5 Tilia Cordata Greenspire

Tree Layouts

We now have a diagram of the final tree layouts after they were installed. You can see where the different types of trees are planted by the different colored dotted lines.



And here is the latest update to the sprinkler system schematic (as of September 2010). Mentally rotate the image 90 degrees to the right if you are trying to compare it to the tree layouts.



The system has now been winterized (hoses disconnected and drained, timers removed) and so it has been shut-off until the spring. Here is the schedule that it will go back to once it is turned on again.