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PLANET Gives Back
I attended the Green Industry Expo and Conference last week in Louisville, KY. This annual event brings together all types of Green Industry service providers, manufacturers and suppliers for a three day event that provides educational sessions and one of the largest tradeshows of its kind.
As part of the event, one of the organizing associations, the Professional Landcare Network or PLANET, conducts a community service project to promote a positive impact for the host city of Louisville.
This year, we provide beautification services to the Home of the Innocents, a nonprofit shelter and pediatric convalescent center. We planted trees, added irrigation systems, cleaned up planting beds, worked on a butterfly garden, planted cool weather vegetables and worked to improve the overall landscape of the center.
All the work, tools, equipment, and plant material were donated by many different companies. I worked on replacing about 30 trees that died due to the drought of 2012. It was hard work, but when you are working with many other Green Industry professionals, the work is completed in record time. It also helped that it was only about 45 degrees with a stiff northerly wind and a few isolated showers.
The three hard working people in the picture, Dave Griscom, Maureen Thompson and Jay Young, all work for FMC, a product manufacturer for the Green Industry and a valued partner with Spring-Green. Jay worked with me planting trees, Maureen worked on the butterfly garden and Dave helped with the bed clean ups. It was a great day and we all felt proud to help improve the landscape for the Home of the Innocents and its residents.
