May 24, 2013 - Jaimi Uram

As this cold, wet week comes to an end, so too does our once gigantic mulch pile.  The team has been working hard in preparation for graduation, which is just three weeks away.  Weed, edge, mulch; Weed, edge, mulch.  And what do we get in reward for racing through the gigantic mulch pile?  Another gigantic mulch pile next week.  There is no time to slow down as we have completed just over half of the mulching to be done.

Some of the planters around the college were also completed this week.  Filled with soil on Tuesday, the annuals were planted on Wednesday and Thursday.  While most of the planters stuck to the red and white theme of Fanshawe, we did get to go wild with coloured annuals in a select few.

With the may long weekend and any sign of frost behind us, annual planting has begun.  The greenhouse is slowly emptying as the few companies, such as Clintar and The Western Fair, pick up their annual flower crop that Fanshawe supplies.  With the outgoing orders comes clean up and a lot of empty pots to be washed!   

We also got the pleasure of welcoming back our program coordinator and professor, Michael Pascoe, from his trip to Kenya and Dubai.  He brought along his famous dog BD to say hello.