WEEKEND DUTY

FANSHAWE CAMPUS

    NICK  -  JORDAN  -  EASTON

MARCH 31^ST, APRIL 1^ST, APRIL 2^ND 2017

Friday, March 31, 2017

On Friday march 31^st at 8:00 we started our day out by doing a walk around of the areas on the front of the campus where were to do work that weekend. After the rounds were done we then began the first task at hand which was to clean and prep the ground which needed to be mulched. The front of the campus was in need of some spring cleaning.  To accomplish more we split the front campus tasks in to two and worked out way to meet in the center. We first gathered all of the equipment that was need for the day, and then we loaded up the RTV’s and the trailer for the dead foliage and debris. Once everything was ready we then started cleaning out the beds of any leafs, garbage and debris. The small trees and shrubs that needed to pruned received a pruning then from there the rest of the beds had leaves racked out to make room for the mulch that was to go in. After using the leaf blower to remove the needles from under the baled cypress Mr. Pascoe came by for a visit and asked us to divide the Yucca filamentosa ‘Golden Sword’ and then spread it in the bed. Later on we then had to tie up the grasses to make it easier for them to then be cut down. We tied up the grasses in the front garden beds and cut them using the hedge trimmer.  Once it was cut and in piles, they were loaded on to the trailer and brought out to the compost pile and this was repeated until the end of the day so we could start mulching right away the next morning.

  

Saturday, April 1, 2017

On Saturday April 1 we started the day by doing the greenhouse call to sign in for the day. Next we loaded up the RTV`s with some shovels and headed out to the Fanshawe sign. What we had to do at the Fanshawe sign was move 5 Beauty Berry`s from the front of the sign to the back because they were getting to big and blocking the spotlights that illuminated the Fanshawe logo. Once all of the beauty berries were moved to the right place and planted, we then proceeded to edge the garden beds in the front so that they will hold the mulch better without the mulch sliding out of the beds over time. Once the beds were edged the mulching began we went from the right hand side of the school and gradually moved along the school to the left side. We did this until the day was over.  

Sunday, April 2, 2017

On the final day, Sunday April 2, 2017, the team started by heading out to complete the mulching from the day before. We moved the mulch and spread it throughout the garden beds located by the main door and also the freshly planted tulip bed. Sean brought the mulch by tractor/trailer and the rest of us helped move the mulch to the inside of the gardens. There were lots to do so it took the fair portion of the day to complete all the garden beds. We worked hard so it gave us some time to clean up  the pathways of mulch and also to do some detailing in some of the beds. Easton also took the chainsaw out and cut some Viburnum stubs that needed to be cut back. We made sure to clean all the tools so they were in the same condition as we found them. We then made sure the tractors, RTV, and trailers were clean and ready to be put away. We locked up everything then proceeded to the greenhouse to finish the last task of the weekend… The Blog.  Overall a great weekend of hard work, lots accomplished!