VT Blooms Initiative Volunteer Planting Project 7/8/23

VPOC will be installing a rain garden at the CP Smith Elementary School located in the new North End of Burlington.  This project has been partially grant funded by a Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) Education & Outreach Grant but they need the VNLA’s help with securing the plants, materials, and installing the project.

WHEN:   Saturday, July 8, 2023 – 8am – 2pm; rain date of July 9, 2023.

WHERE:  CP Smith Elementary School, 332 Ethan Allen Parkway, Burlington, VT  05408.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: VPOC is in need of approximately 10-15 volunteers for the installation.  Champlain College Students will also be joining on the planting day.

DONATIONS NEEDED:  Below is a list of plants and materials VPOC needs to make this project a reality.

WHO TO CONTACT:  VPOC member Holly Greenleaf will be the lead on tracking volunteers and donations.  If you can help out on the day of or make a donation please email Holly:  greenleafholly@gmail.com.  The sooner we have all the details secured the better!

DONATION LIST – *Plants – true natives or cultivars welcome

(13) Woody shrubs:
(5) Red Osier Dogwood, Swida/Cornus sericea
(4) Black Chokeberry, Aronia melanocarpa
(4) Summersweet, Clethra alnifolia

(76) Herbaceous perennials:
(4) Foxglove Beardtongue, Penstemon digitalis
(9) Creeping Phlox, Phlox stolonifera
(6) Blue Flag Iris, Iris versicolor
(1) Oxeye Sunflower, Heliopsis Helianthoides
(5) Anise Hyssop, Agastache foeniculum
(5) Purple Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea or cultivar similar to native
(10) AI – Swamp Milkweed, Asclepias incarnata
(11) HA – Sneezeweed, Helenium autumnale
(9) SO – Aromatic Aster, Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
(4) SN-A – New England Aster, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
(6) EM – Spotted Joe Pye Weed, Eupatorium maculatum
(6) SF – Zigzag/Broad-leaved Goldenrod, Solidago flexicaulis

(44) Grasses/Sedges/Rushes:
(12) Switchgrass, Panicum virgatum
(5) Big Bluestem, Andropogon gerardii
(11) Little Bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium
(10) Tufted Hair Grass, Deschampsia cespitosa
(6) Soft Rush, Juncus effusus

Rounded River Rock + Delivery
(3) Yards 3/4” – 1.5” diameter clean stone (gravel or river stone)
(1) Yard 3”-12”diameter clean river stone or other rock

Stepping Stones
(19) Flat Stepping Stones – field stone, slate, whatever we can find! Depth of 1” – 6” would be ideal but not necessary

Other Optional Materials for Outdoor

• Archway for classroom? Wood, Saplings, Materials to install
• Birdhouses and posts
• Whatever you would like to add for creative learning and fun!

Thank you for your consideration on helping with this VT Blooms Initiative Project!