Master Gardeners Create for the Holidays in BC

By Kim Charles

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Lilian Ho create with a group of overlord gardener to bring holiday cheer to a local , long term care facility .

" Here are some holiday centerpieces and decorations that five of our master gardener volunteers made for theGeorge Pearson Centre – a government possess long condition forethought facility in Vancouver , BC .

One of our master nurseryman military volunteer walked around the grounds at Pearson on Dec 7 and glean branches of verdure to make holiday arrangements for the hospital . Five of us went in on Dec 8 with more verdure from our gardens , making 13 arrangements ( we took 4 home ) . This made enough for 6 wards and the response desk . The adeptness first used the Holiday Centerpieces for their vacation dinner party and then distribute to the wards . We provide all the supplies and we had no funding .

The same mathematical group , volunteered to maintain the garden on site during the arise season , for at least a decade with no financing . We brings extra plant life materials from our own garden . We did have some donated backing to grease one’s palms apple and maple tree for the site .

Happy Holidays ! "

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