Landscape Management, January 2012

NEWSVIEWS GREEN INDUSTRY EVENTS TRENDS AND TIPS GREEN INDUSTRY EVENTS TRENDS AND TIPS PHOTOS COURTESY PROJECT EVERGREEN A lesson in volunteerism Project EverGreen partners with Natures Select Turf Services and Syngenta to donate landscaping to historic Penn Griffi n Arts School Burton S Sperber will be remembered for being a business visionary and dedicated family man LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET 8 Members of Project Evergreen Natures Select and Syngenta donate time and services to improve the grounds of Penn Griffi n Arts Magnet School High Point NC Volunteers planted trees mulch and native plants G REENSBORO NC Project EverGreen a national non profi t Green Industry educational foundation recently coordinated with Natures Select Premium Turf Services staff in Winston Salem and Greensboro based Syngenta employees joining faculty and student volunteers donating their time and services to enhance and improve the grounds at the Penn Griffi n Arts Magnet School in High Point NC William Penn Alfred J Griffi n School for the Arts is a 120 year old public arts magnet school situated in a historic locality now a designated part of a new National Historic District The grounds around the school have been sadly neglected over the years which has had an effect on our campus says Linda Willard administrative assistant at Penn Griffi n Willard reached out to Steve Dorer local territory manager at Syngenta for help to upgrade landscaping on the campus and replace old outdated plants with newer native plants that would be more drought resistant to reduce water usage The generosity of Natures Select and Project EverGreen to fund the project along with our faculty and student volunteers and Syngenta employees involved in this landscape installation helps us to beautify our outdoor environment and make it a more pleasant and inviting place to learn and to visit Willard says Coordinating with Natures Select and Syngenta Lawn Garden exemplifi es how we organize local company donors to help meet community needs states Michael Joyce Project EverGreen NC project manager Other Project EverGreen initiatives in North Carolina include GreenCare for Troops The Art of GreenSpaces in Schools arts contest and GreenCare for Communities green space rehabs such as the Penn Griffi n landscaping donation Gene Queen owner of Natures Select Premium Turf Services in Winston Salem volunteered his professional staffs time and labor to plan and supervise the installation and donated extensive nursery stock and mulch needed for the landscape restoration Our companys mission is to preserve and enhance our community green spaces and facilitating the Penn Griffi n School landscape renovation is one way were glad to help sustain a healthy green environment for current and future students at Penn Griffi n Queen says We are a corporate partner and sponsor of Project EverGreen and actively support this community green space effort says Margaret Bell Syngenta senior marketing communications manager and executive committee member of Project EverGreen Our corporate responsibility commitments include making a positive contribution to the communities where we work and live so were especially pleased to assist Natures Select in this effort to improve the grounds of Penn Griffi n school a historic educational treasure right here in the Triad