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Garden club member Wendi Shively came up with the idea for the project after noticing the area had been an "eyesore" for so long. The club asked the Lafayette Rotary to donate half the funds so they could purchase five-gallon plants rather than smaller ones. They also received a commitment from the city for watering the plants.
Shively explained that the planting is all Mediterranean, deer resistant, drought tolerant and should require very little maintenance. Through the hard work of all volunteers they quickly planted over 100 plants and used 50 bags of soil amendment and compost.
Right now they are planning on providing three maintenance days per year and have plans to plant several hundred daffodil bulbs in the fall.
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA