LAMORINDA WEEKLY | Lafayette Garden Club supports Miramonte High School horticulture program with dollars and muscle


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The Lafayette Garden Club has been a strong supporter of the Miramonte Horticulture Program and this summer donated $2,000 to the horticulture program for the creation of their contemplative garden. The donation came from proceeds of the Garden Club's May garden tour, titled "Artful Gardens." Five gardens in Lafayette and Orinda were open to the public May 12 for viewing, with over 500 residents visiting the gardens that Saturday.

Lafayette Garden Club members again supported the school Oct. 13 and worked with the horticultural program instructor, Chrissy Orangio to build their new 6-foot by 12-foot greenhouse on Miramonte High School property. The greenhouse will be used by students of the horticulture program to propagate plants for planting this spring and throughout the school year. According to Orangio, the students started right away with their propagation efforts the Monday morning following the installation.

Lafayette Garden Club members Laurie Callaway, Linda Mizes and Linda On along with Greg Ow and Joe Dylewski, and contractor Omar Rodriquez, joined Orangio and Mike Davis from Miramonte to complete the installation in six hours.

Orangio states that "The green house will go a long way in the years to come to support our student's Horticultural efforts. We are very grateful to the Lafayette Garden Club for their support."