St. John’s Campus Adopt-A-Garden Program

2022 is the Year of the Garden and perfect timing to launch Memorial’s first Adopt-A-Garden program. If you love gardening or would like to learn, students, staff, and faculty are invited to adopt a garden on St. John’s campus. Everyone is welcome! Join as an individual or as a group.

Gardens Up for Adoption:

Volunteers are welcome to select a garden from the below list to help plant and maintain.

· Sun Dial

· Rose Garden

· Arts and Admin – entrance to university – annual beds

· Core Science

Starter Information

 

What’s Involved? Garden care includes maintenance, general clean up and beautification of existing gardens, annual and perennial planting, weed control, and, best of all, the creation of a garden community at MUN.

What Will I need? No gardening experience is required, just a love of the outdoors. Adopters will need to bring their own basic gardening tools (gloves, hand trowel, and, for some gardens, pruning shears).

When Will It Start? Kick-off will be May 1st, to coincide with the MUN Spring Clean-Up. All adopters will have an orientation to their gardens. Once you adopt, you and your fellow volunteers will care for your garden from May 1st to October 31st. Getting Started: Email the Botanical Garden at garden@mun.ca with your name(s) and the garden you would like to adopt. Adopters will have an orientation session at their garden to learn about the plants and how to care for them and will be assigned a garden mentor.

Signage will recognize volunteers for their volunteer commitment to maintaining their garden and for their contributions towards making St. John’s Campus a beautiful place.

Adopt-A-Garden Guidelines:

· All are welcome: students, staff, and faculty

· Select the days and times that work best for you; visit the garden area regularly to keep it looking beautiful.

· Enjoy spending time in this beautiful community garden!

· All gardens are the property of MUN. Volunteers may not add plants unless previously approved by Facilities Management.

· Gardens are available on a first come, first served basis

· FM will install signs that read “Maintained by …"

· FM will water gardens as personnel and time permit

· Volunteers are asked to keep all walkways and paths clear of obstructions and not leave soil, compost, tools, or other materials on or in any street, walkway, or path

· All personal property items, including tools, must be removed from the garden the same day they were used. The university is not responsible for lost, stolen, or discarded personal property brought to or left upon or within the gardens by anyone

additional messages

 

year of the Garden: National Year long ‘event’.

The kick-off is March 2022. The Canadian Garden Council’s Mission is to celebrate and generate the development and growth of Canada’s garden culture. Year of the Garden provides opportunities to learn more about growing, enjoying and experiencing gardens, and all the vital quality of life benefits they provide. “Live the Garden life”

Bringing the Community Together,

The Adopt-A-Garden program provides an opportunity for university community members to come together, have fun, get outside, and make a beautiful St. John’s campus.