Uploaded June 2010 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Open Space Garden 2010
Traverse City, Michigan
A yearly collaboration of 3 regional groups.
We all enjoy the fruits of their labors ...
This a timelapsed glimpse of how they do it.
Please extend your thank you's to these groups:
The Friendly Garden Club of Traverse City:
... Civic Beautification committee members
create design, order and purchase plants ...
all club members help with the planting and care of the garden.
Traverse City Parks and Recreation Division:
... layout the design, offer support in the planting
and keep the garden hydrated.
High School Students of
CTC Agriscience and Natural Resources:
... grow all the plants for the project as part of
the Agriscience class and they also help with planting.
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Workers on this project:
Students and their school:
Toni and Kyleigh from Forest Area Schools
Brianna from Benzie Central
Kerri from Mancelona
Spencer, Susie, JuliAnn, and Becca from TC West
Grace from Elk Rapids
Kattie from Sutton's Bay
along with
Course Instructor: Anna Blight
English Language Arts teacher: Jennifer Stairs
CTC Assistant Principal: Brent Boerema
Alumna: Tiffney, with grandparents: Louis and Loretta
Traverse City Parks and Recreation Division:
John Fraiser
Cindy Anderson
Ben Wheelock
Ethan Weckstein
Rob Britton
Members of:
The Friendly Garden Club of Traverse City
esp. Beth Mulac, who helped me to
coordinate with the club, to shoot this project.
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There has been a new garden every year since 1987!
Some facts - Plants in the 2010 garden are:
390 Marigolds (the label)
700 Basil (the bottle)
475 Purple Alyssum (the grapes)
4200 While Begonias (the background)
Total plants = 5765
Music credits
Title: thingamajig
by: Jason Shaw
youtube.com/user/audionautix
This clip was made from over 4,500 digital photos ...
shot, compiled and edited by Ken Scott.
kenscottphotography.com
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The Friendly Garden Club of Traverse City is
a member of the Michigan Garden Clubs, Inc.
and the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation
Organized in 1923, there are 65 members in 2010.
Objectives: to provide education and to promote the love of gardening, landscape and floral design; to encourage civic beautification and environmental responsibility.
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Students in the Career-Tech Center are from the 5-county area from over 17 different high schools.
Students that helped today:
Toni and Kyleigh from Forest Area Schools
Brianna from Benzie Central
Kerri from Mancelona
Spencer, Susie, JuliAnn, and Becca from TC West
Grace from Elk Rapids
Kattie from Sutton's Bay
Jennifer Stairs is the English Language Arts teacher working with the class, who also took pictures and drove plants/students today.
Brent Boerema, CTC Assistant Principal, who hauled a load of flowers.
Tiffney was a student 3 years ago and she, along with her grand folks, always volunteer to help. Her grandpa custom fit his trailer for this project!!
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thanks for watching!
Open Space Garden 2010
Traverse City, Michigan
A yearly collaboration of 3 regional groups.
We all enjoy the fruits of their labors ...
This a timelapsed glimpse of how they do it.
Please extend your thank you's to these groups:
The Friendly Garden Club of Traverse City:
... Civic Beautification committee members
create design, order and purchase plants ...
all club members help with the planting and care of the garden.
Traverse City Parks and Recreation Division:
... layout the design, offer support in the planting
and keep the garden hydrated.
High School Students of
CTC Agriscience and Natural Resources:
... grow all the plants for the project as part of
the Agriscience class and they also help with planting.
----------------------------
Workers on this project:
Students and their school:
Toni and Kyleigh from Forest Area Schools
Brianna from Benzie Central
Kerri from Mancelona
Spencer, Susie, JuliAnn, and Becca from TC West
Grace from Elk Rapids
Kattie from Sutton's Bay
along with
Course Instructor: Anna Blight
English Language Arts teacher: Jennifer Stairs
CTC Assistant Principal: Brent Boerema
Alumna: Tiffney, with grandparents: Louis and Loretta
Traverse City Parks and Recreation Division:
John Fraiser
Cindy Anderson
Ben Wheelock
Ethan Weckstein
Rob Britton
Members of:
The Friendly Garden Club of Traverse City
esp. Beth Mulac, who helped me to
coordinate with the club, to shoot this project.
----------------------------
There has been a new garden every year since 1987!
Some facts - Plants in the 2010 garden are:
390 Marigolds (the label)
700 Basil (the bottle)
475 Purple Alyssum (the grapes)
4200 While Begonias (the background)
Total plants = 5765
Music credits
Title: thingamajig
by: Jason Shaw
youtube.com/user/audionautix
This clip was made from over 4,500 digital photos ...
shot, compiled and edited by Ken Scott.
kenscottphotography.com
----------------------------
The Friendly Garden Club of Traverse City is
a member of the Michigan Garden Clubs, Inc.
and the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation
Organized in 1923, there are 65 members in 2010.
Objectives: to provide education and to promote the love of gardening, landscape and floral design; to encourage civic beautification and environmental responsibility.
----------------------------
Students in the Career-Tech Center are from the 5-county area from over 17 different high schools.
Students that helped today:
Toni and Kyleigh from Forest Area Schools
Brianna from Benzie Central
Kerri from Mancelona
Spencer, Susie, JuliAnn, and Becca from TC West
Grace from Elk Rapids
Kattie from Sutton's Bay
Jennifer Stairs is the English Language Arts teacher working with the class, who also took pictures and drove plants/students today.
Brent Boerema, CTC Assistant Principal, who hauled a load of flowers.
Tiffney was a student 3 years ago and she, along with her grand folks, always volunteer to help. Her grandpa custom fit his trailer for this project!!
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thanks for watching!
