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July 23, 2010 Rock Garden irrigation UPDATE
Good news! The Rock Garden irrigation system has now been installed and is operating! Our heartfelt thanks go out to all of you who donated so generously to make this project happen. Special thanks go to the Flora Conservancy, headquartered in Forest Park, (see website at www.floraconservancy.org) who provided a $3000 challenge grant, and to the St. Louis Master Gardeners (www.stlmg.com) organization who provided a grant of $500. With automated watering, our team of volunteer gardeners who maintain this area will now be able to concentrate exclusively on pruning, weeding and planting to further improve the Rock Gardens multi-seasonal beauty and appeal.
Along with the good news, however, we must unfortunately report that the cost of the new irrigation system exceeded the original contract of $6200 by $2600. The extra expense was incurred because the city water supply we originally planned to use could supply only 20 pounds of water pressure--far less than the 40+ pounds needed. As a result we had to use a water source that was 450 feet from the Rock Garden, which added substantially to the original cost.
Rather than delay this long-awaited
irrigation installation, the Conservancy went ahead with it by arranging
a time payment plan--the original $6200 now and the remaining $2600 by
the end of 2010. That gives us a few more months to raise the money. If
you can help fund the added cost of this important system please
contribute online by clicking the "Donate" button below. You may also
send checks via postal mail to:
LPC-Rock Garden, 2023 Lafayette Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63104.
If you haven't visited the Rock Garden lately I assure you it's worth a trip. Summer flowers and other plants have filled out nicely and the irrigation system is paying big dividends.
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