The Hardy Plant Society of Oregon - Distribution of Grants Funds in 2007

Grants Awarded in 2007

Seven groups received a total of $7,550 in grants from HPSO this year, as approved at the February Board meeting. Funding for grants comes from donations and special fundraising projects (Annual Meeting Silent Auction, Garden Art Fair) as well as some of the profit generated from book sales, plant sales and other activities.

Below is a list of this year's recipients, which include community gardens, a school, a public arboretum, and a miscellany of other non-profit groups, all doing community work which fulfills HPSO's mission.

Organization: Fairview-Rockwood-Wilkes Historical Society, Fairview
Funds for year three of tree rejuvenation pruning for older trees adjacent to an historical house at Zimmerman Heritage Farm Gardens, and for garden mulch and garden tools.

Organization: Leach Botanical Garden, Portland
Complete final phase of rock garden: remove existing vegetation and soil, install rocks and drip irrigation system, install new plants from on-site nursery, and widen paths for easier access. This will create a new tier to the existing rock garden.

Organization: Mount Scott High School, Portland
Expand existing growing area for herbs and medicinal plants, expand capacity of existing compost area, purchase cart and lighting for indoor nursery, construct benches and landscape parking area, purchase soil amendments and tools.

Organization: Naturescaping, Brush Prairie, Washington
Complete plantings for the new butterfly and hummingbird garden, part of the three-acre existing garden. Purchase plants, plant labels, purchase and install drip irrigation system.

Organization: Oregon Coast Community Action, Reedsport
Assist in completing the Great Garden, part of the Great Afternoons program, a service-learning opportunity for junior and senior high school students. Funds will purchase lumber to construct raised beds and compost bins and installation of irrigation system.

Organization: People for Parks, Portland
Purchase soil, lumber, hardware, screening and mosaic tile for creation of an enclosed butterfly eco-environment garden in Rockwood/West Gresham, a low-income area.

Organization: South Coast Community Garden Association, Coos Bay, Portland
Continue creation of the Lady Bug Landing Community Garden by purchasing soil amendments, storage bins and seating. This is a pilot garden for education activities and local food production. The site has been chosen for proximity to apartment dwellers, elderly, developmentally disabled adults and residents of a Housing Authority building.