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• Assist with site layout and planning. • Continue to manage Harriet Alexander Mature Center • Tease refer to Attachment B. Scouts and other volunteers • Assist in clearing site of trash, invasive plants, weeds, dead trees etc. • Assist in layout and development of trails Assist in preparing ground for planting Assist in planting, fertilizing and watering of plants Assist in mulching plants to retain water and prevent weed growth. Assist in long-terra maintenance of plants. (watering, weeding, fertilizing) 6. Project Maintenance Weeding, fertilizing, watering and other required maintenance will be provided by Mr Partridge and his volunteers per his agreement with the Roseville Parks and Recreation Department. If he is physically unable to do the work, he will hire help as necessary to accomplish the task. • Maintenance in the past has utilized the help of local organizations such as the Boy Y. Scouts and girl Scouts. (A contribution to the troop wzll be made in lieu of cash � payment. The plants are mulched with woods chips after planting to n i'ru*r ize weed growth. Since �r this is a nature area, only weeds that imp act the growth of Bowers are removed. • The city provides and maintains two 55-gal drums of water for use during planting. Since they are wildflowers, many of them go dormant shortly after blooming and require little of watering. Mother Nature provides mulching for winter. The plants are covered with a blanket of leaves each fall, The flowers come up through the leaves in spring. Tasks • Remove leaves from wood chip trail. • Pick up brush and trash that have accumulated over winter. • Inventory plants and remove colored planting flags as they bloom. • Make weeny list of flowers blooming in the garden for the Mature Center. Summer: • Fertilize plants in early summer. • Water plants weekly if no rain or they appear wilted. • Remove invasive plants as needed. • Build up fall planting area with leaf mulch. • Treat phlox, goldenrods and asters with pepper spray to discourage deer and rabbits.