[OMS_MANAGERS] Artificial flowers

[Spruce Up Warrenton]

Thank you for your suggestions.  I wish we had the manpower to do the
hanging, but unfortunately volunteers are very hard to come by in our
community (not from lack of trying).  We have one volunteer (my daughter)
who waters all the flowers downtown, which is quite a few, and she would
just not be able to keep up with hanging baskets.

On Sat, May 11, 2024 at 9:25 PM Sally Gilcrease <kittypowerv10 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Our small town does have real hanging baskets which are tended to twice a
> day by 2 or more volunteers  in the community. One of the volunteers is a
> city council woman and chamber of commerce member, and the other is a
> generous  man that cares about our town. We have a very small downtown area
> and the hanging baskets bring real joy to the community. We have about 15
> baskets and about 8 planter boxes on Main St.
>
> The volunteers have a golf cart with a 50 gallon water tank equipped with
> a pump and sprayer. They make their rounds morning and evening, and there
> is always someone stopping to visit! It seriously builds good will within
> the community. This reminds me - I have pruned roses in a vacant lot for a
> few years now and it is time to do that again! We also have a community
> member that can be seen pushing his lawnmower around town, mowing the yards
> of elderly or disabled folks that can’t get it done themselves.
>
> No money or equipment means time to get some volunteers.
> Regards,
> Sally Gilcrease
> Riddle Downtown Development
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> Sally Gilcrease
> 503-307-0807 mobile
>
>
> > On May 11, 2024, at 8:54 PM, Spruce Up Warrenton <
> spruceupwarrenton at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone tried to hang artificial flower baskets from light poles
> instead of the real deal?  We have several pots and garden beds of live
> flowers and bushes that are well tended all, over downtown but don’t have
> the man power or equipment to keep up with hanging baskets.
> > Thank you
> > Jeanne
> > Spruce Up Warrenton
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> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
>
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