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03/25/2005: "Looking Good At The Mullis Community Senior Center"

Landscaping and a whole lot of water for plants

By Jack Cory

The long awaited earthmoving and landscaping of the Mullis Center is under way. Work is expected to be completed in time for spring planting. Geneva Topping has been working on landscaping plans for sometime, and with the "stand-back-and-get-out-of-the-way" driving force of Mr. Don Galt, the earth is being moved. The engine of the Senior Center is -and always has been- volunteers and donations, and with the help of the usual suspects, and a few new ones, we can soon expect to see a new showplace of gardens and plantings for all to enjoy.

A new well has been drilled and is pumping thirty gallons a minute. This will supply the landscape with the water needed to keep the plantings healthy and happy. The Pelindaba Lavender Farm is supplying some plants to the Center at cost, and with the help of a retired Professor of Botany, Richard Norris and his wife Fiona (both of whom have designed public gardens), Gene Wilkinson, and Norm Schwinge, these plants will soon be incorporated into Geneva's plans. The Master Gardeners of San Juan County will also be an on-going part of the process, and will be creating and maintaining a demonstration garden.

The Center invites the public to stop by take a look at the progress, and a great time to do so will be on Sunday, the 3 of April, when, coincidently, you can have a great breakfast, and the $5.00 you spend will help the many volunteers continue their fine work. In fact, on every first Sunday of the month you can have a great breakfast at the Senior Center. See you there!