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star-24px 2022 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

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Public places
Damage to the historic Orchid House at the Garden will be repaired. That will include replacing the ridgepole and rafters, shade cloth, and grillwork on the front of the building. There will also be irrigation system updates.

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Cleaning up storm damaged greenhouse.
New shadecloth on greenhouse.
Volunteers in front of renovated greenhouse.

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