Green Space Renovations

Syngenta/Green Hill Cemetery - Greensboro, NC

Project EverGreen recently partnered with Greensboro-based Syngenta Lawn & Garden group, Nature's Select Premium Turf Services, the City Parks & Rec Department and Friends of Green Hill Cemetery, to donate funds, nursery stock, equipment, employees and volunteers to renovate entries and terraced area landscapes at Green Hill Cemetery, a 120-year old historic and cultural Greensboro landmark.

After several months of planning and coordination by Project EverGreen, with a landscape design donated by Doug Spencer, AIA, roughly 30 Friends of Green Hill Cemetery, Syngenta and Nature's Select volunteers gathered with shovels and rakes to help install crepe myrtles, camellias, shrubs and groundcover plants, plus sod, mulch and gravel. Two main entries and a terraced area were landscaped where new Green Hill Cemetery signs will be placed by the City of Greensboro.

"All of the volunteers from these five organizations hope this lovely transformation provides visual pleasure for many years to come," said Ann Stringfield, a board member of the Friends of Green Hill Cemetery. Project EverGreen is a non-profit alliance of individuals, green industry associations, companies and professional volunteers, dedicated to educating the public about the environmental, economic and lifestyle benefits of healthy lawns, landscapes, parks, athletic fields and golf courses. "Coordinating with Syngenta, Nature's Select, the City of Greensboro and Friends of Green Hill Cemetery is one way we organize local company donors to help meet community needs," stated Michael Joyce, of Project EverGreen in NC.

Arysta LifeScience Teams With Project EverGreen and United Way to Renovate Haven House Landscape - Raleigh, NC

This summer, Arysta LifeScience employees will be volunteering their time and talent to support a local United Way partner agency and Project EverGreen to enhance the outdoor living space at the Haven House located in Raleigh, NC. In addition to improving the outdoor area around the Haven House, the Arysta LifeScience volunteers plan on preparing a garden that will allow the kids to practice their gardening skills.

"Arysta LifeScience enthusiastically supports Project EverGreen and the United Way, which is why we are lending our time and talent to this community effort," said Annetta Johnson, Head, North America Human Resources, Arysta LifeScience. "Our company's core business is helping customers grow things around the world, so we are especially excited about the opportunity to help 'green up' Haven House right here in our local community."

The Haven House Services is a non-profit agency that helps struggling young people and their families develop positive and successful relationships at home, at school, and in the community. Since 1973, Haven House has worked with families, schools, the courts and governmental agencies to help vulnerable kids find their way to a positive, productive life.

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