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Grinding of the Greens at
Cape Fear Botanical Garden
by STEPHANIE CRIDER
The gifts have been
opened, the parties hosted
and the New Year toasted.
Now it���s time to take down
the trees, pack up the
decorations and get about the
business of making 2013 a
prosperous and happy year.
Being a good steward of
resources is not a bad way to
start. It���s easy, practical and
useful ��� and in these parts,
it���s just as much a part of the
The grounds of the Cape Fear Botanical Garden get their lush look
holiday season as Christmas
lights and eggnog. Every year in part from the rejuvenation from the Grinding of the Greens.
the City of Fayetteville, PWC,
Progress Energy and Cape
Fear Botanical Garden partner in recycling live Christmas trees. It���s called the Grinding
of the Greens, and this year it takes place on Jan. 12 at Cape Fear Botanical Garden.
The best part is that you don���t have to be present to make this program a success or to
participate ��� although volunteers are always welcome.
Instead of sending trees to the land���ll, donate them to the Cape Fear Botanical
Garden. Each year, thousands of trees are ground into mulch and spread throughout
the garden. It not only saves space in the land���ll, it bene���ts the plants at CFBG and
all the people who visit it each year. Trees are accepted at the garden up until the day
of the event.
Once the trees are ground up, the mulch is spread throughout the garden along the
paths and in the ���owerbeds. It takes dozens of volunteers to make the Grinding of the
Greens happen, but thousands bene���t all year long. For weeks afterwards, the grounds
at the Cape Fear Botanical Garden smell of evergreens. It is a treat for employees,
volunteers and garden visitors alike.
Starting Monday Jan. 7, Fayetteville residents can put trees by the curb for
collection. From Jan. 7-11, the City of Fayetteville will make special pick-ups to get the
trees. These pick-ups are for trees only, not yard waste, trash or recycle items. Please
make sure all decorations and lights have been removed. You don���t have to live within
the city limits to make a difference. If you miss a pick-up or live outside the city limits,
the garden accepts drop-offs ��� just make sure to get it there before Jan. 12. To dropoff trees, bring them to the garden entrance. The garden is accessible
even though the Cape Fear River Bridge project is underway.
Mayor Tony Chavonne will be on hand to start the event, which
begins at 8:30 a.m. To volunteer at the
STEPHANIE CRIDER, Associate
Grinding of the Greens, call Cape Fear
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