Ashley's Award

Ashley gets Outstanding Volunteer Award for all of her hard work in the garden. Mrs. Wright's 3rd Grade class performed a dance to "Hello Seattle" for her since that is where she lives. And yes, it was silly hat day at Diggs-Latham.

Zen Garden

Looking for a place for our zen garden. Nick and I marked a spot.

Of couse Ashley moved it and changed the shape when she came back to town. Oh well, we tried.

It Takes a Village

Our kids are amazing. In just two days during recess we have accomplished so much!

And here it is!!!!!!!!!!

THANKS, VULCAN!!!!!

Thanks to Steve Jones and the wonderful folks at Vulcan for their generous donation! They have donated 45 tons of pea gravel, 45 tons of sand and 45 tons of boulders. YOU ROCK!! (HAHA) Now if we can just get it all here and have people to help move it around!

Need a little more.....

Thanks Walt, but we need several hundred more bags...

Good thing VULCAN MATERIALS has donated 45 tons of pea gravel!

Is This Enough Wood, Boss?

This is the wood that will become a fence for our garden. Dale is passing on this donation of palettes from Blue Rhino. Wayne, Laurie, Martin and I pulled them apart and pulled out the nails. Now Dale will run them through the planer and apply the Salem Woodworking magic to it. This will eventually attach to the Moon Gate. Ashley supervises from Washington.

Mystery of the Poker Chips

Laura Armstrong and the College students from Salem Bible College found thse poker chips while raking through the garden. Just how do you think they got there?

A New Flower!

We have new blooms on our azaleas in the Japanese Garden. Just think of how beautiful they will be in the spring!

Garden Goddess

This is our Garden Godess, Ashley Wagoner. She lives in Seattle, Washington, but she grew up in my neighborhood here in Winston-Salem, so a piece of her heart is here. Now a piece of her talent is here as well. Not only did she design the garden for us, but she rented the tractor and tilled the garden, got several donations for us and and made me work til 8 every night while she was here. Love Ya Ashley. We get so many complements every day, especially from the kids.

Just the Moongate-Unobstructed and all........

The Moongate

Planting the Japanese Garden

Planting the Japanese Garden on PhotoPeach

Mr. Kevin and the 5th Grade YMCA save the day!

We only had one parent show up for the first workday, but with the help of Kevin Pichardo and his YMCA after school class, we were able to get several plants in the ground.

Ground Breaking on the Japanese Garden!

Ashley shares her vision with big brother, Brandt.(left to right: Brant Deal, Ashley Wagoner, Wayne Uhrig)

Ashley tills the ground to get ready for the rocks and plants.

Everyone is excited about the garden. The students thought it was really neat to see a GIRL on a tractor! The students on the playground were eager to pose with Mrs. Wagoner for this photo.

School Board Recognition

Diggs-Latham Elementary was recognized on April 26 for the Lowe's Toolbox Grant.

Pictured is Judy Uhrig with Toni Bigham, Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education.

Here Come the Plants!!!

Nursery Employee to Help Design Japanese Garden

Jack, who works in the Nursery at Lowe's Store 150, has years of design experience. He is looking forward to helping our Global Gardens team design our Japanese Garden.

Store 150 Employees are Ready to Help!

Global Gardens Grant

This grant will provide plants to decorate the interior of the school which will represent the different biomes of the world. Our students will research the plants and be able to identify where they are from and how they affect their ecosystem. They will also learn what it takes for the plants to survive, and how to take care of them. The other part of the grant will go toward the design and construction of a Japanese Garden, where classes may go to enter a different "world."