Archive for the 'Landscaping Update' Category

SPRING???

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Wow! What an incredible month March was. The number of projects that are being worked on outside is amazing. Some of the projects are being completed by outside contractors, but many are being completed by our own staff and volunteers. The picnic pavilions are in place and with the help of a great youth [...]

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Spring is in sight!

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This has been a February that the Grounds Crew would like to forget. Extremely bitter cold temperatures, heavy snows, and ice storms has slowed us down but not stopped us completely. We have several trees damaged by the ice and we will have to wait for warmer temperatures to see if we lost many plants [...]

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Breathtaking Pictures

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We thought we would share some additional pictures of the winter wonderland here at the Creation Museum. Enjoy!

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Color in the winter?

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Well, it seems that winter has finally decided to settle in on us here in the Greater Cincinnati area.

I know many of you have been dealing with this for some time, but here we had been enjoying an extremely mild winter, until now. Temperatures are expected to be near zero for the low this weekend [...]

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What a difference a year makes!

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With a new year beginning, I thought it would be fun to look back at some before-and-after pictures of different projects the grounds crew worked so hard on in 2006.
The Carnivorous Bog Garden was finally ready to plant in May and with the help of some great volunteers we were able to accomplish this task [...]

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Beautiful Fall Days

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This has been the warmest and most beautiful fall season that I can remember in this area. The grounds crew have definitely taken advantage of the weather and enjoyed working the week after Thanksgiving in short sleeve shirts! I thought that I might share a glimpse of one of those beautiful fall days. But winter [...]

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Topiary T. rex

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It’s the first of November and there is a definite chill in the air! We have had a few nights of below freezing temperatures, which have come earlier than normal around here. This has prompted us to start the over-wintering process for some of our more unusual plants. In the Rain Forest Garden we [...]

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Seeing growth!

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Wow!! I can’t believe it is October already! The Grounds crew has been extremely busy thru the summer months installing new gardens and maintaining the rest of the property. Their hard work and dedication to this ministry is evident as soon as you pull onto our property.
I thought I would show you some updated pictures [...]

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Summer has arrived and the heat is on!

The last couple of weeks have been tough, but the grounds crew and volunteers have been working hard. We have completed two of the four waterfalls, including the pump installation. It was an exciting day as we waited to see 1,100 gallons of water a minute rush down the structures we have been working on [...]

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Outdoor planting

It’s hard to believe that May has come and gone so quickly! This month, the grounds crew staff has expanded with three new employees and we are thrilled to have them. We have been blessed with people who have a passion for gardening and a passion for the Lord!

(From left to right: Josh, Josh, Chris, [...]

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