Construction of the Mesa County Arboretum at The Gardens Colorado State University Extension Tri River Area Mesa Delta Montrose and Ouray Counties

The Mesa County Arboretum

at The Gardens

A project of the
CSU Mesa County Extension Office & the
Mesa County Fairgrounds

Installing the Irrigation System in the Turf Research Area

This area will be devoted to the research of turf as well as shrubs and ornamental trees. The turf area will consist of 5 foot x 5 foot plots of warm- and cool-season grasses. Each will be irrigated separately. The area immediately behind these plots will be planted to ornamental trees and shrubs.

April 30, 2005
Members of the Canyon View Vineyards Church, Wayne Hopper, and Jule Cantrell begin the process of installing the irrigation system.

The crew

installing the irrigation system in the turf area

May 7 - More volunteers from the Canyon View Vineyards Church help install the second irrigation zone

Trenching

setting heads Young Helpers

filling a trench Friends

glueing pipe Installing the swing pipe and spray bodies

The team

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Placed on the Internet May 01, 2005; 21:53

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Dr. Curtis E. Swift, Area Extension Agent, Horticulture
Colorado State University Extension
2775 US Hwy 50, Grand Junction, CO. 81503
voice: 970-244-1834
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