In 2001-02, the Parent Board initiated a fall mum sale as a fund-raiser. They made arrangements with the Rotary Club to raise the mums there and they were transported to Linworth for the fall sale in September.

On May 2, 2002, Linworth students approved the establishment of a mum garden on the Linworth property and agreed to support this project by providing assistance by helping to water, weed, and trim them over the summer. Several families signed up for a week at a time to water the mum garden throughout the summer. About 10 people helped with the first "pinching" --taking off the terminal buds which stimulates lateral growth (therefore more branching and more flower stems per plant). Since then, the mum garden was enlarged. Linworth families still take responsibility for helping to pinch the mums in the early summer and to water the mum garden for a week at a time throughout the summer. The mum sale has become an annual fundraising event each fall

2002 Fall Mum Sale was a success!
Thank you to all volunteers!

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Early stages of the mum project.

Left to right: David Petrick, Palmer Moore (Linworth parent and mum promoter), and Michael Petrick are shown pinching the mums in July of 2002.

A view of Linworth, the mum garden, organic garden, and one of our chimney swift towers.