School or Community Site
Sumner Memorial Middle & High School
Physical Address
2456 US Route 1
Sullivan, Maine 04664
Contact Name
Jennifer Rainville
Email
jrainville@rsu24.org
Category
Flowers and ornamentals
When was your garden project started?
2024
What type of facility hosts your garden?
Middle/ High School
What programs does your garden project include?
After School Garden Club, student volunteers, Kids in Community, The Yellow Tulip Project
Does your garden have a paid coordinator?
No
Who volunteers in your garden?
Students and Staff
How is your garden project funded?
Fundraising, school budget, donation
What community connections do you have?
Pam Harmon Memorial Garden group, Sumner Garden Club, Kids in Community, The Yellow Tulip Project
Who tends the garden when school’s out?
Facilities
What are your future goals?
To maintain a communal space for gathering, a portion of which is a memorial to a beloved teacher and to students we have lost. We intend to add more “working” components to the space for students (veg beds, pollinator gardens, herb bed)
What is your most significant need?
Mulch for perennials, compost for raised beds, more inclusive paths in memorial garden (materials to widen paths- field stone or crushed stone)
