Kalamazoo in Bloom
We have an extended planting schedule in Portage and Kalamazoo this year. There are many days to volunteer, and we've added new activities as well.
Masks are required , especially since you may be planting with people you do not know. Feel free to also ask friends and family to join you in planting a bed. Extra volunteers are always welcomed and helpful, but please no young children who need extra supervision.
Planting happens rain or shine so dress appropriately. Bring gloves, trowel & kneeling pad if you have them. On days we add mulch, bring a bucket, wheelbarrow, and snow shovel if you have them. Extra supplies will be on hand.
Feel free to wear a KIB shirt from past seasons. There will be limited new shirts available during the main planting days in Portage (May 19-21) and Kalamazoo (May 26-28).
FOR MASTER GARDENERS : MSU Extension has advised that no Master Gardeners volunteer for any projects until further notice. If you volunteer, we ask that your role be as a "Kalamazoo in Bloom volunteer" instead of as an "MSU Extension Master Gardener".
Thank you!
05/08/2021 (Sat.)
WMU Landscape Services: Fabric 2 peacock frames
10:00am - 12:00pm
Add fabric to the 2 peacock frames (6)
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05/11/2021 (Tue.)
KALAMAZOO: Peacock planting day 1, Bronson Park, add soil
9:00am - 12:00pm
Add soil to the 2 peacock frames. (15)
2 of 15 slots filled
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05/12/2021 (Wed.)
KALAMAZOO: Peacock planting day 2, Bronson Park, plant peacock heads
9:00am - 12:00pm
Plant flowers in peacock frames & have ready before Forestry comes to attach peacock heads to bodies (6)
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05/13/2021 (Thu.)
KALAMAZOO: Peacock planting day 3, Bronson Park, plant peacocks
9:00am - 12:00pm
Plant flowers in peacock frames & have ready before Forestry comes to attach peacock heads to bodies (10)
6 of 10 slots filled
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05/14/2021 (Fri.)
PORTAGE: Fabric canoe & butterfly
10:00am - 2:00pm
Help CJ zip tie fabric on the outside of the canoe and butterfly structures (4)
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05/15/2021 (Sat.)
KALAMAZOO: Plant specialty plants (weather permitting)
9:00am - 12:00pm
EXPERIENCED KIB PLANTERS - help CJ plant grasses & cannas in downtown beds (4)
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05/16/2021 (Sun.)
KALAMAZOO: Plant specialty plants (weather permitting)
9:00am - 12:00pm
EXPERIENCED KIB PLANTERS - help CJ plant grasses & cannas in downtown beds (4)
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05/18/2021 (Tue.)
TRANSPORTATION CENTER
10:00am - 12:00pm
Plant 16 containers at the Transportation Center. Bring a cart to carry flats to big pots. (5)
2 of 5 slots filled
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05/19/2021 (Wed.)
PORTAGE: Butterfly, canoe & 3 circle beds and add mulch to beds
9:00am - 1:00pm
Plant the canoe and butterfly, as well as the beds where they sit and the raised rock circle bed; also add mulch to the beds (28)
8 of 28 slots filled
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05/20/2021 (Thu.)
PORTAGE: Library Lane, Veterans Memorial beds and add mulch to beds
9:00am - 1:00pm
Plant Library Lane and Veterans Memorial beds, and add mulch to the beds (28)
7 of 28 slots filled
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05/21/2021 (Fri.)
PORTAGE: City Hall beds, 2 beds in front of canoe bed and add mulch to beds
9:00am - 1:00pm
Plant City Hall beds and 2 sidewalk beds in front of canoe, and add mulch to the beds. May also need to finish planting other beds that didn't get done the days before. (20)
5 of 20 slots filled
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05/22/2021 (Sat.)
PORTAGE: Park trail head bed, Kilgore Rd.
9:00am - 12:00pm
Plant the new trail head bed at Bicentennial Park on Kilgore Road (6)
2 of 6 slots filled
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05/24/2021 (Mon.)
KALAMAZOO: Arcadia Creek Festival Place
9:00am - 12:00pm
Help the Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership team plant the orange slice bed and several containers (5)
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05/25/2021 (Tue.)
KALAMAZOO: Install topiaries in Bronson Park, Courthouse & City Hall
9:00am - 12:00pm
Install topiaries (15)
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Napp's Greenhouse, 3118 N. Westnedge Ave, Kalamazoo 49004
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Load select flowers on to carts to prepare for pickup the following morning (4)
2 of 4 slots filled
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05/26/2021 (Wed.)
KALAMAZOO: East side of Bronson Park and add mulch to beds
9:00am - 1:00pm
Plant beds on the East side of Bronson Park and add mulch to beds (30)
5 of 30 slots filled
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Napp's Greenhouse, 3118 N. Westnedge Ave, Kalamazoo 49004
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Load select flowers on to carts to prepare for pickup the following morning (4)
1 of 4 slots filled
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05/27/2021 (Thu.)
KALAMAZOO: West side of Bronson Park and add mulch to beds
9:00am - 1:00pm
Plant beds & stage on the west side of Bronson Park, beds on north middle side of park & 2 beds at the Courthouse, and add mulch to the beds (38)
4 of 38 slots filled
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Napp's Greenhouse, 3118 N. Westnedge Ave., Kalamazoo 49004
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Load select flowers on to carts to prepare for pickup the following morning (4)
3 of 4 slots filled
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05/28/2021 (Fri.)
KALAMAZOO: Bronson Park 2 South side beds, City Hall, and add mulch to beds
9:00am - 1:00pm
Plant beds at City Hall, 2 triangle beds on the South side of Bronson Park & large raised Courthouse bed, and add mulch to beds (30)
4 of 30 slots filled
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06/03/2021 (Thu.)
Napp's Greenhouse, 3118 N. Westnedge, Ave., Kalamazoo 49004
9:00am - 10:00am
Napp's Greenhouse, 3118 N. Westnedge Ave., Kalamazoo 49004. Pick up flower tree pots (5)
1 of 5 slots filled
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BRONSON PARK: Flower trees
10:00am - 12:00pm
Help CJ assemble flower trees in the center of Bronson Park (6)
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