After winter’s ravages, giving the campus back its pretty face is the job of Landscape Coordinator Bill Bergevin. Here are some resources Bergevin and his Bobcat (the kind with a power shovel) work with during a typical spring:
| Annuals beds |
| Number of beds |
17 |
| Total compost, cubic yards |
3–5 |
| Total lime, pounds |
25–50 |
| Total organic fertilizer, pounds |
30–40 |
| New plants |
2,000–2,500 |
| Avg. hours to redo each bed |
3–4 |
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| Landscaping 101 |
| Bark mulch, cubic yards |
120–140 |
| Compost, cubic yards |
20 |
| Topsoil, cubic yards |
20 |
| Grass seed, pounds |
400 |
| Student workers, 2004 |
3 |
| Student hours per week, total |
25-35 |
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| Replacement tools |
| Lawn rakes |
8 |
| Shovels |
5 |
| Hand pruners |
10 |
| Brooms |
8 |
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