Rehoboth in Bloom and UNICO team for garden cleanup
In response to a request from the City of Rehoboth Beach, Rehoboth in Bloom and the UNICO Rehoboth Area Chapter are preparing to take on a cleanup project at the Verrazzano Monument garden at Olive Avenue and the Boardwalk.
With the guidance of Jennifer Pongratz, an environmental scientist with the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, participants recently met for an initial planning meeting. The new team will facilitate cleanups each month throughout the summer. In fall, planting of dune-friendly perennials will begin.
Verrazzano Monument garden cleanup team members shown are (l-r) Mary Ellen Gray, city planning and community development director; Pam Notarangelo, UNICO Rehoboth vice president; Enid Lagree, UNICO; Mary Teresa Morrison, UNICO Rehoboth board member; Johanna Rupp, Rehoboth in Bloom project lead; Robin Bedlington, Rehoboth in Bloom project assistant; Jennifer Pongratz, DNREC environmental scientist; Cindy Lovett, Rehoboth in Bloom chair; and Jay Lagree, UNICO.
