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Planting
Before you Dig…
Please contact your Maintenance and Plant Operations Area
Manager when you begin your garden project! The Area Manager
is well versed with regard to the specific guidelines, policies
and procedures required by the District as it relates to projects
taking place on the school grounds. To ensure that your time,
money and labor is well spent, and that your garden project is
implemented correctly, please involve your Area Manager from
the beginning and during all modification phases of your school
garden initiative. He or she will be able to provide the support
and guidance necessary to ensure successful outcomes. For more
information relating to the role of your Area Manager, please visit
the Maintenance and Plant Operations section of this guide.

Building Clearances
When planting, it is important to maintain the District’s mandatory
separation between buildings, plants and trees to ensure trees,
rooting systems and animals do not interfere with the building
structure and nearby sidewalks. For more specific and detailed
information pertaining to building clearances, please refer to the
Building Code Services (BCS) section of this guide. If you involve
your Area Manager, he or she will know when to involve the BCS
team.

Approved Plants
While in the planning stage and before any planting begins, we
recommend that school garden teams review the appropriate
plant lists contained in this guide to ensure that approved plants
are chosen.

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