Thank you to all who participated in the Beautify Chula Vista Day event that took place on October 15th. Our annual event was at Rice Canyon for the removal of invasives along a 1.2 mile stretch of trail, Discovery Canyon and Rancho Del Rey Business District for litter removal, and our fall revegetation project between Buena Vista and Via Goya along the parkways of Rancho Del Rey Pkwy South.
40 volunteers participated in our annual revegetation project and planted over 300 hundred plants: 200 hundred California Native plants and 100 succulents, and spread 65 yards of mulch along the east- and westside parkways of Rancho Del Rey Pkwy South.
Hover mouse over picture gallery to get a quick caption.
volunteers ready for planting
1 gallon Delosperma and 4″ pot Golden Sedum ready to plant
“Which one should we plant first”
volunteers planting 5 gallon Damianita’s
Girl Scout Troop planting 4′ pots of Sedum adolphii
planting 1 gallon Senecio’s
dad showing them how to use the digging bar
just a little more dirt to remove
in goes the Coral Aloe
putting in the finishing touches on the Island Snapdragon
I don’t need no shovel dad, this planting pick will do!
volunteer’s planting the 5 gallon Hesperaloe’s
everyone hard at work
planting the 5 gallon Salvia’s
taking a quick break
say “cheese”
I’ll plant the whole flat of Senecio serpens by myself!
trying not to step on what we just planted
only a few more to plant
I’m planting this one right here!
just pulling it out of the container
this young volunteer planted this 5 gallon Gambelia speciosa by himself
let me show you how to use the digging bar
just a few more to plant
spreading the mulch
our volunteer from the Chula Vista Garden Club
putting in the final touches on this Hesperaloe parviflora
A BIG thank you to Mayor Mary Casillas Salas for participating in the planting of our waterwise plant material and spreading of mulch.
Here’s the gallery of after pictures.
Rice Canyon Open Space Preserve
Here’s a quick reference of our plant palette. Hover mouse over picture gallery to get a quick identification of plants.
