April 6, 2017

Planting for the future at Franklin Elementary

Nadine Davis, with the Cape Girardeau Council of Garden Clubs, holds onto a red sunset maple tree to keep it level for Brandon Maxfield, with the Southeast Missouri State University Horticulture Club, as he plants it on the playground at Franklin Elementary on Wednesday in Cape Girardeau.

Nadine Davis, with the Cape Girardeau Council of Garden Clubs, holds onto a red sunset maple tree to keep it level for Brandon Maxfield, with the Southeast Missouri State University Horticulture Club, as he plants it on the playground at Franklin Elementary on Wednesday in Cape Girardeau. Also pictured are Ron Farrow, principal; Joe Touchette, owner of Plants Plus; and Bonnie Coy-Svenson, of Ramblewood Garden Club. The Cape Girardeau Council of Garden Clubs plants a tree at a local public school every year in celebration of Arbor Day. Fourth-grade students at Franklin Elementary will receive a short-leaf pine provided by the Missouri Department of Conservation.Laura Simon

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