Help Create a Flower Oasis!
Donation protected
Two years ago, my university colleague and I decided to clean up and beautify a courtyard that rocked a serious Sanford and Son vibe. It was a boneyard of discarded sculpture projects, hoarded garbage (don’t ask) protected by a jungle of weeds and sticker bushes. Oh, what potential languished just outside our studio/classroom doors! Realizing we probably would never leave our beloved institution, (and for me, that I will probably be buried there) we got down to business. We cleared the weeds, discarded the horrors hidden within and started planting. Since that time, we have pulled up an army of weeds, thrown out unloved art projects and junk, grown plants from seeds, and planted bulbs. Just last week, we added a decorative stencil to our cement courtyard. The space is now something special, but we are anxious to bring it to another level, a place where the students can draw and paint, relax and socialize. With more plants, some modest outdoor furniture, and maybe even a small pond (Yes! Yes!) we hope to create a small oasis on campus. Will you help us?
We would like to offer some tokens of thanks for your kind donations.
$10-$25 our heartfelt gratitude and positive energy
$25- $50 a spectacular thank you note
$50-$100 handmade blank book
$100-$300. Limited edition woodcut print by Carson Fox, choice of two, 5 of each available (I'll give away 10 in total)
$300- $500 Limited edition large etching by Carson Fox, choice of three, 3 available each (I'll give away 9 in total)
The images below are cropped by the formatting of this site, but you view them fully on my website: www.carsonfox.com (under the section https://www.carsonfox.com/prints)
The woodcuts are the colorful prints and the black and white are the etchings.
*Our COURTYARD WISHLIST
*Does not include tax, some
totals rounded up
Fund Goal: 3,500.
FIRST PRIORITY
Seeds: $30.98
Coreopsis /Tickseed $5
Hollyhock $5
Annuals: lemon marigolds, marigolds $10
Potting soil:
$10.98
Bulbs: $145.41
https://www.hollandbulbfarms.com/fall-planting-bulbs/tulips/darwin-hybrid-tulips/red-impression-tulip-value-bag Holland bulbs
35 red tulip pack: 19.47 (sale) each x 3
$59.22
mixed double tulip and daffodil (77 bulbs) Holland bulbs
$55.21
SECOND PRIORITY
Perennials and bushes: $500.00
Coneflower x 6
53.35 (3 pack) x 2
$106.70
Black eyed Susan x 6
53.35 (3 pack) x 2
$106.70
Other perennials (as available: estimate cost) x 6
25 each
$150.
Wisteria (mature- please! I need to see it bloom before I die)
$59.96
Bushes:
3 types of hydrangea
21.48 each x 3:
$73.44
THIRD PRIORITY
Tools and Garden-y things: $250.00
Large shovel
$29.98
Mulch
3.98 per bag
50 bags $199.
Fertilizer/soil revitalizer
19.99
FOURTH PRIORITY
Garden Furniture: $1059.96
Chairs
4 chairs: 145.50 each, total: $580.00
Shade Umbrellas
https://www.wayfair.com/outdoor/pdp/beachcrest-home-kelton-patio-umbrella-with-auto-tilt-10-easy-crank-outdoor-umbrella-with-vented-canopy-for-deck-balcony-porch-backyard-or-pool-by-pure-garden-w005271278.html?piid=9349898532 4 umbrellas: 119.99 each, $479.96 total
Total: 1,130.00
Super Fantasy
*DYI Serenity (small) Pond (I have researched this! I have help! It WILL happen and there will be fish, two turtles and some frogs, I promise)
80 Cinderblocks 2.80 each 224.
Pond liner 150
Solar pond pump with battery backup 190.00
Cement $8.00 per 80 lb. bag, 10 bags: 80.00
Rebar 23.16 (8 pack) x5: 115.80
Cement pan 17.00
Cement mixer attachment for drill 20.00
Sealant 100
Cement trowel:14.99
Finishing trowel 20.00
Delivery: 150.00
Unforeseen miscellaneous: 100.00
Estimated total: $1300.00
Postage/shipping: 100.00
Go fund me fees: 2.9% or 30 cents per transaction: estimated: 105.00
Organiser
Carson Fox
Organiser
Garden City, NY