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Families encouraged to donate plants in Earth Day project to beautify Hutch

HUTCHINSON COURTYARD — Families are being encouraged to donate plants to celebrate Earth Day, which falls on April 22 this year.

By Anna Brightman, Staff Reporter

HUTCHINSON COURTYARD — Families are being encouraged to donate plants to celebrate Earth Day, which falls on April 22 this year.

The PTA will plant the donated flowers around the school.

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Here are the kinds of plants families can donate by grade:

  • Kindergarten: cone flowers
  • First grade: shasta daisies
  • Second grade: purple salvia
  • Third grade: catmit
  • Fourth grade: black eyed susan’s
  • Fifth grade: hosta

The flowers can be dropped off at school on April 19 or 20.

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Parents will donate flowers to Hutchinson so we all can enjoy this activity.

This story also appears on the Hutchinson Bear website.

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