On Friday, July 26, more than 45 volunteers came out to the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds in Watsonville to plant multi-color petunias and yellow and orange marigolds for fair time, coming soon, Sept. 11-15.
All ages work together
Volunteers from Freedom and Watsonville Rotary Clubs, Scout Troop 505, and other friends of the fair beautified the grounds in a little over two hours.
The project was headed by Kevin Larkin, Fair Floriculture Department head.
Cavanaugh Color grew and donated the flowers.
The Fairgrounds Foundation had hot dogs and ice-cold beverages for the crew when they finished.
The flowers make it feel like the fair is just around the corner — and it is!
TOP PHOTO: Volunteers at work in a flower bed by the front gate sign
Barefoot planter
Shade hats on a sunny day
A Cub Scout pitches in
Colorful Petunias