Bulb quilt planted at Myers Elementary

Inspired by Bulbs grant recipients, Myers Elementary School Junior Master Gardeners, Gainesville, Ga., planted their ‘Learning Quilt’ in a bed frame constructed by the high school shop class.

“The shop class originally made a foot board, but we removed the slats of that piece so the quilt can be seen better,” says Robbie McCormac, who is coordinating the project. “The Myers mascot is a blue dragon, which you can see painted on the headboard.”

Robbie continues: “We made a white grid from screen molding, so that it would resemble white cloth between the colors. Then we had 35 students take turns planting the bulbs within each white square. We planted all hyacinths (so they’ll bloom at the same time) in colors of purple, pink and yellow. We planted about 240 bulbs in the quilt.”

“You can see that the vertical slats that were originally in the footboard have been removed, leaving just blue bedposts and one white cross bar. We’ll be able to see the flowers through the posts when they bloom. Each of the students signed their name on the back of the headboard, which faces a wall and can’t be seen.”