G&G Eagle Scouts

Eagle Scouts at Grin & Grow

On January 23, 2021, Eagle Scout Candidate Steven McWithey, supported by fellow scouts, parents and troop leaders, led his project to install a 75 by 15 foot walkway connecting the existing Grin & Grow Learning Garden to the adjacent Native Tree Grove. Steven is a member of Boy Scout Troop 306 of York County. The scouts installed 248 linear feet of steel edging and moved a total of 13.5 tons of stone dust to the new and existing garden paths.

Additional support for the project was given by Superintendent of Landscape Services with the NN Parks & Recreation and Tourism Department, Douglas F. Kennedy.

Superintendent of Landscape Services Doug Kennedy provides materials

Thomas McWithey, Steven’s older brother, and a younger member of the troop begin the installation of the walkway edging.

Two teams were created in order to accomplish the task. Here’s the morning team!

Eagle Scout candidate, Steven McWithey, gives instructions to his team at the start of the day. The temperature at the time was 35 degrees.

It’s all hands on deck when moving tons of crushed stone from the parking lot to the garden site.

Grin & Grow Co-chair Sue Campbell surveys the new addition to the Learning Garden.

Here is the finished walkway. It is our plan to install a narrow bed of native flowers along the outside edge.

Garden Intro and History

Virtual Garden Tour

Diagrams and Plant IDs

Garden Activities

Garden History Timeline pdf

Native Plants Thriving at Grin & Grow.jp

Newport News

Master Gardeners

Eagle Scouts at Grin & Grow