Lantern Garden Construction Guide

Details about the plans for prospective participants (Jay and Doug will be site supervisors)

1. cut and trimmed branches, trellises, shepherd's hooks, stakes and garden art will be brought to the site earlier (loans are welcome, but please label loans with initials on duct tape)

2. remove some exterior light bulbs to disable (and turn others off); disable some motion-sensitive lighting with tape over sensor

3.  Install back and front spotlights for IMAGINE & DREAM poster

4. move two tables outside to the porch (one for info, donations and hot drinks, and a second for help with lanterns)

5. organize food donation bins out on the porch

6. Install tall trellises against wall to L and R of IMAGINE banner

7. Tape metal hooks on the tips of some branches and snow stakes to create hanging spots

8. Install the tall green heavy-wire tomato towers and add branches

9.  Layout the area in front of the IMAGINE banner with suitable fun garden art pieces

10.  Prepare for the placement of speakers L & R of the IMAGINE banner

11. Add snow stakes to define the path entrance/exit and other edges of the garden

12. adjust the aiming of existing set of solar LED spotlights on garden stakes

13. install corded LED spotlights for the small banner (maybe)

14. install corded LED programmable spotlights and bulbs inside the building to shine colored light out the clerestory windows

15. install event yard signs and solar LED spotlights next to the UUFCC sign near Waupelani Drive (maybe)

16. installations are expected to take a couple of hours to set up and most will stay up until Saturday January 29 at 10 a.m.

17. listen to festival music playlist using outdoor bluetooth speakers

18. take a few photos to post on the UUFCC Facebook page for the Festival

19. You may bring your own hot drinks and snacks - but we need to use masks whenever we are near each other

20. At 5:00 Elaine and Peter will install the glow-sticks, both on the ground and hanging, to define the path and the lantern hanging locations (same as last year)

21. Lantern hanging by members and guests begins at 5:30

It should be an enjoyable time of creative problem solving and fellowship.  Thanks.  -DA

Details about the plans for prospective participants:

1. install three banners (same as building photo above)

2. assemble and install solar LED spotlights on garden stakes (some in photo above)

3. install corded LED spotlights for the small banner (maybe)

4. install corded LED programmable spotlights and bulbs inside the building to shine colored light out the clerestory windows

5. install event yard signs and solar LED spotlights next to the UUFCC sign near Waupelani Drive (maybe)

6. installations are expected to take a couple of hours to set up and will stay up until Saturday January 29 at 10 a.m.

7. listen to festival music playlist using outdoor bluetooth speakers

8. take a few photos to post on the UUFCC Facebook page for the Festival

9. You may bring your own hot drinks and snacks - but we need to use masks whenever we are near each other

I'm looking forward to an enjoyable time of creative problem solving and fellowship.  Thanks.  -DA

Jay,

Glad to have your help setting up the lantern garden display outside the front of UUFCC.  We'll need to do this before Saturday Feb. 25 at 5 pm.  If you are available, I propose to meet that Saturday at about 1 pm.  The weather forecast suggests it won't be super cold or super stormy - but we should keep track of that as the day approaches.  It'll have been reasonably warm prior to that day, so frozen soil should not be a problem for posts.  By Saturday I should have installed all three banners, so we can focus on other things.

1.  block the motion sensing outdoor light sensors with foil tape

2.  install the shepherd's hooks and wires on IMAGINE wall

3.  install tomato towers and snow poles to create a path and 'shrubs'

4.  add plant material to the tomato tower 'shrubs'

5.  install cord and light for the creativity cycle banner

6.  install garden art pieces in the 'garden' in front of the IMAGINE banner

7.  use wire and tape to create hooks - hanging locations off branch tips

8. prepare for two outdoor bluetooth speakers and ipad (bags to cover, elevated box to protect ipad from the elements; possibly a short extension cord)

9.  clean up under the front porch 

10.  turn off outdoor lights  

We will need:

1. Plant material.  I will bring some cuttings of a butterfly bush and some wire.  We might need a few cuttings from around UUFCC or your home.  

2. Shepherd's hooks - I have some tall ones, but we probably need 1 or 2 more tall ones.  We can use any short hooks (3 ft.) - but short ones are not essential.

3.  Garden art.  I will bring some lightweight art pieces including both things that sit on the ground and those that are on stakes (butterfly, dragon fly, flower, turtle, etc.).  I also bring a few scary critters for garden of Eden whimsy (snake, creepy bug, etc.)

Probably the biggest thing you can do before we meet is contact a few of our avid UUFCC gardeners and see if there is any fun lightweight garden art they might be willing to share that Saturday and Sunday.

I plan to post this setup info to be accessible to you or others via our webguide.

uufcc.com/imagine-dream

I'll send that precise link later.

Thanks,

Doug