NJLCS teams up with UPS to install annuals to help beautify Healing Garden in Ridgewood.

March 17, 2008 – St. Patrick’s Day

Peter J. Kikot, President of NJLCS and the principal designer and supervisor behind the Healing Garden of Ridgewood, NJ returned once again to help beautify the garden with the help of UPS by installing over 600 white and purple pansies.  The joint effort is the second the two companies have teamed up on to benefit Children’s Aid & Family Services of Paramus whose Ridgewood office is located at the 148 Prospect Street property that overlooks the Healing Garden.  They first worked together last fall when they installed over 2000 tulips and crocuses throughout the lush garden landscape.

The garden grew by the efforts of Peter and his team of over 2000 volunteers over a two year period.  The project began with the initial conceptual design in December of 2003 and was finally completed in August of 2005.  The garden was officially named and dedicated on September 11, that same year.  The estimated value of the project was well over half a million dollars with 90% of the project funded through a variety of donors.

The two groups will be back out in June to install over 100 yards of mulch and thousands of annuals to add even more summer color to the already spectacular garden.