Dunlap Elementary Schools

Liesl Zappler has taken charge of the landscapes at eight Seattle schools (50 acres in all) and made them pesticide free. The biggest pest problem she has is weeds, and she keeps them in check by redesigning landscapes, using mulching and sheet mulching techniques, spraying vinegar products in cracks and along fence lines, and using a weed flamer. Liesl is very proud to have made eight schools pesticide free and the public has been very supportive. The photo shows Liesl at Dunlap Elementary applying a liberal dose of wood chip mulch to a newly installed bed. Empty and neglected for years, this bed now bursts with color from a selection of donated drought-tolerant plants.

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