By: Jahvarius Kendrick
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| A myriad of landscape plants just outside of the Foy Building at Georgia Southern University. The landscape plants in this area help to preserve water and promote biodiversity. |
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| Grounds Foreman, Alonzo Holmes, looks off into the distance as he sees his co-workers getting ready to work outside at the Foy Building. The landscape areas have a variety of plants including mint and blueberry. |
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| A blueberry plant being surrounded by straw just outside of the Foy Building. Blueberries can come in many different varieties. |
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| Grounds Foreman, Alonzo Holmes, putting down straw near the Foy Building. Holmes mentioned that he was putting down straw in this area because these particular sections were bare. |
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| Grounds Foreman, Alonzo Holmes, carefully places the straw to fill in bare spaces while keeping note of the location of the sprinkler. Holmes keeps note of the the location of the sprinkler when laying the straw because the sprinkler springs upwards when in use. |
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| Groundskeeper, Kelly Morgan (left) hands Groundskeeper, Shaun Parrish (right) an item while he is power washing the Foy Building's capstones. Parrish mentioned that his power washer was just filled with water. |
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| Groundskeeper, Kelly Morgan, puts back down a capstone at the Foy Building. Every once in a while these capstones come a loose and need to be put back down. |
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| Heavy Equipment Operator, Chris Groover, puts down a paste to help keep the capstone in place. Groover noted that these capstones were at least 9 years old and had the possibility of being much older than that. |
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| Groundskeeper, Kelly Morgan, lays the capstone over a fresh spread of paste. Heavy Equipment Operator, Chris Groover, mentioned that during this process the foremen do not replace the capstone themselves but instead continue to reuse them and replace the paste underneath. |
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| Grounds Foreman, Ronnie Sanders, takes images and videos of some of the workers working, to send to his superintendent. Sanders acknowledged that working in this area is a two day process. |
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| The sun brightens up Georgia Southern's residence hall, Centennial Place. Centennial Place was opened in 2009. |
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| Tharp's Restoration workers, Damian Tharp (left) and Gage Tharp (right), re-lay bricks to prevent water damage on the Centennial Place wall. Tharp's Restoration is a family owned business in Swainsboro, Georgia. |
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| Tharp's Restoration worker, Gage Tharp, picks up equipment so that he can finish re-laying part of the brick at Centennial Place. Tharp has been working for Tharp's Restoration since summer of 2018. |
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| Tharp's Restoration worker, Damian Tharp, spreads putty on his applicator tool. Tharp is a Sophomore at Georgia Southern University and is working for Tharp's Restoration as a summer job. |
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| Multiple layers of Straw spread out nearby the Foy Building. Grounds Foreman, Alonzo Holmes, said that this straw was put together by tucking it, notice how the straw (especially further back) seems to be tucked under itself. |
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| Groundskeeper, Stanley Harris, uses the scrubber to soak up the leftover water from the power sprayer. Harris noted that the tool acts like a sponge that helps to clear away water. |
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| Groundskeeper, Lillian Wilkerson, preps tools for weed spraying. The weed spraying tanks (bottom left) hold 25 gallons of liquid inside of them. |
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| Groundskeeper, Derrick Lester, waits on the O.K. to leave the area. Lester also practices photography during his spare time. |
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| Georgia Southern's Facilities Services workers getting back to work, after some of the other workers leave the area. Georgia Southern's Facilities Services Main Office/Service Response Center, operates from 7:30 a.m - 4:30 p.m. as mentioned on the Georgia Southern website. |
