Organic Turf Maintenance on the Greenway
Note: This article appeared in a recent issue of the Ecological Landscape Association newsletter and was written by Anthony Ruggiero, our Horticulture Foreman. The Greenway is a mile-and-a-half-long public park that stretches from Chinatown to the North End in downtown Boston. It is a linear series of small parks that sit above the I-93 tunnel […]
Sighted! Praying Mantis on the Greenway
Here is one of our favorite and well known beneficial insects making a home on the Greenway. This Praying Mantis was in the North End just last week. It is on the Boxwood hedge, helping us take care of insects pests throughout the Greenway gardens. Having these is a sign of a healthy ecosystem, one […]
FY13 – A Summary of Our Work on the Greenway
Every year, we pull together a narrative of what we’ve accomplished to submit with our IRS Form 990 submission. We thought we’d share a summary with you, this covers the period of July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013, which is our fiscal year. The Conservancy is the designated steward of the Rose Kennedy Greenway, […]
Evergreen Tree Planting in Fort Point Channel Park
On Tuesday, November 5th we planted five evergreen trees in the Fort Point Channel Park, between Congress and Pearl Streets.
Walk Your Bike and Use Bike Lanes Signage
This week, we began a pilot project to try out several new types of signage concerning bike riding on the Greenway. Sadly, bike riding is not permitting on the Greenway and is a posted rule on official Greenway signage. That said, with more people visiting the Greenway on a daily basis, we have seen and have heard about a number of accidents and near misses and we are working to get the word out.
Stonework at North End Park Fountains
We started work on a number of projects, including resetting of the cap stones along the edge of the fountain in the North End park south of Hanover Street.
National Public Lands Day on the Greenway
Our thanks to the seventy volunteers who came out and worked with us on Saturday, September 28th as part of the annual National Public Lands Day, which draws hundreds of thousands of volunteers to parks nationwide on the fourth Saturday in September each year.
Fall Blooms still strong
There are four varieties of fall blooming anemones on the Greenway, and they are all looking good right now. The white flower here is Anemone ‘Whirlwind’. The classic, slightly small, October colored blossom is the Helenium ‘Mardi Gras, also known as Sneezeweed. These will bloom August through September, and on into October.
The Addition of an Orchard
Orchards have been an important part of the American landscape since the 17oo’s, and many historic apple orchards can be found throughout New England. Orchards usually have more than just apples; we have 10 kinds of fruit in our small Dewey Square Orchard. Apples Nearly all apples are cultivated using a technique called grafting. […]
What is this plant?
“What is this plant???” is a question our Horticultural staff hears daily. And we love telling you! We keep careful records of what is planted in our gardens, but we haven’t quite been able to share that wealth of knowledge with everyone yet. Until now.
