Exploring Historic Chinatown
The 1.5-mile Greenway runs from the North End through the Wharf and Financial districts, past the Leather District to Chinatown. This winter/spring, our staff sought to learn more about Chinatown’s history and culture with three different educational sessions. We invited Tunney Lee to present on the history of Boston’s Chinatown from the mid-1800s into […]
Our New Viewing Garden in Chinatown Park
Written By Darrah Cole, Senior Horticulturist and Designer At the very southernmost part of the Greenway is a long, narrow strip of garden. In the Horticulture Department we fondly refer to this area as “the bus stop bed” because it sits directly behind a metro bus shelter. It has never been an exciting part of the […]
Spring Cleaning
As keepers of the Greenway we lug lots of material through the city streets of Boston. We get a kick out of all the strange looks we receive from commuters while we work. Above, Ianna is directing Derek who was so kind to pull our rickshaw down Atlantic Ave. to our composting dumpster, about […]
A Big Bright Lights Thank You!
The unveiling of Bright Lights for Winter Nights was a success! The parks came alive with music, light and joy to celebrate the winter solstice. A huge THANK YOU to our sponsors, volunteers and staff for making this evening of winter wonder possible.
Part science, part art: enhancing the Greenway’s horticultural collection
Ask any gardener and they will tell you, horticultural collections take time to get established. As living, breathing creations they require maintenance, study, and experimentation. Part science, part art, caring for the Greenway’s newly created horticultural collection is the challenge Tom Smarr (Greenway Superintendent of Horticulture) has gladly taken on with the help of his […]
