Carolyn Lynch Garden on The Greenway opens to the public!
Today in the North End, the Carolyn Lynch Garden on The Greenway opens to the public! Though the renovation area is no longer fenced off, improvements will continue for the next few weeks as we install new furniture and planters, and introduce additional plants to the boxwood garden beds. The Carolyn Lynch Garden on […]
New Plantings in the North End Parks
We’ve completed our planting of new plants, including evergreens and roses in the North End Park along the Pergola between Hanover and North St. This is the first of what we hope to be a number of planting bed improvements in the North End Parks as proposed in our community meeting held in the North […]
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.
Little Free Libraries
Libraries have just been installed on the Greenway–that’s right, they’re Little Free Libraries. Perhaps you’ve seen one somewhere before, now you can find two on the Greenway! Just above North Street in the North End Parks (pictured) and on the lawn North of High Street and Rowe’s Wharf Plaza in the Wharf District Parks […]
4/2/13 North End Community Meeting Summary
Our thanks to more than 30 people who attended our North End Community Meeting on April 2nd at Fairmont Hotel in the North End. Our opening presentation is linked here and we’ve done our best to summarize the questions (and answers) as well as input from participants. From the Facilities and Maintenance Breakout, Steve Anderson, […]
An Abundance of Daffodils for the North End Parks
Thanks to generous donations from the all volunteer Friends of the North End Parks, both North End Parks will see an abundance of beautiful flowering daffodils in the Spring. Over the course of several volunteer days in November, nearly 10,000 bulbs were planted by volunteers organized by the Friends of the North End Parks, including […]
What’s in Bloom
April showers bring May flowers. Hit the Greenway this month to see unique blooms from the Dwarf Fothergilla to the Horned Tulip.
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 […]
