Part I: Our Pollinator Ribbon on The Greenway
Written by Tori Hiney, Plant Health Care Horticulturist Settle in, this blog post is all about the birds and the bees… the real ones! Perhaps you’ve heard a bumble about the importance of pollinators recently? It’s quickly becoming quite the buzz-worthy topic, and you know what, we are game! This is why, new to The Greenway’s […]
Coming soon! The Carolyn Lynch Garden on The Greenway
The Lynch Foundation has generously supported the renovation of our boxwood garden bed in the North End, and endowed its care. The project is in honor of Carolyn Lynch, an avid gardener, who passed away in 2015. A continuation of our Northern Boxwood Bed Renovations in 2015, this new space will feature a unique combination […]
Our 2017 Year in Review!
2017 was another banner year on The Greenway, as we hosted over 400 free events, turned heads with surreal Public Art installations, and continued to be the city’s hub of innovation, bringing 21st-century ideas to Boston and the Commonwealth. All of this is done through the work of the non-profit Greenway Conservancy. As we wind down another […]
Keeping our Rings Fountain running
Two months after a temporary security fence was installed around the Rings Fountain, the Rose Kennedy Greenway Maintenance staff is getting close to completing repairs and cleaning of the fountain in preparation of starting it for the 2017 fountain season. This fountain is approaching its 10th year in operation and many of the components are […]
A Year in Maintaining The Greenway
On any given day while walking through our parks, you are likely to encounter a member of our Maintenance team lending their expertise towards maintaining The Greenway. Our Maintenance team cares for seven water features, acres of specialty paving, complex lighting systems, and more. The Conservancy’s maintenance staff, under the leadership of Superintendent Bob Stigberg, handles repairs, fountain […]
Greenway’s Top Moments of 2016!
2016 was another banner year on The Greenway, as we hosted over 400 free events, and attracted numerous artists and designers to create thoughtful installations throughout the park. All of this is done through the work of the non-profit Greenway Conservancy. As the year winds down, we asked Conservancy staff to offer their picks […]
Your own Pocket Park
The newest installation on The Greenway is a wonderful collaboration between our staff, interns and artists. Asked to come up with possibilities for a small corner property added to The Greenway responsibilities by MassDOT in 2015, we put our heads together this past winter. Tucked between the Leather District, Chinatown, the edge of the Financial […]
Innovative Pollinator Ribbon Planting
The Greenway horticulture staff was excited to install a new, innovative planting design on a slim piece of property adjacent the One Financial Center building along Surface Road in May. This Pollinator Ribbon connects the Greenway Dewey Square Park more closely with the Chinatown park and showcases a new design approach for urban landscapes. Inspired by […]
Snow! still here today
It feels like an April fool’s joke! The early bulbs and narcissus are starting to show off their color and style. And now they are covered with snow! Just as the warm and mild temperatures helped them along into an even earlier bloom then usual. We all hope this snow is equally ephemeral – here […]
Top ‘Greenway Moments’ of 2015!
2015 was a banner year on The Greenway as we set another record for park visitorship, hosted over 300 free events, and attracted numerous artists and designers to create thoughtful installations throughout the park. All of this is done through the work of the non-profit Greenway Conservancy. As the year winds down, we asked the […]
Eat & Drink Local: Greenway Herbs Showing Up On Local Menus!
A few years ago we told you about plans to develop a multi-faceted Demonstration Garden in our Dewey Square Park. At the time, our Senior Horticulturist and Designer, Darrah Cole, spoke to the Conservancy’s intent to create a raised edible garden and outdoor classroom for instruction: We want the garden to serve as a great example […]
Spring Lawn Aeration & Treatments Begin
Today, Wednesday, May 6, 2015, The Greenway Horticulture team continues the Spring time Lawn Aeration and fertilization process. Our Horticulture foreman, Anthony, is on the Greenway tractor using our fracking aerator (it’s a good thing) to loosen our lawns, while our Seasonal horticulture staff (Mike, Tori, Alaina and Gary) aerate the lawn in and around […]
Staff Spotlight: Keelin Purcell
Keelin just celebrated her one-year anniversary with the Greenway as our first full-time Volunteer Coordinator. In this very short time, she’s made an incredible impact guiding over 848 volunteers in over 3200 hours of service on the Greenway. When she’s not bustling around the garden beds, she’s exploring her new home in the city, taking in restaurants, […]
Thank You Greenway Volunteers!
Now that 2015 has begun, it’s time to look back at 2014 for reflection on our volunteer program. The Conservancy’s volunteer program began in earnest in 2010 and has been growing steadily each year, providing support for our organic horticulture, park maintenance and public programs initiatives, as well as all the behind-the-scenes work in the […]
Staff Planting Day: Wharf District Park
Our Horticulture staff held a big planting day on Monday to get a number of plants into a Wharf District Park bed that we are revitalizing on the Greenway between High St. (Rowes’ Wharf Plaza) and India St. The rains that we’re enjoying beginning today will help tremendously. Our trees and plant leaves are starting […]
Fall Reflections: Horticulture Achievements in Fiscal Year 2014
“She had only to stand in the orchard, to put her hand on a little crab tree and look up at the apples, to make you feel the goodness of planting and tending and harvesting at last.” – Willa Cather Autumn marks a season of reflection and here at the Greenway, we have much to look back upon and […]
A Few More Weeks for Foliage
It always seems as though fall arrives secretly over the course of a night. And the next morning, coffee in one hand and phone in the other, daily checklist already forming a scroll in your mind, you stop your clip at the sight of that first maple, blazing orange in the morning light. This is […]
Greenway Park Rangers: Meet the Team in Green
“Rangers need to care about the Greenway and be excited about the philosophy of the Conservancy. Rangers need to have strong people-skills, with a strong desire to educate, assist, converse, and at times, cajole folks. Rangers need to have a drive to educate themselves about the Greenway and Boston and in doing so, become the […]
Have you Seen the Bubbler Yet?
After a lot of planning, dedication, and good ole grunt work, the Greenway has a bubbler – just in time for these brow-glistening summer days! With this innovative bubbler from Globaltap , you can grab a quick drink from the fountain, fill H2O bottles, and offer your canine companions refreshment from the dog bowl. Last Friday we gathered to celebrate this […]
Before and After by the Maintenance Team
Everyone loves a good before and after photo. From home remodels, to personal fitness transformations, there’s nothing more satisfying than seeing the bookends of a completed project. Thanks to a lot of hard work by the maintenance team (and some great iphone photos), we’re pleased to share the Greenway’s latest mini-makeovers! Repaired Ramp on NW Corner of Parcel 10 […]
Greenway Cinemagraphs
The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and the cameras are snapping! The Greenway is such a spectacular place for creative inspiration – evident by all your amazing Instagram photos! With the Greenway’s colorful flowers, contrasting shadows and sunlight, and juxtaposing city and landscapes, there’s plenty of perspectives to explore. I tried out a new form […]
Aerating Lawns at Armenian Heritage Park
Several times a year, we aerate our lawns using an amazing device that we attach to our tractor. Aeration helps keep our lawns from compacting and it’s part of our organic care program for the Greenway. To put it simply, aeration removes small cores of soil, opening holes in lawns, allowing air, water and other […]
Tree and Shurb Replacement at the Greenway Carousel
For the next few days, ValleyCrest Landscape will be replacing six of the trees that make up the grove surrounding the Greenway Carousel, as well as a number of plants and shurbs in the surrounding planting beds. The six trees being replaced in the Carousel Grove are Honey Locust trees. As a result of this […]
Classifying Wonder: One Approach on Getting to Know the Greenway
I am not a biologist. I’m not a horticulturalist, a botanist, a dendrologist. I can only tell you so much about the pH levels in soil, or the bug crawling around in that soil, or the delicate relationship between the two. But I still really, really love Nature. Yesterday morning I had the pleasure of […]
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 […]
