Looking back at 2019
As the Greenway Conservancy wraps up our tenth (10!) season maintaining and operating The Greenway, we wanted to take a moment to look back at some of our favorite moments of the last year on Boston’s contemporary public park. From our ever-changing public art installations to free public programming, sustainably maintained lawns and gardens to […]
Keeping our Greenway Lawns Healthy and Happy
Written by Keelin Caldwell, Director of Programming and Community Engagement As this hot and humid summer winds down, we wanted to share a bit more about how our #GreenwayHort staff cares for our lawns during this challenging growing season! Turf plants have some amazing adaptations that allow them to be grown and managed as […]
Zone Gardening on The Greenway
Written by Karla Noboa, Volunteer and Programs Coordinator The Greenway’s ribbon of parks was conceptualized and installed by a range of landscape designers, resulting in distinct plant palettes, design elements and care needs in each major park area. We at the Conservancy often think of these major areas as the North End, the Wharf District, […]
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 […]
Part II: Our Pollinator Ribbon on The Greenway
Written by Tori Hiney, Plant Health Care Horticulturist How do we maintain our Pollinator population? If you missed Part One of this blog or you are unfamiliar with The Greenway, we are an organic park that sits atop the I-93 tunnel. Given our close proximity to the Boston Inner Harbor, we are dedicated to promoting and maintaining […]
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 […]
