Get Ready for Spring: Planting Bulbs on The Greenway and at Home
Even as The Greenway starts to wind down for winter, our work doesn’t stop. One of the most exciting parts of this season is planting bulbs. You might not see them now, but come spring, these little underground powerhouses will pop up as bright, cheerful blooms that bring color and life back to the park. […]
Even Lawns Need Rest: How We Care for Greenway Grass
If you’ve walked along The Greenway lately and noticed a lawn section marked “This Lawn is Resting”, you might be wondering what’s going on. After all, these open green spaces are usually the perfect spot for a picnic, a play break, or simply stretching out with a good book during lunch. So why the closure? […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Blues on the Greenway
The spring bulbs are beginning to bloom. The recent warm weather has encouraged the early small bulbs to get moving – growing and blooming. The crocus, followed by the Chionadoxa, are just about in full bloom, especially on the sunnier slopes and south facing locations. In the Wharf district we have a mix of both […]
Before the Warm – the Bones of Trees
While we wait for more promises of spring we continue to have blankets of snow coating the gardens, lawns and paths along the Greenway. Without the distraction of the soft green layers and riots of colorful plants it is the structure and architecture of the trees, and shrubs too, that stand out in the park […]
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 […]
