Tag: horticulture

Transplanting

  There’s been a flurry of fall projects continuing on portions of the greenway these past few weeks focusing on...

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National Public Lands Volunteer Day

Our first National Public Lands volunteer day on Saturday, September 29th on the Greenway had a rainy start, but by...

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The Grass is Greener

During the past week, several sections of turf that had experienced compaction due to rain and then heavy foot traffic...

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What’s In Bloom

August is always one of our showiest months of flowers on the Greenway. From dinner plate-sized Hibiscus to aromatic Mountain...

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First Dewey Harvest Donated

We have donated our first batch of home grown veggies to Lovin’ Spoonfuls—a local nonprofit that collects and distributes food...

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What’s In Bloom

In late June we observed a very exciting and unique horticultural event: the first flowering of our Eastern Prickly Pear!...

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What’s in Bloom

Our organically maintained landscape provides shelter and food for many organisms. We have observed a plethora of pollinators enjoying our...

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What’s in Bloom

Of our most perennially popular plants, the genus Allium stands out as a public favorite in the Fort Point Channel...

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Growing Greener

“All those learning sessions in the classroom, how to do this and how to do that, and where to put...

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Growing Greener

In the words of Green & Grow Apprentice Randi “I feel really good about being involved in the Dewey project....

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Life on the Greenway

To understand why we’re installing composting bins in the Dewey Demonstration Gardens, we spoke with Jessica, one of our Green...

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Dewey Demonstration Garden: Four-Season Interest Garden

To learn more about the four-season interest garden planned for Dewey Square Park, we stopped by to talk with Darrah,...

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Dewey Demonstration Gardens: Pollinator Garden

To learn more about the four-season interest garden planned for Dewey Square Park, we stopped by to talk with Darrah,...

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Dewey Demonstration Garden Takes Root

Despite the on-again, off-again coming of spring, the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy is continuing efforts to enhance the west garden...

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What’s in Bloom

The next few weeks of spring will bring a burst of brightly colored blooms to the parks. Our daffodils are...

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What’s in Bloom

Our spring cleanups have begun and we already have to tread lightly over the fragile bulb foliage coming up under...

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What’s In Bloom

As an unusually warm winter persists, we are beginning to see some of the shorter-term effects that the balmy weather...

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Growing Greener with Green & Grow

Green & Grow participants learn an eco-friendly alternative to discarding our organic waste in landfills by taking part in a...

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What’s In Bloom

Enjoy the silhouettes of our bare deciduous trees and shrubs, the waxy leaves and slender needles of our Evergreens, colors...

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What’s in Bloom

We have enjoyed an unseasonably warm fall as we continue our work out in the parks, but the winter chill...

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What’s in Bloom

As the last full month of fall draws to a close, our deciduous trees are almost completely bare and we...

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What’s in Bloom

The Greenway is still ablaze with vibrant fall colors, so don't delay in coming to take an autumn stroll through...

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Preparing for Winter

There is a large amount of behind the scenes planning and work that goes into putting the Greenway’s lawns and...

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What’s in Bloom

As winter approaches many people dreading the dreary upcoming months may dismiss the idea of a beautiful winter landscape. We...

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What’s in Bloom

Learn more about fall blooms on the Greenway. This week our blog features the lovely, Lady in Black Aster, Cockspur...

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