2012 Roslindale Garden Tour – June 23, 2012
The 2012 Roslindale Garden Tour will take place Saturday, June 23, 2012.
Mark your calendar for June 23, 2012!
Please visit the Roslindale Garden Tour page for additional information.
Roslindale Green & Clean Plants Trees
Thanks to Mahoney’s Garden Centers and a host of volunteers, Roslindale Green & Clean is helping to increase the tree canopy in Roslindale.
On Saturday, October 22nd, Roslindale Green & Clean planted eight trees in front or side yards in Roslindale, free of charge to the recipients. Street trees generally have short lives because of a combination of road salt, crowded roots, girdling, lack of water, soil compaction due to foot traffic, and other harsh city conditions. Roslindale Green & Clean funded the planting of trees within sight of the public but on private properties where owners would agree to water and care for them. Trees were purchased at a substantial discount from Mahoney’s Garden Centers, who generously offered to deliver the trees to each of the eight locations as well as to provide a bag of compost and mulch for each site.
Trees planted include serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis), pin oak (Quercus palustrus), tree lilac (Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’), stewartia (Sewartia pseudocamellia), hawthorn (Crataegus viridis), and katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum). Funds from the proceeds of the 2010 Roslindale Garden Tour were used to purchase and plant the trees.
Volunteers Kit Ganshaw and Sue Pfeiffer from the staff at Arnold Arboretum donated their planting labor and expertise to the task. The effort was organized by Maggie Redfern, Treasurer of Roslindale Green & Clean. Other RG&C volunteers included Ricardo Austrich, Jeff Chasin, Nancy Leask, Sydney Balise, Jon Goodhue, Sheryl White, and Diane Carter Duggan.
Roslindale Green & Clean is now accepting applications for spring 2012 tree plantings. If you would be willing to water and care for a tree, and you have a yard that is in public view, you may be eligible to have us plant a tree free of charge. Click here for an application.
Get a Tree from RG&C
In support of Roslindale Green & Clean´s (RG&C) mission to make Roslindale a greener community, we´re offering you the chance to get a free tree in return for your help and committment to plant it and care for it in the years to come. Our goal is to plant trees in Roslindale that will be well taken care of and live many years into the future. You don´t need any prior gardening experience, just a willingness to commit to watering the tree regularly, particularly during its first season in the ground.
We have a very limited number of trees to offer.
We´re looking for homeowners, renters, churches, schools, businesses and others who want to plant a tree on their property in a publicly visible place that has the space and sight lines to support a tree intended both to bring pleasure and shade to its owner and to let passers-by enjoy its presence.
Here´s what you do need to be eligible to get a free tree from RG&C:
- Interest in having a tree in your front yard or other location that´s publicly visible.
- A minimum of 36 square feet (6´ by 6´ square) of ground space.
- Ability to water weekly for the first spring and sumer and as needed after that.
- A commitment to the care and maintenance of the tree over its life of many years.
Please note that RG&C will not be planting sidewalk trees – the City of Boston handles all sidewalk trees.
If you are willing and able to commit to being a responsible tree owner and RG&C approves your application for a tree, RG&C will:
- Provide you with an appropriate tree for your site.
- Assist you with planting your tree.
- Teach you how to care for and water your tree.
Because we have a limited number of trees to offer at this time, RG&C will select tree sites based on its assessment of which applications will have the greatest benefit to Roslindale as a whole.