Category: featured

Posted on

Library Garden Going, Going, …

Renovations at the Roslindale Branch of the Boston Public Library, which include eliminating the green spaces outside the library, are scheduled to start this fall. In advance of the destruction of the garden at the library, RG&C wanted to save as many plantings as possible, using them at other parts of the square or setting them aside for future use or sale.

We had the good fortune to have the services of several Boston University students to help with the work of digging up plants and shrubs at the library and, for the items being replanted immediately, lugging them over to Adams Park and Taft Hill Park and then planting them in their new locations.

Thank you to the students who took time from settling into life at BU to help us get this work done.

RG&C Members with BU Students Outside Roslindale Branch Library
BU Students at Taft Hill Park
Posted on

Gardening in the Square [UPDATED 8/30/2018] – Wednesday, September 5, 2018 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM – Lee Hill Road at Washington St. (across from Healy Field)

The next round of gardening work in the Square has changed date and location.

On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm we will work on the small green space planted at Lee Hill Road and Washington Street across from Healy Field weeding and cleaning up the vinca bed there.

As always, we welcome anyone to join us in keeping green space in Roslindale Square attractive and healthy.

Posted on

Gardening in the Square – Tuesday, August 7, 2018 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM – Savage Mini-Park

On Tuesday, August 7, 2018 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm, we will meet at Savage Mini-Park (on Belgrade Avenue across from the Roslindale Village T Commuter Rail Station) to do our usual gardening work at Savage and at the T Station hillside across from Savage.

We’re delighted to have anyone who wants to get their hands dirty join us to keep these public green spaces looking good.

Posted on

Gardening in the Square – Saturday, July 21, 2018 9:30 AM – 10: 30 AM – Taft Hill Park

It’s time again to work on keeping up our public green spaces.

On Saturday, July 21, 2018, from 9:30 am to 10:30 am, we’ll be doing gardening work at Taft Hill Park across from Wallpaper City.

Stop by and help out. You don’t need to know anything about gardening; we’ve got experienced gardeners happy to work with neophytes, experts, and anyone in between willing to pitch in to keep Roslindale green.

Posted on

Gardening in the Square – Tuesday, June 26, 2018 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM – Savage Mini-Park

On Tuesday, June 26, 2018 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm, we will meet at Savage Mini-Park (on Belgrade Avenue across from the Roslindale Village T Commuter Rail Station) to do our usual gardening work at Savage and at the T Station hillside across from Savage.

We’re delighted to have anyone who wants to get their hands dirty join us to keep these public green spaces looking good.

Posted on

RG&C Plant Sale – Saturday, June 2, 2018 9:00 am to 1:30 pm at the Roslindale Farmer’s Market in Adams Park

Back by popular demand! RG&C will hold a plant sale on Saturday, June 2, from 9 to 1:30 at the Farmer’s Market in Adams Park.

We’ll be selling plants from our own members’ plant divisions, including perennials, edibles, and shrubs. We’ll probably also have a small selection of garden decorative items.

If you are dividing plants this spring and have some to share with us (no wild orange daylilies, please), please consider potting them up and labeling them for us to sell to benefit our public green spaces. Our customers especially appreciate unusual plant varieties. If you need plastic pots, we can supply them. If you have questions about the sale or about donating plants for it, please email us at rgc.plantsale@gmail.com.

Thank you for your support and we hope to see you at the sale.

Posted on

Gardening in the Square – Saturday, May 19, 2018 9:00 am – 1:00 pm – Alexander the Great Park, Savage Mini-park, Traffic Islands

Join us for another exciting installment of Gardening in the Square (GitS) 2018 in Roslindale Square!

This time, Saturday, May 19, 2018 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM, we’ll be weeding, deadheading and mulching at Alexander the Great Park, Savage Mini-park, and the Traffic Islands at Belgrade Avenue, Corinth Street and Robert Street as part of the City of Boston-sponsored Love Your Block Day.

No past experience is necessary – anyone who wants to lend a hand is welcome. We’ll meet at Alexander the Great Park and go from there.