2023 Report for Bradley Street Pocket Park

Bradley Street Pocket Park -Mulberry Jam

Neighborhood:

Downtown

Type of Site:

Vacant Lot

Address:

Bradley Street & State Street, New Haven, CT, 06511
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Coordinates for Map

POINT (-72.916625 41.311657)

Year

2023

Number of volunteers

25

Total volunteer hours

120

Number of events

2

Number of trees planted

0

Number of shrubs planted

0

Number of perennials planted

26

Enter more details about perennials planted

Heuchera Dolce Spearmint, Heuchera Paris, Lamium Purple Dragon, Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance', Viola labradorica, Vinca minor 'Evelyn', Matteuccia struthiopteris 'Jumbo’, Tiarella 'Cutting Edge', Polygonatum falcatum 'Variegatum', Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird', Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'

Yards mulch spread

1.00

Other Infrastructure or Materials

Category:

Gravel

Quantity:

20.00

Details:

20 tons of pea stone gravel were spread on the bare soil at the site

Summary

Mulberry Jam is a creative and dynamic space in downtown New Haven. Previously an abandoned vacant lot pinned in by a DOT chain link fence, the site is now an inviting public space filled with plants and unique stone benches. The group worked this summer to plant new shade-loving plants along the back of the space. The remaining surface area used to be rocky, exposed soil. The surface is now nicely covered with pea stone, which the group worked to spread this summer—all 20 tons of it!