The Friends of Edgewood Park work year-round to steward an incredible 123 acres of parklands that provide wonderful recreational spaces for residents and vital habitat for wildlife. Rain, snow, and a heatwave can’t slow this group down and they will be at the Ranger Station each Tuesday morning ready to go. We started our summer focusing on the Urban Oasis garden by the Midbridge planting a mountain laurel and three new winterberries. The group as a whole worked throughout the park planting by the Sundial, continuing diligent work at the Gazebo garden, and always working to fight off invasive plants down by the river. You’d be hard-pressed to find a better team of volunteers to take care of the beautiful Edgewood Park!
Stephanie, Sandy, and the two sisters after removing weed from Spanish War memorial!
06/18/2024
It was a hot and humid morning, but our volunteers were ready to brighten up Edgewood Park! Meeting at the Ranger Station, we planned our tasks for the day. Sandy, Yvonne, the two sisters, and Stephanie weeded and groomed the sundial garden, in front of the Spanish War memorial, and at the gate at Hobart! The small plot by the gate looked very loved by the end of the day! Clara, Pat, and the two sisters watered the flowers at the beds at Yale, West Rock, and Willard, and also weeded and groomed the bed at Whalley and West Rock. Meanwhile, Frank and Jonathan Rodriguez, a new volunteer from Wilbur Cross High School, cut down knotweed around trees. Join us next Tuesday from 9 to 11 am to steward our Edgewood Park!
MaintenanceStephanie and Margaret in front of the pile of pruned ninebark branches!
06/11/2024
On a bright sunny morning, I met up with the Friends of Edgewood Park down by the mid-bridge! Some of them were already working in the garden by West Rock, Willard & Yale Aves., planting coreopsis gifted to us by Gary, the city gardener. Frank was walking alongside the mower, making sure it didn't accidentally mow the baby trees in the park; he is very passionate about protecting those trees, as many have fallen victim before. Meanwhile, Stephanie, Margaret, Sandy, the two sisters, and I focused on the mid-bridge garden First, we analyzed the problem with the ninebark and decided to trim it down to allow more sunlight in. Margaret, Sandy, and I handled the trimming, while the sisters and Stephanie weeded another section of the garden, revealing some beautiful perennials we had planted earlier. Other volunteers also checked out the sprouting willows, the small saplings along the river bank, posted Yvonne's flyers, and picked up litter! We ended the day by mulching that part of the garden, and Margaret even stayed a little longer to perfect it. The mid-bridge garden was looking very happy by the end of our workday! Join us next Tuesday from 9 to 11 am to make other parts of the park this happy!
Maintenance
06/03/2024
On a fine sunny evening, Stephanie and Frank met up with me to show me around the beautiful Edgewood Park. They shared their exciting goals for this summer, including grooming the mid-bridge garden, removing weeds—especially the invasive Japanese knotweed past the mid-bridge—and planting trees and perennials in various areas of the park. Join us every Tuesday morning from 9 am to 11 am to work on these goals and help beautify Edgewood Park!
