2023 Report for Friends of Kimberly Field

Neighborhood:

Hill

Type of Site:

Park Friends

Address:

Kimberly Ave. & Ella T Grasso Blvd., New Haven, CT, 06519

Year

2023

Number of volunteers

9

Total volunteer hours

59

Number of events

6

Number of trees planted

0

Number of shrubs planted

0

Number of perennials planted

48

Enter more details about perennials planted

6 lamb’s ear, 20 liriope, 4 black-eyed susan, 4 daylily, 6 russian sage, 3 butterfly milkweed, 3 coreopsis, 2 yarrow

Yards compost spread

0.00

Yards mulch spread

2.00

Other Infrastructure or Materials

Category:

Signage

Quantity:

1.00

Details:

White community greenspace sign

Summary

In just their second year as a greenspace site, the dedication of the Friends of Kimberly Fields is admirable. This year, after doing maintenance on all the hard work they conducted last year, the group planted a beautiful, 48-perennial community garden in the curb strip in front of the Kimberly Ave lot. This work happened over three successive workdays, and they had to first clear lots of invasive mugwort before planting! Crystal, Carlos, and Crystal’s kids work hard to keep up the site, and we finished the summer off by installing a Community Greenspace Site sign to honor the past, present, and future work of the Friends of Kimberly Field.