2011 Report for Monitor Square Park
Year
2011
Number of volunteers
14
Total volunteer hours
165
Number of events
17
Number of trees planted
1
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stewartia
Number of shrubs planted
3
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andromeda
Number of perennials planted
100
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lavender, daylily, phlox, euonymous, achillea, blue fescue, shasta daisy, black-eyed Susan, coreopsis, dianthus, Russian sage, geranium, liriope, campunula, hosta, sedum
Yards compost spread
1.00
Yards mulch spread
5.00
Summary
Now in its fourth year, the Monitor Square Greenspace group focused consistent energy on continuing stewardship in and around Monitor Square park. The group has historically worked to beautify the triangular park bounded Chapel, Derby, and Winthrop in the West River neighborhood, transforming the space into an inviting destination and a beautiful entrance to the area. Under the steady leadership of John Fitzpatrick, the group worked tirelessly to maintain and beautify both the park and its surroundings - watering and weeding, and restoring perennial plantings in park flowerbeds and around park and street trees. Members elicited participation from new neighbors, with whom they established a beautiful garden bed in front of the apartment building at the corner of Derby and Winthrop. The group continues to care for more than thirty neighborhood street trees, including those that the group has planted, those planted by URI's Greenskills program, and even more mature street trees.