Southwest Corridor Park
Volunteer Hour Tracking - Summary
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Summary
Details - by Location and Garden
| Date | Map Area # | Name of Area | Hours | Comments/Description | Bags (optional info) | Number of people in group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-9-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 5 hours | Trimmed more of yew hedge and bagged with Ryan. Then with Pat. Set soaker hoses for roses. | 1 | |
| 8-8-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 5 hours | Weeded maple circle and planted pachysandra in bare areas. Found the middle water source in hedge and running sprinkler for maple and fern area. | 2 | |
| 8-7-2021 | 2 hours | Moved donated urn to center of grass area, bought plants and planted. Cut back all Daffodils. Dead headed roses. Pulled creeping Charlie and other weeds. Have 2 bags of pachysandra donated to fill in maple circle. | 1 | |||
| 8-6-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 3.5 hours | Two people from DCR w gas trimmers came and worked 1 1/2 hours each and trimmed yes hedge along the sidewalk. I raked and bagged it. Coming back Monday to do Rose garden side. I also trimmed bushes along hedge, line trimmed the grass along rope line, repaired to the best it can be the rope line. Weeded the tall weeds out of maple circle. | 1 | |
| 8-6-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 3.5 hours | Two people from DCR w gas trimmers came and worked 1 1/2 hours each and trimmed yes hedge along the sidewalk. I raked and bagged it. Coming back Monday to do Rose garden side. I also trimmed bushes along hedge, line trimmed the grass along rope line, repaired to the best it can be the rope line. Weeded the tall weeds out of maple circle. | 1 | |
| 8-4-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 4 hours | Cleaned up front entry 20 ft into garden. Trimmed evergreens and rhododendron, pulled weeds, raked cut daffodils down, pulled out a lot of mint from bushes and ground cover. | 1 | |
| 8-2-2021 | SE | 12 hours | Garden path building, buying materials | 1 | ||
| 7-14-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 3 hours | Dead headed Roses. Transplanted 3 ferns to Bambara area and 2 other plants near the chair patio. Transplanted Canas to replace the ones stolen. | 1 | |
| 7-1-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 1.5 hours | Dead headed roses. Cut back daffodils along burning bush section trimmed evergreen and witch hazel. | 1 | |
| 6-27-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 3 hours | Raked lawn to fluff it back up, permitted party yesterday. Ran sprinkler on lawn. Hooked up hose then to both drip lines along corridor side for the 4 day heat wave of 95+. Trimmed Maple of suckers and down growing branches so you can walk under and see under for safety. | 1 | |
| 6-26-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 2.5 hours | Cut back climbing roses along 400 mass Ave fence line, cut out rabbit dead branches as well. Weed wacked/trimmed grass along edges, set up a 2nd seating area with 2 chairs along the 400 mass Ave fence line off the lawn. Was immediately used that day and quite a bit today as I type. Great view of the Back Bay sky line and offers sun and shade depending in time. Several times both seating areas being used. Will need to consider end of season wether to keep this as permanent. | 1 | |
| 6-26-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 2.5 hours | Cut back climbing roses along 400 mass Ave fence line, cut out rabbit dead branches as well. Weed wacked/trimmed grass along edges, set up a 2nd seating area with 2 chairs along the 400 mass Ave fence line off the lawn. Was immediately used that day and quite a bit today as I type. Great view of the Back Bay sky line and offers sun and shade depending in time. Several times both seating areas being used. Will need to consider end of season wether to keep this as permanent. | 1 | |
| 6-25-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 2 hours | Dead headed roses. Cut back some bushes around canvas, weeded, pulled yarrow? That spreads by roots and is growing into things. | 1 | |
| 6-21-2021 | 10 | Claremont Island | 16 hours | Monthly care, weeding, planting, trimming. | 1 | |
| 6-17-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 1 hours | Dead headed roses | 1 | |
| 6-17-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 1 hours | Dead headed roses | 1 | |
| 6-8-2021 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 2 hours | Monday - Watered from water barrel. Tuesday - Weeding; worked in valley to prep for more berry plants. | 1 | |
| 6-6-2021 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 1.5 hours | Watered (water from sink in hall) | 1 | |
| 6-5-2021 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 2 hours | Got pepper plants from Haley House and transplanted. | 2 | |
| 5-30-2021 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 0.75 hours | Rainy day; quick transplanting. Gourds, strawberries, thyme, vinca. | 1 | |
| 5-25-2021 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 2 hours | Weeded; turned over soil; and transplanted gourds. Then attended to an injured rabbit that a girl found along the bike path, with food/water from several neighborhood kids. Boston Animal Care & Control brought the rabbit to Angell Memorial. Came back next day to finish watering. | 1 | |
| 5-25-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 3.5 hours | Mulched the top of the hill using the 2 loads of mulch. Cut dead branches of roses from the rabbits along the grass side top of hill. D & H helped. | 3 | |
| 5-24-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 2 hours | Raked, weeded, picked up garbage and mulched Amtrak area adjacent to Rose garden. | 2 | |
| 5-21-2021 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 2 hours | Watered (from sink in hall); planted borage and dill seeds; turned over a small section of soil along the top fence. Talked with some parents. 1 adult + 2 children. | 3 | |
| 5-21-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 3.5 hours | Cut rabbit fencing and installed on another dozen roses that the new growth was getting eaten down to the ground. Probably a dozen bushes not done. | 1 | |
| 5-20-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 3.5 hours | Planted 6 cat nip plants. Moved some clumps of daffodils. Helped Franco find a water source. | 1 | |
| 5-19-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 1 hours | Took down fencing protecting grass area during non growing seasons. | 1 | |
| 5-18-2021 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 1.5 hours | Weeding, transplanting. Moved some thyme to behind water barrel. One adult; two children. | 3 | |
| 5-16-2021 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 1 hours | Painting chalkboard paint | 1 | |
| 5-11-2021 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 2 hours | Removed chives; transplanted vinca to the space around the rose bush and berry bushes. Planted seeds (peas, carrots, daisies) with one child (Z.). Tested chalkboard paint on a small corner. (Dried quickly; looks good.) | 1 | |
| 5-4-2021 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 1.5 hours | Starting regular weekly children`s garden time, Tuesdays at 4pm, but it was not garden weather! Turned over soil, transplanted vinca to the area around the new berry bushes. | 1 | |
| 5-2-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 2 hours | Added iris to top corner next to pine tree donated by Trustees Wellington Green. | 1 | |
| 5-2-2021 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 1 hours | Planted blackberry and continued turning over the section of the L along the garden fence. | 1 | |
| 4-31-2021 | 10 | Claremont Island | 4 hours | Prepping for planting season, trim azalea shrub. | 1 | |
| 4-28-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 3 hours | Spread another delivery of mulch, did lily of the valley bed and across from it. Weeded and pruned dead rose bush branches from rabbits. | 1 | |
| 4-27-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 6 hours | Spread mulch at entry and along right side of gravel path. Weeded and pruned as I went. Hannah joined and helped and scraped and painted wire chairs and table red. | 2 | |
| 4-27-2021 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 1 hours | Biked to JP to pick up donated plants and transplanted into the children`s garden. Starting to turn over soil along the fence. | 1 | |
| 4-24-2021 | SE | 5 hours | 1 | |||
| 4-23-2021 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 1 hours | Planted geraniums and cinquefoil; transplanted vinca from pathway to the corner of the "L" with rose bush. | 1 | |
| 4-22-2021 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 3 hours | Weeding & planning for summer. Planted alyssium saxatile (Basket of Gold perennial). | 3 | |
| 4-18-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 3 hours | Put up more fencing for roses. Rabbits have killed most previous growth on all roses including the mature 5 foot plus roses : (. Carey gave cannas and elephant ear bulbs that I planted throughout. Probably a week or two to early but hopefully no more snow and cold weather like last Friday. | 1 | |
| 4-17-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 3 hours | Cut green wire fence to stake and wrap around Rose bushes, most chewed down to ground. : ( | 1 | |
| 4-14-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 1 hours | Started fencing off roses that have been chewed down close to the ground by rabbits to protect any new growth. | 1 | |
| 4-11-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 3 hours | Fertilized the grass, 2/3 of the roses, ran out of fertilizer. Cut down the grasses and raked area. Transplanted some flowers from pots to area along path. Collected about a dozen needles along the evergreen hedge, reported them and they’ve been picked up. Talked w Jackie about “After Bambera” | 1 | |
| 4-9-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 5 hours | Mulched around chairs. Raked last of leaves from Maple. Pruned the few remaining 4 ft branches of spirea hedge to match the rabbits 2 foot hedge. Pruned badly eaten Rose bushes :( and collected evergreen branches from pots. | 1 | |
| 4-3-2021 | 05 Blackwood/Claremont CG | Blackwood/Claremont CG | 14 hours | Today we cleaned out invasives from Stoneyard, dug out Rock Garden, removed stumps and Goutweed, spread logs and soil and stone. | 4 bags | 7 |
| 3-30-2021 | SE | 4 hours | Spring is fully arrived. Gorgeous weather. Flowers opening sooner than ever. Today I moved plants around, staked up the new Holly, cleaned up at Claremont, with Lincoln set out soaker hoses in Order and Chaos. | 1 | ||
| 3-21-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 3 hours | Moved rope line to include after Bambera and other planted areas. Took from upper hillside. Straightened other stakes. They are getting shorter and shorter from rot and termites. Put out metal square fences to protect daffodil clumps from dogs and people. | 1 | |
| 3-14-2021 | 10 | Claremont Island | 2 hours | Clean up from winter. | 1 | |
| 3-6-2021 | SE | 3 hours | Today I pruned roses and shrubs along the park, moved logs. Rabbits are devouring the shrubs. We probably lost one good size Fothergilla and one whole maple sprig. | 1 | ||
| 3-3-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 3 hours | Trimmed tree branches with Pat and Mike to give them better form and allow more light for other trees and bushes to grow. | 1 | |
| 3-1-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 2 hours | Trimmed remaining Rose bushes that had leaves late into winter. | 1 | |
| 2-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 3 hours | Shoveled out chair area throughout winter. Amazing the number of people enjoying the chairs throughout winter. | 1 | |
| 2-2021 | 02 | Rose Garden | 3 hours | Shoveled out chair area throughout winter. Amazing the number of people enjoying the chairs throughout winter. | 1 | |
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