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About. This garden has a great variety of plants, including different textures, scents and colors. A focal point at the end of the garden is a weeping cherry that the previous volunteer planted in memory of his mother. Most recent additions to the garden include lavender, thyme, rue and other herbs, as well as succulent plants that do well in this dry and sunny location.
About. Come help and enjoy the beauty of the Rose Garden. Volunteers help unmulch, prune, plant, weed, deadhead, and mulch throughout the year. There many sections in the Rose Garden that just takes 10-15 min. a week to upkeep. Thank you to those volunteers and those that assist us by seeing weeds or grass out of control and pulling them while enjoying the serene surroundings!
About. This corner is a popular and pleasant spot for sitting because of the round stone with commemorative quote. Volunteers weed, prune, and water the rambling rose, azaleas, and rhododendrons, and have also planted bulbs and sedum.
About. In the summer of 2008, this space was transformed into a flower-bursting sanctuary for butterflies, bees and birds. The plants in the garden specicially support the lifecycle of 5 specific city tolerant butterflies: the Monarch, Cabbage White, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Clouded Sulpher and Black Swallowtail. A sign board in the garden announces recent butterfly sightings as well as provides fun facts about butterflies.
The wildflowers include: butterfly bush, milkweed, cosmos, Queen Anne‘s lace and other native plants. The pieces of old wood in the garden provides shelter for butterflies.
About. This garden section is the original butterfly garden, and includes a variety of wildflowers, including butterfly bush and milkweed, that attract butterflies.
About. This section bridges the Butterfly Annex and Blackwood Green. Eunonymous, holly and rhododendrons are the predominant plants. The holly is eye-catching during the winter. A re-design is happening during summer 2012.
About. Situated across from the Rose Garden, this area has two raised beds with one at the Wellington Street level and the other up a short flight of stairs. The garden features a number of junipers including a fine golden juniper, an azalea, and some bamboo that survived an extreme pruning years ago. Low growth plants include some euonymus, hosta, iris, and ivy.
About. The Claremont Green is bookended by two large plantings of viburnum, with two young Alberta Spruce in the middle. Three large spirea frame the back edge of the lawn, along with two Hanoki Cypress, some ornamental grasses, a golden rain tree, and a half-oblong grassy area.
About. The Blackwood Green is a lawn hedged by a series of shrubs, beginning with holly, then rhodys, and finally junipers. A mock orange tree stands behind the holly, with forsythia and viburnum planted towards the east end of the garden area.
About. There are six apple trees (four crab apple) in the Claremont Inlet where the granite bulwark is edged by hostas and day lilies. This is a favorite place to sit for many people.
About. Claremont Island sits next to Claremont Inlet, where you can walk around an oblong bed featuring white azaleas. The azaleas are surrounded by orange day lilies and blue iris that bloom in the summer.
About. At Round Window Lawn, a mix of trees and shrubs form a half circle around a grass carpet. The paper birch, yew, and rhododendron look good year round, while the euonymus elatus, forsythia, and barberry shine brightest in the summer. Coryopteris and lilacs provide color.
In spring 2009, we added 3 lilacs and 6 Caryopteris to finish the planting area
About. The hardscape defines Greenwich Park Terrace with a large granite step-up from the garden area in front with sedum autumn joy and azaleas, to the wooded area behind. The top terrace features six crab apple trees and three holly bushes, with an assortment of azaleas and rhodys closer to the ground.
About. This oval island near the tennis courts looks different in every season. In the winter, tall grasses provide visual interest against the snow. Light green ornamental sweet potato vines and day lilies provide spirng and summer color and marigolds provide an abundance of fall color. Johnny jump-ups (violas) provide all-season color.
About. This was recently re-seeded with new grass. It has a beautiful sambucus, which complements the pine trees.
About. This area has color and texture throughout the spring, summer and fall, with a variety of new and long-time plantings.
About. This grassy area is softened by tall flowers, roses and shrubs that line the fence. The upper part of the swale is shaded by a pine and bordered by hedges.
About. Three trees rise out of W. Rutland Circle next to Titus Sparrow Park. One is a Hawthorne, and the other two are Red Buds. The trees are interplanted with Barberry shrubs, vinca and wild strawberry. New plantings were added in Fall 2010 by the volunteers from the Schweitzer Fellowship Program.
About. The Basketball Green is the patch of lawn situated above the court and Titus Sparrow Park. It is planted with holly, juniper, viburnum shrubs and new roses.
About. The Tennis Corner had a fence installed the spring of 2009 and tthe garden is now planted with impatiens, violas, violets and vinca -- all happy in the shade.
About. This large island-planter contains a host of wonderful species that provide color and fragrance for most months of the year! Beginning in January passersby can enjoy the rare copper-flowered variety of Witch Hazel that is also mildly fragrant. In February, small white Snow Drops begin to push their way through the semi-frozen soil. March ushers in English Bluebells and Purple Crocus with the first splash of color. A sea of orange defines April in the form of Orange Princess, Orange Toronto, Day Dream and Veronique Sanson Tulips. May brings deep pink Virichic Tulips and deep blue Parrot and Diamond Tulips along with creamy white Double Poet’s Narcissus. Pachysandra provide a constant green backdrop for the various waves of color, and Cotoneaster keeps passersby in the holiday spirit with persistent red berries and green leaves.
About. Two raised beds on either side of the path. Planted with hemlocks, a crab apple, and a large batch of junipers and rhodys. Last year the marigolds along the path were a SWCP highlight. Look for the tulips next spring!
About. This gently sloping hill has been planted and pruned on several volunteer afternoons.
About. Planting at the bottom of the hill provide bright color along this grassy side of the park.
About. A triangular granite framed island with 3 crab apples alongside perennials.
About. Two small garden areas framing the entrance to the community garden features a beautiful hawthorne, dogwood, and crab apple trees planted underneath with annuals, azaleas, and a bed of hostas.
About. A low iron fence frames a holly, boxwood, rhody, and cotoneaster border.
About. Enjoy the new plants at this busy corner near the playground.
About. This garden area lines the playground and dog park along the sidewalk.
About. A round granite circle loaded with healthy azalea and hydrangea.
About. Washington-Rutland community gardeners donated bearded iris (a tall light purple variety and a short yellow variety), cosmos and columbine. Other plants came from commercial and native-plant nurseries as well as from gardening friends’ perennials that needed dividing.
The planter now sports wave upon wave of purple & yellow blooms of different heights and textures. Daffodils and grape hyacinths wake the garden in the early spring, continuing with bearded & Japanese iris in May. Cranesbill geranium, false indigo, veronica and salvia emerge in June, followed by coreopsis, balloon flower and lemon lily. Russian sage and reblooming of salvia and pincushion flower endure the heat of summer until magenta and light pink cosmos take off. Aster flowering signals the coming of fall.
About. This recently restored garden overlooks Carleton Court Dog Park and incorporates a weaving pea stone path to a sitting area under two mature dog woods. This perennial garden contains many species of plants and flowers that bring interesting leaf textures,
different flowering times, and varying foliage colors many months of the year.
About. A stand of 3 linden trees soars above a stand of rhodys, azaleas and boxwoods.
About. Several volunteer days have focused on work in this area, which has a variety of shade plants.
 Map Area #2A Carter School Sensory GardenAbout. The Boston Public Schools Carter School has a sensory garden outdoor classroom for students with multiple disabilities. Behind the schoolyard fence, you can see water features, wheelchair accessible planters, plants of a variety of scents and textures and more. Read more about this garden at http://www.williamecarterschool.org/sensorygardengallery.html
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Volunteer: Jenny Jones