Parks & Gardens – Bolton Hill

The Bolton Hill Bulletin

Parks & Gardens

Garden club celebrates Bolton Hill’s public and private green spaces

Thanks mostly to neighborhood volunteers, Bolton Hill is a lush oasis, with street trees and parks forming a thick green canopy and well-planted and maintained planters and tree wells enhancing the streetscape. It is the collaboration and hard work of the park stewards, BHCA’s greening committee, the Bolton Hill Garden Club, the tree planting volunteers, the Midtown Benefits District, and residents that make Bolton Hill’s public spaces attractive and welcoming. The public spaces are there, year-around.

Neighborhood volunteers give Contee-Parago Park a facelift

One of Bolton Hills’ older parks has undergone a new freshening, thanks to neighborhood volunteers. At the southern end of the neighborhood sits Contee-Parago Park. This small but beautiful park provides a cool oasis in the summer and a quiet space for contemplation year-round. Its history also exemplifies the can-do attitude of Bolton Hill residents.

Bolton Hill Garden Club awards record funding in its Greening Grants program

The Bolton Hill Garden Club this month approved a record $11,300 in greening grants to create or improve publicly accessible green spaces and beautify the Bolton Hill community. This year the club opened eligibility to the Madison Park and Marble Hill neighborhoods. Eleven projects—a record number— will be funded throughout the area, including one in Madison Park.

Help restore Ana Maria’s Garden: a tribute to love, loss and beauty

Tucked quietly into Bolton Hill at Mosher and Mason streets is a space that holds deep meaning for many—Ana Maria’s Memorial Garden. Originally developed under the leadership of longtime resident Marcia Ribeiro, the garden was created in memory of her mother, Ana Maria Couto, who passed away too soon in 2016 from cancer. Ana Maria was a frequent visitor to Bolton Hill and grew to love its charming streets, pocket parks and the warmth of its residents.

Bolton Hill Garden Club plant, garden tool sale and auction set for April 19

A rite of spring in Bolton Hill, the Bolton Hill Garden Club’s spring plant sale will take place on Saturday, April 19. It will be in Fitzgerald Park (corner of Bolton and Wilson Streets), from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. It will feature for purchase annuals, perennials, hanging baskets and herbs – also available for pre-order on the BHGC website in the lead-up weeks.

Plaque honoring segregation leader removed from neighborhood

It was a diminutive plaque, scarcely noticeable above the grass in a corner of the upper Park Avenue median. The buried block of concrete to which it was affixed had been dinged and gouged by the wear of roughly 90 years, but the tarnished plaque itself was very much intact.

Planting a tree is like nurturing a child; be smart about it

A few years ago, our then-mayor was addressing the community association about her accomplishments. She proudly announced that she had spent $700,000 on trees. In conclusion, she asked if there were questions.

BYOB on first Friday (May 3) and see improvements in Park Ave medians

If your walks, jogs or drives take you through the 1600 and 1700 blocks of Park Ave., you’ve probably noticed some changes in the medians over the last couple of years.

Hold the two dates: greening briefing and Green Streets Arts Festival

The Bolton Hill Garden Club and BHCA’s Greening Committee will host a neighborhood greening briefing on Saturday, March 16 at 2 pm at Unity Hall.

Two state grants awarded to plan for greener spaces in the neighborhood

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) awarded two separate grants to provide detailed plans to renovate green spaces in Bolton Hill. One is Mounds Park in the 1400 block of Eutaw Place and the other is the southeast vacant lot and bus stop at the corner of Park and North avenues.