Bolton Hill Notes
After 40 years of living and activism in Bolton Hill, John Kyle and his husband Peter Satten are moving out of their Park Avenue townhouse and down-sizing to a smaller residence in north Roland Park.
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Big doings are afoot at Contee-Parago Park
With the help of major grants as well as generous donations from neighbors, the Friends of Contee-Parago Park have been able to implement several major parts of the park renovation this spring.
Tree Bark Talk
By Sarah Lord
When the leaves are gone, identifying trees can be difficult. While damaged bark hurts most trees, or is a symptom that pests have the upper hand,
Local Color: Zelkova Serrata
As we face forward to winter, memories of an unusually late fall remain.
In the drought,
The Humble But Useful Silver Maple
Maples abound in Bolton Hill. In wetter cooler autumns, red maple varieties offer up their pleasing blaze of rouge. The invasive Norway maple is a hardy urban tree,
Bolton Hill's Champion Trees
When the National Forest Service was in its infancy, Maryland hired its first state arborist, Fred Besley, who was the third state forester in the entire US.
Crape Myrtle, Lagerstroemia
Since July Lagerstroemia’s long-lasting, clustered blossoms have made summer gardens of our streets. White, mauve, raspberry, plum—the Victorian shades of these small trees’ flowers suit Bolton Hill.
Black Walnut, Jenkins Alley
Now here’s a memorable tree living among us: the towering black walnut of Jenkins Alley, which shades the rear side of the almost equally towering Brown Memorial Church.
The American Beech: That's One Tall Tree!
By Sarah Lord
Stroll along the shaded sidewalk of West Lanvale Street and you’ll find that east of Park Avenue the tallest tree is a multi-branched American beech,
Help Trees Help Us
by Sarah Lord, Baltimore City Forestry Board
Spring is the season to rededicate ourselves to one of Bolton Hill’s best features: our trees.
