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  • Wreath of the Day

    Our 2010 Holiday Wreath Sale is now over.  Club members spent four and a half days setting up, decorating, delivering, and cleaning up, creating over 400 wreaths (246 of them fully decorated) and raising money for our beloved street trees. Know that every last dime of proceeds will go to betterment projects in our neighborhood, in our City, and even a bit beyond.  Wreath Chairs Francine Crawford, Margaret Pokorny, and Elisabeth Lay, and Co-Presidents Jackie Blombach and Jolinda Taylor wish to thank all the Garden Club of the Back Bay volunteers, neighborhood guest volunteers, and most of all our loyal customers, for everything they have done this week.

    Last year we featured a “Wreath of the Day” each day in December following the end of Wreath Week through New Year’s Day, and the postings were a big success.  Every wreath has a story, and we think these stories should be shared.  Hanukkah is now over, but our first showcased wreath pays tribute to the eight day holiday commemorating the re-dedication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC.

  • Letter of Thanks from The Esplanade Association

    Our Garden Club of the Back Bay members will be pleased to read an excerpt from  a letter recently received by our Presidents, Jackie Blombach and Jolinda Taylor,  from Sylvia Salas, Executive Director of The Esplanade Association.  As you may remember, at the end of our past fiscal year we contributed $2,500 to The Esplanade Association for its tree inventory work, and an additional $2,500 to the Emergency Tree Fund:

    “Thank you, again, for support of The Esplanade Association’s Emergency Tree Fund.  The funds you contributed are helping to replace storm damaged and destroyed trees on the Esplanade.  Some exciting progress has been made for new plandtings and TEA also has been working with the Department of Conservation and Recreation on a number of fronts to ensure that newly planted trees thrive and that the health of existing trees is improved.

    New willows will be planted in Otis Grove, one of the areas hardest hit by the June 6th storm, beginning this spring. (Salix alba ‘Tristis’ has been recommended for its vigor and hardiness);

    With funding from TEA, around 100 trees surrounding the hatch Shell have been pruned in the last couple of weeks and more will be pruned in the next few weeks;

    A highly qualified arborist has begun to update the existing tree inventory. He will assess each tree’s health and make recommendations for appropriate tree care;

    TEA is working with the DCR to establish demonstration projects where an intensive program of tree management will be engaged.”

    For continued updates on TEA’s tree work, log on to www.esplanadeassociation.org, or contact them at 617-227-0365.