Stillhouse Cove – Celebrating 100 years on September 26 from 1 – 3 PM…
- By risteardo
- 7 September, 2015
- 2 Comments
Invites are in the mail announcing a celebration in the park at Stillhouse Cove on Saturday, September 26 from 1 to 3 p.m. The Pawtuxet Rangers will be marching in to the cove area from the top of Windsor Road to begin the event. There will be food from a few merchants in the Village, a cake recognizing the creation of Stillhouse Cove Reservation in 1915, activities for children including a play, a storyteller, the Zoo Mobile, an antique fire truck, and music. The Edgewood Garden Club will be on hand to talk about their native flower garden, EWPA members will be available to talk about the restoration effort, and Joe’s Backyard Band will provide music for all to enjoy. The flags are up! Plans are being made. The event is free. (Streets around the cove will be closed to traffic so walking is highly recommended.
We will consider donating if you will please provide info about the fertilizer and herbicides that are used on the grass areas. Thanks
John Burnap
John@burnap.com
Hi John
We put down a pre-emergent crabgrass product for the first time this year. We use a grub control product this after losing large sections of the lawn last year to the pest. We add calcified lime in the fall.
The products used are safe for pets and people. One strategy we use is to apply the product on the night before a heavy rain. Our applicator is very attentive to do this.
Also, we tried not using any products but started to lose the lawn—which we are contractually obligated to maintain since improvements were federally financed.
Finally, we re-landscaped with a draught tolerant seed that tolerates high traffic. We also included clover—which gives off nitrogen to feed the grass. We work with Cranston to mow high and mulch to aid the addition of compost.
We try to be green but we need help with this highly compromised soil. It is fill from the old coal mine in Garden City and filled with debris from when the sewers were installed and the Boulevard was constructed.
Kind regards
Richard