Down to Zero

Before it looks better, it looks. . .strangely bare. Public Garden volunteers worked with Belfast Department of Public Works employees to clear the Post Office Square garden of vegetation this week, moving trees to replant in the patch forest at Wales Park and potting perennials to use in the twelve other public gardens planted and maintained by the BGC. When complete, the new Post Office Square garden will make the area safer for pedestrians and drivers and more attractive to pollinators. Safer footing will be a boon to those passing through the garden from Church Street, and unobstructed views for drivers hoping to turn left from Church onto Main will make that endeavor less adventurous. Low-growing vegetation will keep the focus on the beautiful 1857 structure designed by Washington, D.C. architect Ammi B. Young and built by Belfast contractor Isaac Allard. We’re excited to be documenting the garden’s progress over the next months!