post office garden

Anchors

Anchors

Exuding “the massive / Mysticism of stone, / Which failure cannot cast down / Nor success make proud,” boulders appeared this week in the Belfast post office garden. The foundation of the new planting going on this spring, these boulders will do a lot of work in a small space. They’ll help stabilize the soil and prevent erosion, provide shelter and shade for pollinators, and define the pedestrian path that leads from sidewalk to parking lot. To quote Robinson Jeffers, they will also add a touch of “massive mysticism” to the garden situated at one of the town’s busiest points.

Down to Zero

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…