40 trees planted, including 4 street trees along Fountain Street. We also seeded columbine, meadow flowers, and did another trash sweep. Great work on a beautiful day!
Tree planting with RMC and Friends of Turtle Park, Nov 1, 2025
Category: Progress
The Dobson Crew helps out
Today we had two classes from Dobson at the park to plant naturalizing tulips and wild ginger. They did a great job wielding shovels, learning how to plant bulbs and ginger roots, touring the Pollinator Meadow, snacking and cleaning up. Thanks so much for the enthusiastic help! We hope you will all come back for a picnic when the flowers are blooming next Spring.
Exellent work!
A huge Thank You to all of the volunteers (30 !) who came out last night for a 2 on Tuesday session with RMC at our park. Look at all that was accomplished.
Garden Shed
As of last weekend we have a garden shed onsite for tools! It will be great to start purchasing our own tools for Turtle Park for all of us to use.
Then to now…
2023 (our before shot)
Neighbors came out to scrape and prime the swingset and benches. Fall 2023
Today, 2025, painted and with new swings! Picnic tables donated and painted too.
Stump Seats!
Saturday morning a crew of four installed stump seats at the park.
Hotter than…
Books to share
Check out our new Little Library, courtesy of Olivia at 5 to 9 books. She installed it today, complete with mums and a turtle step stool for younger kids to reach the shelves.
Good citizens
Friends of Turtle Park & the Roxborough Manayunk Conservancy had a very productive work session Tuesday evening. A big thanks to all the volunteers who helped out!
Gardens Planted
We were the recipients of a grant from Xerces Foundation this spring. The grant gifted us with 550 plugs of native pollinator plants which we have put into three main beds plus a side garden along the Smick St fence. Neighbors gather on Wednesday evenings to weed and water our new gardens & the plants are doing very well!
Friends of Turtle Park - Hillside 