Rowayton School Pond- Invasives Control Project by Rowayton Gardeners

08/12/2025

03/24/2023

Full service landscape design, maintenance, and installation of new plant material for over 40 years

08/22/2013

School Pond and Gardeners' Renovation project in bloom today. See the press release posed today and identify these flowers shrubs.

04/24/2013

Duck Pond in Bloom!

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Photos by phyllis padro, Apr 24, 2013

02/07/2013

Brown Pine Trees, What to do? From Dr. Jeffrey Ward, Chief Scientist, Dept of Forestry, CAES..... To answer your question, we have received numerous reports about pines browning off after Sandy. As you guessed, the cause was most likely salt spray from the storm. It the 1938 hurricane, salt damage was noted 20+ miles inland. There is little you can do except wait and see what trees recover. This is an educated guess, but I would NOT apply fertilizer with nitrogen in the vicinity of damaged trees next year. Additional nitrogen can cause mature trees to shift from maintenance to growth (height and diameter growth). Right now we want the trees to rebuild their carbohydrate reserves that will be used in the coming month to grow new needles. Larger carbohydrate reserves will give the trees energy to defend against insects and diseases.

Jeffrey S. Ward, Chief Scientist
Department of Forestry & Horticulture
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

12/10/2012

Rowayton Gardeners received the Lee Bauerfeld Silver Cup Award for their Rowayton Pond Invasive Control Project from 2009-2011! The Gardeners wish to thank the city of Norwalk, 6th Taxing District and the community for their support in thi
s ongoing project.

"The ROWAYTON GARDENERS started their Rowayton Pond Invasive Control project in 2009 with community colunteers pulling invasives and planting new shrubs and bulbs, including a garden of "natives", and installing two benches. This is designed as a habitat for wildlife, and has also become a focus of the community for recreational use. In spite of Hurricane Irene, the multi-year project was completed in 2011."

05/09/2012

we pulled lots of garlic mustard at the parking lot this morning! this invasive should be bagged in plastic trash bags. It continues to set seed long after it is pulled if left out.
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Photos by phyllis padro, May 9, 2012

04/07/2012

Enjoy the Blooms!

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Photos by phyllis padro, Mar 27, 2012

03/10/2012

Norwalk Parks & Recreation donated these birdhouses to to the Rowayton
Gardeners; Thank You Parks & Rec!!
We will be installing them around the 6th Taxing District sites...look for them!