In 2010, the Friends of Schuylkill River Park received a grant in the amount of $6,000 from the McLean Contributionship to improve the Tot Lot (Small Children's) Playground Gardens. These improvements included installing iron fencing to protect the plantings from wandering feet, expansion of the Gardens and purchase of additional plant material.
In late Summer/Fall 2011, the Friends of Schuylkill River Park conducted an overall revitalization of the playground turf areas including 1) installing an irrigation system with rotary sprinkler heads for the turf zones and planting bed heads for the Gardens; 2) conducting much needed tree care to replace damaged trees and improve the vigor of existing ones; and 3) the most dramatic improvement, laying sod across the entire turf zone. We generally use sod in heavy traffic areas such as this because it will handle traffic much more quickly (about a month) than seed (up to 12 months before we can allow traffic). Simultaneously with this project, irrigation was installed in the hills directly in front of Schuylkill Pocket Veterans Memorial Field.
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The 2011 improvements, a total of $21,000, were funded by donations from Friends of Schuylkill River Park Members. We hope you enjoy the revitalization playground landscape. Your donations at work!
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