A number of volunteers joined the staff of the Broadway Mall Association this week to add some native plants to the median between 106th and 107th.
It was fun to meet some other folks who care about greening urban spaces, and to spend a couple of hours digging in some aster cuttings and spreading a layer of mulch to nourish and protect the soil.
The association’s horticulturist, Ian, shared a bunch of interesting details about the median plantings — it’s amazing how much life can be sustained in just a couple of feet of soil piled up on top of an urban subway line!
[Update, June 8:] A pair of contractors swung by that same spot this afternoon to repair a rusted-out section of the low chain boundary that runs along the edge of the median.
