Rotary Park Bank Plantings Are Trimmed To Enhance Pillings Pond Vistas In Town Of Lynnfield

Press release from the Town of Lynnfield:

August 14, 2021

Under the direction of DPW and Conservation Commission staff, Wildwood Landscaping performed a biennial trimming of Rotary Park’s existing bank plantings and removed encroaching invasive plant species along the Pillings Pond water’s edge. Trimming back the vegetation enhances the vistas of Pillings Pond for Rotary Park visitors while maintaining all the benefits of a vegetated buffer on the bank.

A vegetated buffer of native plants was installed this spring as a demonstration garden for pond abutters. Vegetated buffers that border a waterway slow stormwater runoff from lawns, allow water to more easily absorb into the soil, and reduce erosion on the bank. Under the guidance of DeRosa Environmental, nearly 100 native shrub and perennials were planted along the Rotary Park bank. Plant species were selected for their hardiness, low maintenance, beauty, wildlife food value, habitat benefit, and resistance to goose and deer browsing.

This press release was produced by the Town of Lynnfield. The views expressed here are the author’s own.