Sidewalk Chalk

The sidewalk along West Ellet Street has been painted with block letter outlines spelling out NED WOLF PARK so children & playful adults can chalk up some creativity.  Here's the inaugural coloring that was part of the Autumn Afternoon proceedings on Saturday, October 19th.  Alas, a bit of rain later that night washed away the colors but left behind those latex paint outlines painted in a subtle warm gray.  So, anyone who wants to come by and liven up the sidewalk with a new chalk display, we welcome your energies!


           

Sightings at Ned Wolf Park

Last Saturday, October 19th was Ned Wolf Park's Autumn Afternoon event.  Here are a few photos taken just after the festivities:

"Things you wish would happen in your backyard" is a sculpture series by local artist Curtis Coyote.  And this rocket is the first in that series......who knows where the next in the series will land? 

While the "Purple Dome" Asters start to lose color, the orange "Rhumba" chrysanthemums are coming into their own.  And in the island planting bed behind, you can see the pink haze of "Pink Muhly Grass", botanically known as Muhlenbergia capillaris.

Join the party! At Ned Wolf Park on the afternoon of Saturday, October 19, we'll have lots of family fun!

• Sip cider & savor seasonal treats (including a special seasonal donut from the Trolly Car Diner)
• Listen to local musicians
• See artwork made by your neighbors
• Buy spring-flowering bulbs
• Create sidewalk art
• Dance!

Rain date, Sunday, October 20.

Plant sale postponed to May 12!

Garden Lecture and Plant Raffle

Join us on Tuesday, May 14 at 6:30 PM for a highly interactive lecture about plants to grow in the shade. Janet Novak and Eric Sternfels will be hosting this Garden Lecture at NWP. It's timed to be included as one of the City's Love-Your-Park-Week events.

We'll talk about at least 10 lesser known shade perennials and we'll have a pot of each plant to raffle off at the end of the evening. We hope you can attend!

2013 Ned Wolf Park Plant Sale

Ned Wolf Park's biggest fundraiser is our annual plant sale.  This year we've scheduled our annual sale of perennials, shrubs, annuals & miscellaneous garden stuff for Saturday, May 11th from 10 am to 1 pm. Mark your calendar now!

Volunteers are needed both on the day of the sale and during the prior month when we hope to collect plant divisions from some generous neighbors who've donated great plants in years past.  With enough volunteer support we can collect even more plants than ever before. Proceeds will go toward annual park maintenance as well as the Terrace Wall Capital Campaign. 

If you can help by donating plants or volunteering your time (before or during the plant sale), please contact plant sale coordinator Eric Sternfels at emsternfels@msn.com or call him at 215.248.5533.

Planned Improvements in Ned Wolf Park

At the Winter Meeting of the Friends of Ned Wolf Park held in January 2013, it was decided to move forward with the Terrace Wall Capital Campaign.  We're working to raise funds to remove all the creosoted landscape ties that were installed when Ned Wolf Park was created in the 1970's.  Now that those timbers are rotting and becoming more hazardous, we are seeking to replace them with durable stonework, including local Wissahickon schist and Pennsylvania bluestone.

We've already amassed the funding to build Phase I, which would replace the steps with bluestone treads and schist risers.  And we're working with the City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department to get that done this year.  But we need to raise funds for the terrace wall, which we've designed to include a functional bluestone cap which would act as continuous seating around the central terrace.  If you'd like to contribute to our Terrace Wall Capital Campaign, please contact Friends of Ned Wolf Park treasurer Janet Novak at janet@indri.org.