GREEN & OPEN SOMERVILLE

Somerville has created legislation and plans that show an interest in planting, caring for, and using our green spaces in ways that support a healthy environment. However, these measures often address isolated issues rather than incorporate major ecological stressors. For example, invasive plants, if unmanaged, rapidly undermine or entirely negate intended outcomes; recent city-led plantings overrun by invasives within a single season highlight the speed of the problem and th

Note: This was written in response to a piece in the Boston Globe on April 26th, 2023 titled "Got weeds? Read this before you whack...

Gina Foglia was a woman who brought light into the world. She was a master gardener, landscape designer, incredible cook, fiber artist,...