The Puddingstone Wall Project

The Arboretum Park Conservancy works with the Arnold Arboretum and the Boston Parks Department to improve the safety and appearance of the historic puddingstone wall which separates the Bussey Brook Meadow from South Street. In 2007 the APC received a Small Changes Grant from the City of Boston to restore 700 feet of the wall from the new South Street Gate to the Asticou/Martinwood neighborhood. The grant was matched by donations from the APC, the Arnold Arboretum, and the Arnold Arboretum Committee, a neighborhood group.

Below are images of the work being done by Your Space Landscape and Construction, Inc., of Burlington, MA, in March 2008. With the cooperation of the Arnold Arboretum the APC is currently pursuing further grant possibilities to continue the restoration of the wall.