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You are on the [cover page] of folder [Pictures Fall 2007]Recent pictures taken at Campbell Park (Fall 2007)
Summer grass watering
Water outlet on the side of the rink building
2007 was a very dry summer and the grass on the park's three playing fields turned to straw. The Toronto Star recently posted a chart showing how little rain the city received this summer. This made it hard to play soccer. Kicking the ball often meant kicking up a cloud of dust.
Staff and volunteers from Dufferin Grove Park took matters into their own hands. With some help from the Toronto Eagles they bought ordinary garden hoses and sprinklers, which they used to water the fields. After a few weeks of watering, the fields were green again except in those places where there was no grass left.
The picture to the right shows the water outlet where they attached the hose. Turning the water on and off meant using a wrench. The outlet sometimes leaks because it's slightly worn out. If you weren't careful, you could get a good soaking!
Tilling the soil in preparation for grass seeding
Autumn re-seeding
By the end of the summer, the grass on the playing fields was in such bad shape that the city had to re-seed.
The re-seeded grass has begun to grow but there still are brown patches on the soccer fields.
Here are some pictures taken in September during the tilling and re-seeding.
Tilling the soil in preparation for grass seeding
Tilling the soil in preparation for grass seeding
A rough season for trees
The dry summer was also hard on the young trees in the park. Watering saved a few of them, but some didn't survive. Some were already dead before the watering began.
Tamarack half dead, north end
This tree is dead
So is this one
... and this one
Another dead tree
This lucky tree survived the summer
Another lucky survivor
This tree is holding on . . . for now
These trees alongside Campbell Ave are still alive
So is this one