Renovation of the Entrance of Thomas W. Bartram Trail

Recently the Northern entrance to the Thomas W. Bartram Trail, which begins as a pond-side path beside the Turtle Pond, was renovated with the removal of part of the Trail paved path as well as the part of the original paved path in Hatcher Garden. Wood chips covered over the original paved path where it once connected to Mary Black Foundation Woodland Trail. The pond-side path of the Bartram Trail was modified by adding a curve with stone pavers which connects to the paver laid path that contains the inlaid stone turtle design, where the former Children’s Gazebo once stood. The stone marker that indicated the beginning of the Trail was moved to the other side of the path and replaced with a stone plinth. Native azalea bushes (Red Pepper, Dancing Rabbit, and Jack Pot Orange) were added to the entrance area as well as a Carolina Sweetheart Redbud (Cercis canadensis ‘NCCC1’) to further beautify the area.

Native Azalea Red Pepper

Another view of the new paved path from the other direction