Water for perennials

September 30, 2021 12:00 am • Last Updated: September 30, 2021 11:03 pm

By Sean D. Elliot
Director of Photography

Beth Jepsen, a member of the New London Beautification Committee, waters the Eugene O'Neill Waterfront Garden on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, at City Pier. Jepsen, who tends the garden year-round spent Wednesday dividing, thinning and planting a number of its perennials in preparation for fall. "In the fall and spring, there's stuff I do (in the garden)," she explained, "but in the summer, it's mostly watering and weeding." The volunteer group, appointed by the City Council, was founded in 1986 and tends to a over a dozen gardens and planters around the city. The garden at the base of City Pier features the statue of a young Eugene O'Neill sketching boats on the waterfront. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Beth Jepsen, a member of the New London Beautification Committee, waters the Eugene O'Neill Waterfront Garden at City Pier Thursday.

Jepsen spent Wednesday dividing, thinning, and planting a number of the garden perennials in preparation for fall. Jepsen tends the garden-year round.

"In the fall and spring there's stuff I do (in the garden)", she explained, "but in the summer it's mostly watering and weeding."

The volunteer group, appointed by the city council, was founded in 1986 and tends to a over a dozen gardens and planters around the city.

The garden at the base of City Pier features the statue of a young Eugene O'Neill sketching boats on the waterfront.

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