Even with its subtle ridges and valleys, our gorgeous, (relatively) speedy, natural turf green is the preferred venue for many PIMDers. But there is another feature that appeals to many visiting bowlers as well: our beautiful, aromatic surrounding landscape.

The Effort Behind the Beauty

By now, you all know how much work goes into maintaining our green: rolling, spot watering, weeding, controlling moss and fungus to name just a few of the required tasks. Maintaining the large area surrounding the green also requires a decent amount of sweat and heavy lifting.

Thursday is Workday

Every Thursday at 10 a.m., a group of a dozen or so members meet at the club. The first activity is a casual 90-minute draw game. At 11:30 a.m., Landscape Committee commander-in-chief Leslie Engler terminates the game and assigns the day’s landscaping tasks to the group. Typical activities are trimming ivy, weeding, dead heading roses, mowing the grass inside and outside the club, weed whacking, and pruning hedges. The work typically ends around 1 p.m. and is followed by whatever treats happen to appear in the clubhouse.

On this day, as the pictures show, the featured chore was digging out invasive grass and weeds on the southwest corner.

The Crew

Kudos to the regular crew: Janie, Patricia, Judy, Sarah, Ben Steinberg, Cathy, Charles McFerran, Rolly, Phil Watson, Claudia, Winthrop, Nina, and Donna.