If you’re looking to picnic on the lush lawns of the historic Morristown Green, eat fast.
Protective fencing, removed earlier this week, is going back up, Trustees of the Green said on Wednesday.
“The lawns need some more time to get stronger before the crowds hit them this summer,” said Alice Cutler, president of the Trustees.
She anticipates the fences will be re-installed this week and remain in place through June.
Earlier this week we reported that the fences had come down early around the lawns, which are re-seeded every spring.
That removal took some Trustees by surprise. Upon further investigation, Cutler got an answer:
“The maintenance workers took them down so they could cut the grass,” she said.
Trustee Doug Greenberger, who is meticulous about maintenance of the 2.62-acre park and its 50,000 square feet of lawns, said it’s been an ideal growing season so far. But he believes the grass should remain pedestrian-free for at least another two weeks.
“There are still some spots that need filling in,” Greenberger said.
He’s hopeful that by next year, renovations planned for Pioneer Park across the street will ease the burden on the Green, which accommodates dozens of events annually.
For the rest of this spring, however, here’s the bottom line for Green-goers: Tiptoe through the tulips… but keep off the grass!
