Case Studies

Boston College
Connor's Family Retreat and Conference Center

The Boston College Connors Family Retreat and Conference Center is situated on 80 acres of land in Dover, Massachusetts and is owned and operated by Boston College. The center is used for student retreats, spiritual gatherings, professional conferences, corporate events, and private functions. The center has 70 bedrooms, conference rooms, a dining hall, formal living room, library, and a chapel. It also has a lovely walking path to the Charles River.

We provide maintenance services to the entire property. The scope of these maintenance services include:

Spring clean up
- Removing leaves, branches, and natural debris
Sand removal
Weekly maintenance
- Mowing lawn areas as needed
- Clearing clippings and collecting other natural debris and removing from property
- Weed treatment
- Bed edging as needed
Extensive lawn care program
- Seasonal applications of fertilizer and herbicide controls
- Core aeration to reduce compaction and improve lawn health
Shrub pruning
Fall clean up
- Removal of leaves, natural debris, and annual flowers

Special Project: Phase 1 Renovation of a Historic Garden

In addition to providing the services above, CampusCare® was contracted by the Boston College Connors Family Retreat Center in 2008 to provide restoration services to St. Cecilia’s Garden.

The St. Cecilia’s Garden, located on the property, is actually a Frederick Law Olmstead design. Frederick Law Olmstead is the father of American landscape, and designed many great locations, such as Central Park in New York, and the Emerald Necklace in Boston, which includes Boston Commons, Boston Public Garden, and the Arnold Arboretum, among other well known destinations.

As part of the project for St. Cecilia’s garden, CampusCare® has initiated a three step process toward restoring the garden. As pictures below show, the garden was immensely overgrown. Thus, the first step was to clear out all undesired brush, foliage, vines, etc and prune other overgrown trees. Next, CampusCare® will work with the Retreat Center to edge and mulch all beds on property, followed by an invasive period of plant management.

CampusCare® is happy to provide valuable services to this historical site that truly exemplifies natural beauty.