Meet the Trees: Cherry Tree | March 14, 2018
The surest sign of spring is the cloud of gorgeous pink cherry blossoms throughout the Public Garden as well [...]
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Wendell Phillips: American Abolitionist | March 13, 2018
The eight-foot standing sculpture of Wendell Phillips (1811-1884) along the Boylston Street path in the Public Garden was designed [...]
Advocacy Alert: Express Your Opinion on the Digital Billboards | February 20, 2018
MBTA Illuminated Outdoor Signs The Friends of the Public Garden has expressed their strong opposition to the proposed illuminated [...]
John Glover, Overlooked Hero of the American Revolution: Sculpture in our Parks | February 14, 2018
John Glover statue on Commonwealth Avenue Mall Created by renowned sculptor Martin Milmore, a bronze statue of [...]
Advocacy Alert Update: Friends Board Votes to Strongly Oppose the Digital Billboards | February 7, 2018
Image via Friends Board Votes February 7, 2018 to Strongly Oppose the Digital Billboards MBTA Illuminated Outdoor [...]
Advocacy Alert: Two Important Meetings | February 6, 2018
MBTA Illuminated Outdoor Signs The Friends of the Public Garden would like to express their urgent concern about the [...]
April 11, 2018 | 48th Annual Meeting
The Friends of the Public Garden’s 48th Annual Meeting on April 11 welcomed a record number of members to [...]
Friends at Work: Lighting up Brewer Fountain | January 17, 2018
Testing lighting on Brewer Fountain, Boston Common, Dec. 2017 (Photo credit Sarah Hutt) Outdoor illumination of fountains [...]
Meet the Trees: The Weeping Willow | January 17, 2018
By Margaret Pokorny Weeping Willow (Salix Babylonica) The great willows in the Public Garden are the instantly recognizable iconic trees with [...]
Advocacy Update: Winthrop Square Draft Environmental Impact Report Statement | January 17, 2018
Image via The Friends of the Public Garden has reviewed the Draft Environmental Impact Report prepared by [...]