Advocacy: Speaking Out About the Boston Freedom Rally | July 17, 2018
Example of waste on Boston Common: Boxes of ID tags and miscellaneous garbage left behind by vendors/organizers [...]
MLK Memorial Coming to the Common | June 19, 2018
The Friends is pleased to announce that our nation’s oldest park, Boston Common, has been chosen as the home [...]
June 14, 2018 | Celebrating Brewer 150!
Fountains of Fun ~ Lunch on Us The weather was perfect for Leslie Adam, Board chair of the Friends, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Advocacy Alert: Safety on Boston Common | Oct. 19, 2017
The Friends has been concerned for some time about the safety of the public on Boston Common. There have [...]
What’s Up With This Tree? | August 27, 2017
Turning a failing elm tree into a beetle trap A Belgian elm tree on Boston Common near Brewer Fountain [...]
A Season of Sculpture Care | August 17, 2017
A Flurry of Summertime Improvements You may have noticed an increase in activity around certain sculptures and tablets in [...]
June 5, 2017 | Making History on the Common
Fishweirs, sheep, protests, dancing, and colonial punishments return to Boston CommonDespite the rain on June 5th, just under 1,000 Boston [...]
Food Trucks Returning to Boston Common | March 7, 2017
The Friends of the Public Garden is excited to announce that the following five food trucks have been selected [...]