Who Was Samuel Eliot Morison? | November 18, 2019
On the Exeter-Fairfield block of the Commonwealth Avenue Mall, you’ll find the statue of Samuel Eliot Morison. It was [...]
December 3, 2019 | Morison Statue Lighting
Morison Statue Lighting Tuesday, December 3, 2019 6:00 p.m. Samuel Eliot Morison Statue Commonwealth Avenue Mall Join the Friends [...]
Welcome to 31 New Residents! | May 16, 2019
We are so excited to announce 31 new residents in the three parks! These new trees are almost all [...]
Commonwealth Avenue Mall Lighting | January 15, 2019
LIGHTING THE MALL STATUES The Friends is excited to announce, at last, the launch of the plan to design [...]
Celebrating the Boston Women’s Memorial | October 15, 2018
This October marks the 15th anniversary of the Boston Women's Memorial, commemorating the lives of Phillis Wheatley, Abigail [...]
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 Update: Gas leaks and their impact on trees | Nov. 16, 2017
By Claire Corcoran The Friends of the Public Garden has been working with a group of organizations known as [...]
Charlesgate Alliance: Talk about DCR Charlesgate Park | Dec. 4, 2017
The second meeting of the Charlesgate Alliance will again be led by Marie Law Adams and Dan Adams of the Landing [...]
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 [...]
Surviving Drought – If you are a lawn in an urban park | Sept. 15, 2016
By Normand Helie and Toby Wolf This year’s extreme drought has affected landscapes throughout eastern Massachusetts. It may also [...]