Announcing the 2026 Henry Lee Fund Grant Awardees | January 13, 2026
The Friends of the Public Garden is pleased to announce the 2026 recipients of the Henry Lee Fund for Boston [...]
Parks Care Update | June 18, 2025
While the three parks are visited by 7+ million people annually, no other time of the year welcomes as [...]
PLAN: Downtown Advocacy Update | June 1, 2025
As stewards of the Boston Common, the Public Garden, and the Commonwealth Avenue Mall, it is important we make [...]
Parks Care Update | April 18, 2025
April Showers bring... lots of crews to the Common, Garden, and Mall! There was a fair amount of #FriendsAtWork [...]
Congratulations, Beatrice Nessen, Parks Champion Awardee | March 25, 2025
Friends of the Public Garden is thrilled to present Beatrice Nessen with this year’s Parks Champion Award. Beatrice currently [...]
#FriendsAtWork: Saying Goodbye to an Old Friend | June 14, 2024
Unfortunately, it is time to say goodbye to one of our resident “senior citizens” in the Public Garden. Our [...]
Master Plan Implementation Summary | November 17, 2023
The Boston Common Master Plan is an aspirational yet pragmatic framework for exciting and substantive change at this historic [...]
Farewell to Friends | August 16, 2023
With 1,700 trees in the three parks, tree removals are a regular and healthy part of the parks care [...]
The Impact YOU Make | July 18, 2023
For more than 50 years, Friends have cared for the Boston Common, the Public Garden, and the Commonwealth Avenue [...]
Release the Lady Beetles! | July 17, 2023
Our insect Friends are hard at work in the Public Garden! This summer, Director of Capital Projects & Parks [...]