Meet the Trees | The Linden and the Story of a Crutch
The Friends’ consulting arborist, Norm Helie, noticed a growing number of people taking photos while sitting on a long horizontal [...]
Rose Brigade Blooms Again | June 18, 2019
The Rose Brigade 2019 season opened this year with a rose planting to honor a member of the Brigade [...]
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 [...]
Advocacy Alert: How to Help with the Boston Freedom Rally | September 14th-16, 2018
How to Help with Boston Freedom Rally The Freedom Rally is this weekend, and we want your assistance! It [...]
Action at the Angel! | August 27, 2018
Keeping with its mission to preserve art for future generations and the terms of the original bequest left by [...]
Founders Memorial Gets a Freshening Up | August 1, 2018
Longtime Friends member, John Winthrop made a generous gift to underwrite the recent conservation work on the Founders Memorial, [...]
Pilot Restrooms on Common Off to a Great Start | August 15, 2018
The new restroom facilities on Boston Common have been open for three weeks, and they have proven to be [...]
Meet the Trees: The American Fringe Tree and Chinese Fringe Tree | June 18, 2018
Tree sponsors Beatrice and Peter Nessen pose next to the Chinese fringe tree in the Public Garden [...]
Meet the Trees: American Sycamore | June 18, 2018
The sycamore, native to North America, is an easily recognizable deciduous tree because of its many distinctive features. They [...]