First Friends Newsletter | February 18, 2020
*DPR stands for Department of Parks and Recreation
The Wishing Stone | December 17, 2019
There are many quirky stories about Boston Common and features of the park that have since disappeared. Are the stories [...]
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 [...]
The Art of Planting: The Gardeners of Boston’s Public Garden | October 16, 2019
by Phyllis Andersen In the history of gardens, designers, patrons, and owners are often given top billing. Gardeners, especially [...]
Meet the Trees: The Beeches | September 17, 2019
Meet the Trees: The Beeches by Claire Corcoran All but one of the beeches in our Parks are cultivars [...]
September 9 and September 11, 2019 | Free Screenings of Glory
Over 100 individuals enjoyed two free screenings of Glory on the Boston Common and at the Bright Family Screening [...]
June 3, 2019 | Making History on the Common
On Monday, June 3, over 1,000 Boston schoolchildren gathered on Boston Common for the 10th Annual Making History on [...]
Witch Hazel in the Public Garden | February 16, 2019
Witch hazel Hamamelis virginiana The first bright sign of spring in the Public Garden every year, already out now! [...]
A Community Conversation: The Power of Public Monuments and Why They Matter | January 9, 2019
Thank you for joining us for A Community Conversation: The Power of Public Monuments and Why They [...]
Beneficial Insect Report | January 7, 2019
Red Admiral Butterfly on Zinnias in the Public Garden By Christine Helie, Consulting Entomologist, The Growing Tree Predatory insects [...]