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 [...]
Parks Care Update | June 15, 2023
Our Parks Care team has been busy caring for sculpture and our border beds. Over time, the Friends has [...]
Meet the Trees: The Magnolias | April 13, 2023
With their large showy flowers, sweet heady fragrance, and glossy green leaves, Magnolias are one some of the most [...]
2022 Beneficial Insect Report | January 5, 2023
By Christine Helie, Consulting Entomologist, The Growing Tree Biological Control Native insect predators provide the important ecological service of [...]
2021 Beneficial Insect Report | January 3, 2022
Ladybug pupa on newly planted Chestnut Oak (Quercus montana) on The Mall. Ladybugs (Family: Coccinellidae) undergo complete metamorphosis and [...]
Beneficial Insect Report | January 12, 2020
By Christine Helie, Consulting Entomologist, The Growing TreeOf the 1.5 million known insect species in the world, over 97% are [...]
It’s Lime Time Again! | October 16, 2020
The Friends is applying limestone to the soil on the Mall, covering all the blocks from Arlington to Kenmore. Applying [...]
Meet The Trees: The Elms | June 17, 2020
Did you know, of all the trees across the Boston Common, the Public Garden, and the Commonwealth Avenue Mall, [...]
Science in the Soil Part II | January 16, 2020
Remember the 6 billion microorganisms found in a single teaspoon of healthy soil? Well, now we know more about [...]