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 [...]
By Christine Helie, Consulting Entomologist, The Growing TreeOf the 1.5 million known insect species in the world, over 97% are [...]
The Friends is applying limestone to the soil on the Mall, covering all the blocks from Arlington to Kenmore. Applying [...]
Did you know, of all the trees across the Boston Common, the Public Garden, and the Commonwealth Avenue Mall, [...]
Remember the 6 billion microorganisms found in a single teaspoon of healthy soil? Well, now we know more about [...]
Photo by David Ryan, Boston Globe This article is a duplication of an article that originally appeared [...]
by Phyllis Andersen In the history of gardens, designers, patrons, and owners are often given top billing. Gardeners, especially [...]
Meet the Trees: The Beeches by Claire Corcoran All but one of the beeches in our Parks are cultivars [...]
The Friends’ consulting arborist, Norm Helie, noticed a growing number of people taking photos while sitting on a long horizontal [...]
Example of waste on Boston Common: Boxes of ID tags and miscellaneous garbage left behind by vendors/organizers [...]
In 2017, the Friends continues to care for the lawns in the Boston Common, Public Garden, and [...]