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 [...]
Pollarding in the Parks | March 15, 2023
Each year, we prune the willow trees in the Public Garden to reduce the risk of trunk and branch failure. [...]
Welcome, New Residents! | May 11, 2022
Ten new trees grace our parks this spring.Ten new trees grace our parks this spring. On April 29, members of [...]
Get to Know Your Relatives in Nature | April 22, 2021
One of the things we love most about the Common, Garden, and Mall are the trees, flowers, shrubs, and [...]
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, [...]
Meet the Trees: The Dawn Redwood | April 13, 2020
When you think of a coniferous tree, what do you think of? Pines, firs and spruces are the trees [...]
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 [...]
July 17, 2019 | Summer Party
More than 200 parks supporters braved their way through a heavy thunderstorm to attend the Friends’ Summer Party at [...]
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 [...]
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! [...]