Spring Blooms | April 18, 2025
Each spring, the three parks explode with color as a series of trees and plantings bloom throughout the Common, [...]
Parks Care Update | April 18, 2025
April Showers bring... lots of crews to the Common, Garden, and Mall! There was a fair amount of #FriendsAtWork [...]
BWSC Relining Project Update | April 7, 2025
The Boston Water & Sewer Commission has just shared a project update with anticipated impacts related to the ongoing [...]
Introducing President Liza Meyer | March 6, 2025
The Friends of the Public Garden is proud to announce that Liza Meyer, who is currently serving as Interim [...]
Welcome, Nika! | March 4, 2025
Say hello to Veronika "Nika" Trufanova, our Interim Director of Development! Nika joins the Friends from the Emerald Necklace [...]
Parks Care Update | February 14, 2025
Late last month, our Parks Care team began the first tree care efforts of 2025, focusing on two large [...]
#FriendsAtWork: Saying Goodbye to an Old Friend | June 14, 2024
Unfortunately, it is time to say goodbye to one of our resident “senior citizens” in the Public Garden. Our [...]
Child Fountain Restoration Project: Phase I Complete | November 20, 2023
Phase 1 of the Child Fountain Restoration Project is now complete. A 30-ton cement vault was delivered last week, [...]
Master Plan Implementation Summary | November 17, 2023
The Boston Common Master Plan is an aspirational yet pragmatic framework for exciting and substantive change at this historic [...]
Farewell to Friends | August 16, 2023
With 1,700 trees in the three parks, tree removals are a regular and healthy part of the parks care [...]