Erin’s Summer in the Life | September 14, 2022
Youth Team Leader Erin LeDrew shares her personal recap of the time she spent with the Youth Team this summer:This [...]
What Do We Have In Common? By The Numbers | January 11, 2022
The Friends of the Public Garden worked with Now + There on a public art project to celebrate the [...]
Beneficial Insect Report | January 3, 2021
Ladybug pupa on newly planted Chestnut Oak (Quercus montana) on The Mall. Ladybugs (Family: Coccinellidae) undergo complete metamorphosis and [...]
October 19 | What Do We Have In Common? Flashlight Tour
What Do We Have In Common? Flashlight Tour Tuesday, October 19, 2021 7:00 pm near Parkman Bandstand Free event [...]
Park Spotlight: Town Field & Hunt-Almont Park | August 16, 2021
The Friends is excited to be partnering with the Boston Children’s Chorus to bring community singing events to parks around [...]
Park Spotlight: Chin Park & Clifford Park | July 15, 2021
The Friends is excited to be partnering with the Boston Children’s Chorus to bring community singing events to parks around [...]
Public Restrooms Return to Boston Common | July 12, 2021
This summer, we are excited to welcome back our public restrooms on Boston Common for the first time since [...]
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 [...]
BioBlitz Challenge | September 7, 2020
Join us for the One-Month BioBlitz Challenge to help define biodiversity in the Common, Garden, and Mall--- now through [...]
Shaw 54th Memorial Restoration: Removing the Bronze | August 18, 2020
Over the past week the steel support structure, or "shark cage," was inserted around the Memorial along with wood [...]