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, [...]
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 [...]
“I’m New Here!” – Nineteen New Trees for the #Threeparks | July 17, 2023
This year we planted an assortment of new trees in the three parks, and the species of trees were [...]
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 [...]
WLAM: A Q&A with Liz Vizza and Rebecca McKevitz | April 28, 2023
As World Landscape Architecture Month comes to an end, we sat down with President Liz Vizza and Director of [...]
April 27 & 28 | Tulip Tours
Inspired by our free public Untold Stories of the Public Garden tours, our first-ever Tulip Tours explore the history, [...]
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. [...]
August 18, 2022 | Young Friends Evening in the Park – Tour & Mixer
Young Friends Evening Tour & Mixer Thursday, August 18, 2022 6:00 - 8:00 pm On August 18, our Young [...]