Meet the Trees: The American Fringe Tree and Chinese Fringe Tree | June 18, 2018
Tree sponsors Beatrice and Peter Nessen pose next to the Chinese fringe tree in the Public Garden [...]
Meet the Trees: American Sycamore | June 18, 2018
The sycamore, native to North America, is an easily recognizable deciduous tree because of its many distinctive features. They [...]
Friends of the Public Garden Testimony, City Council Tree Hearing | June 18, 2018
City Council Tree Hearing June 18, 2018 Friends of the Public Garden Testimony I want to thank the Council, [...]
Meet the Trees: Cherry Tree | March 14, 2018
The surest sign of spring is the cloud of gorgeous pink cherry blossoms throughout the Public Garden as well [...]
Meet the Trees: The Weeping Willow | January 17, 2018
By Margaret Pokorny Weeping Willow (Salix Babylonica) The great willows in the Public Garden are the instantly recognizable iconic trees with [...]
Advocacy Update: Gas leaks and their impact on trees | Nov. 16, 2017
By Claire Corcoran The Friends of the Public Garden has been working with a group of organizations known as [...]
What’s Up With This Tree? | August 27, 2017
Turning a failing elm tree into a beetle trap A Belgian elm tree on Boston Common near Brewer Fountain [...]
June 7, 2017 | Celebrating a fountain’s return in the Public Garden
On June 7th, the Friends celebrated the completion of our latest capital project, the restoration of the George Robert [...]
Planting new trees in the Public Garden | May 18, 2017
We're happy to welcome nine new trees to the Public Garden this month (two ginkgo trees, four tulip trees, [...]
Behind the Scenes: Winter Park Work | February 16, 2017
These days our parks are quiet, often covered with a blanket of snow, the trees dormant and flowers having [...]