Beneficial Insect Report | January 12, 2020
By Christine Helie, Consulting Entomologist, The Growing TreeOf the 1.5 million known insect species in the world, over 97% are [...]
Virtual Spring Blooms Map | April 13, 2020
Spring is still happening in our parks, and so are all of the exciting, natural blooms that happen each [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Welcome to 31 New Residents! | May 16, 2019
We are so excited to announce 31 new residents in the three parks! These new trees are almost all [...]
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! [...]
Beneficial Insect Report | January 7, 2019
Red Admiral Butterfly on Zinnias in the Public Garden By Christine Helie, Consulting Entomologist, The Growing Tree Predatory insects [...]
Beneficial Insect Use in the Parks | November 2, 2018
By Christine Helie Insects that prey upon other insects are considered beneficial and play an important role in maintaining [...]
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 [...]