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NATURE IN THE CITY
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By Memorial Day weekend the botanically challenged start to wonder vaguely about all the lush greenery, sometimes going so far as to buttonhole their friends and neighbors and ask, "Hey, what kind of plant is that?" Everyone knows rhododendron, of course. Its big flower clusters always steal the show, just as the magnolias did in April. But the supporting cast also merits your attention. A host of attractive but underappreciated plants awaits your pleasure right now in many parts of the c...
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A tribute to Henry Lee, president of the Friends of the Public Garden
The Beacon Hill Times
; MR. LEE ("HENRY OR HARRY, please" he immediately suggests to anyone when they first meet him) is best known around Beacon Hill for being one of the founders and long-time president of the Friends of the Public Garden, the Boston Common, and Commonwealth Avenue Mall. Lee likes to remind everyone
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A Public spectacular - Spring Bloom Walk shows off nation's first botanical garden.
The Boston Herald
; Earth Day, Saturday, is the perfect time to get acquainted with Boston's Public Garden, an urban Eden that has reflected the horticultural tastes of Bostonians for 151 years. Boston Park Ranger Jennifer Grant will lead a Public Garden Spring Bloom Walk from 1 to 2 p.m. The walk is designed to
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Public Garden swans pulled after another discovered ill.
The Boston Herald
; The mystery surrounding the recent deaths of city swans deepened yesterday when another swan fell seriously ill, prompting officials to remove the remaining two beloved birds from the Public Garden. Just one day after the death of a swan in the Public Garden lagoon, another swan was rushed to the
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PUBLIC GARDEN GROWS WITH HELP FROM FRIENDS
The Boston Globe
; The Public Garden is one of America's most admired parks, but 160 years ago, it was a malodorous, salt-water marsh with a tide that lapped Boston Common along Charles Street. "If you were standing here in the early 19th Century," said Henry Lee the other day, "you'd be up to your knees in water."
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SOME CULPRIT HAS MADE AWAY WITH DUCKLING SCULPTOR FINDS MACK'S SPOT EMPTY AT PUBLIC GARDEN
The Boston Globe
; One of eight bronze ducklings walking behind their mother in a Public Garden sculpture was carefully removed, possibly with a torch, leaving only traces of metal where it had been attached to the cobblestones. The theft was discovered yesterday by the creator of the sculpture, who called the
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Hynes honored for his service to Public Garden
The Beacon Hill Times
; THE FRIENDS OF THE PUBLIC Garden and Common honored David Hynes at a reception November 19 at the Hampshire House for his 38 years of service to Boston's historic Victorian-era park. Hynes, 58, has retired as superintendent of the Public Garden. Those interested in the garden's well-being said he
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CAN A PARK HAVE TOO MUCH MONEY? A WATCHDOG GROUP SAYS FRIENDS OF THE PUBLIC GARDEN IS HOARDING DONATIONS BUT THE CHARITY SAYS IT'S BEING SAFE
The Boston Globe
; [PUBLISHED CORRECTION - DATE: Saturday, August 19, 2006: Clarification: A chart accompanying a story in Sunday's Business & Money section about the amount of money some charities have on hand used calculations provided by the watchdog group Charity Navigator on working capital, or the amount of
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Copley Place hosts Good Samaritans for hospice benefit; Friends of Public Garden are in bloom at benefit.
The Boston Herald
; Commerce turned to charity Friday night as the resources of one of Boston's best-known shopping centers were turned over to a little-known cause. Copley Place was transformed that night into a lavish party site for Caritas Good Samaritan Hospice, a home care program providing services to those
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Duckling swiped from Public Garden sculpture.
The Boston Herald
; In a dastardly act of foul play, a heartless thief stole Jack the lead duckling from the beloved Make Way for Ducklings bronze display on the Public Garden, leaving behind only a forlorn webbed foot. The vandalism to the world-famous statue in honor of the internationally known children's book by
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Mysterious ailment kills more Public Garden ducks.
The Boston Herald
; Two more wild ducks in the city's historic Public Garden died yesterday, bringing the number of deaths among the birds to 34 in the lagoon there this week. The official cause of death has yet to be determined, but bird botulism is suspected. The bacterium occurs naturally in water where large
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