âLife is renewed.â The Public Gardenâs plant chief talks peak tulip season ð·
The next few weeks are the best time to soak up the colorful array of flowers that dot the landscape in the countryâs oldest public botanical garden, according to city officials.
By Steve Annear Globe Staff,Updated April 23, 2021, 8:03 a.m.
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A person passed through the Boston Public Garden, where tulips are starting to bloom. The next few weeks are the best time to soak up the colorful array of flowers that dot the landscape in the country s oldest public botanical garden, city officials said.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff/The Boston Globe
Boston Public Garden used to have baby alligators â yes, alligators â and people fed them rodents
In the summer months of 1901, people would capture rats and toss them into the water where the alligators lived.
By Steve Annear Globe Staff,Updated April 9, 2021, 2 hours ago
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This water fountain in the Public Garden is reportedly where baby alligators lived in the summer in 1901. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff)Lane Turner/Globe Staff
Nothing says springtime quite like a stroll through the Boston Public Garden. The birds are chirping; squirrels are fattening up, bothering tourists for a morsel; and the smell of fresh flowers is wafting on the breeze.