Tour de Green Bike Ride – South End
Explore healthy community, gardening, and biking with our six part tour of Boston green spaces! For the month of June, join us in a guided bike tour of South End Community Gardens! Learn proper bike safety, chat with friends, and explore the hidden greenery the South End has to offer. Read More
Master Urban Gardener Practicum
This event has sold out. Applications for this course are now closed. Due to overwhelming show of interest, we will be offering future versions of this course in the coming months! To apply please submit the completed form here – 2026 Master Urban Gardener Practicum Application – Fill out… Read More
Garden Open Hours June
Explore Chilcott Granada Community Garden in Roxbury at this casual meetup! Come prepared with garden questions to ask our expert gardener, Max. Discuss solutions and brainstorm with the group! This is an open forum meeting for Roxbury gardeners of all backgrounds to ask their niche questions and see Chilcott Granada… Read More
Juneteenth Celebration
Join us for a joyful evening of community, culture, and connection as we honor Juneteenth—a celebration of Black freedom, history, and the ongoing fight for liberation. Honoring the spirit of the Roxbury Homecoming Celebration and the deep roots of Juneteenth in Boston. Together, we’ll explore the power of land, memory,… Read More
Celebrate Japan! at Long Hill: Heritage in Bloom – The Japanese Garden Tour
Join Dan Bouchard, Senior Horticulturist at Long Hill, for a guided tour of the Japanese and Asian-inspired plantings throughout the garden. Explore signature horticultural specimens—from graceful maples and flowering tree peonies to charming garden pagodas—while learning about the estate’s history under the Sedgwicks and how their legacy is preserved today. Read More
Celebrate Japan! at Long Hill: Ikebana Workshop
Experience the elegant art of ikebana during this hands-on workshop led by Joanna Callavello, President of the Ikebana International Boston Chapter. Discover the history, styles, and guiding principles of this traditional Japanese floral art form while creating your own thoughtfully balanced arrangement. All materials are included in the program fee,… Read More
Celebrate Japan! At Long Hill: General Admission
In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, join us at Long Hill for our annual Celebrate Japan! event in partnership with the Japan Society of Boston. Together, we celebrate the rich cultural traditions, artistic practices, and enduring influence of Japanese heritage within our gardens… Read More
Master Urban Gardener Practicum
This event has sold out. Please submit applications by April 20th To apply please submit the completed form here – 2026 Master Urban Gardener Practicum Application – Fill out form For the first time ever The Boston Community Gardens Team will be hosting a hands on Master Urban… Read More
City Natives Workshop – Foraging and Herbalism with Milly
Each month City Natives will be hosting a different skill building workshop at our native plant nursery. Milly and Me Apothecary presents: A wild edible forage/ Plant ID walk in and around City Natives. We will meet at city Natives and walk the land inside the property and I identify… Read More
Brush and Bloom at Minton Stable
Paint with expert guidance in the tranquility of the garden! For the month of May, join us in painting and exploring Minton Stable Community Garden, one of our largest properties in our network of 56 garden. It hosts a public lawn space, gated community garden plots, and a gated area… Read More
Souvenirs and Science: Flower Pressing and Herbarium Workshop
Sarah Alden Bradford Ripley, one of the many illustrious residents of the Old Manse and the finest Harvard professor who never attended, was a noted botanist who left behind her collection of pressed flowers and other plant material known as an herbarium. Herbaria have long been used as both scientific… Read More
City Natives Workshop – Beach Plums!
Each month City Natives will be hosting a different skill building workshop. For August, discover a rare Massachusetts native fruit, the Beach Plum! Grown in coastal areas of MA, City Natives hosts two large productive bushes. City Natives Plant Nursery is located at 30 Edgewater Dr. in Mattapan, a… Read More