This year’s tour is centered on gardens and green spaces in and around the Rutland Square, Pilot Block, Claremont Park and Chester Square neighborhoods. A mix of public and private spaces including private back yards, front gardens, roof deck gardens, community...
Every year the tour offers a unique view into the private outdoor spaces of South End residents. All of the gardens demonstrate the creativity of the owners. Urban gardening can be very challenging but there is also great joy in carving out a green place amidst the...
Typically, alleys are forgotten communal areas in a neighborhood. That means that sometimes they fall prey to trash dumping and neglect. But in the South End they are treasured space and through the years neighbors have worked together to transform them into community...
Included in the tour are several of the community gardens and pocket parks that the South End & Lower Roxbury Gardens was established to protect. Proceeds of the Tour exclusively benefit the South End & Lower Roxbury Gardens through The Trustees – Boston...
The South End is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as “the largest urban Victorian neighborhood in the country. The tree-lined streets with iron railings, private gardens, and small green parks scattered through tree lined streets are known for its...
