Daffodils at Copp’s Hill Burial Ground – April 2011

“Boston Blooms With Daffodils” This October

The City initiative “Boston Blooms with Daffodils” returns this October when 20,000 daffodil bulbs will be distributed citywide for volunteers to plant over the weekends of October 26 and November 2. The Parks department worked with over 100 community groups last year to plant these bulbs in public areas across the city. Anyone from individuals to civic Read More…

Neighborhood Photos: Daffodils Out Early at Copp’s Hill Burying Ground

Thomas F. Schiavoni took these “signs of spring” photos of the daffodils at Copp’s Hill Burying Ground this morning. He noted they are out a full month earlier than last year.       “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. The North End’s fabled streets and the phenomenal views of the waterfront are Read More…

Copp’s Hill Moment: Pandemics and Graveyards

The three-month closure of Boston’s parks and cemeteries during the covid-19 outbreak led to the remarkable reappearance of Copp‘s Hill in its natural state. They’re gone now, likely never to reappear — wildflowers and meadow grass swaying gently in the harbor breezes on the lower slopes of an ancient graveyard. During the three-month shutdown of Read More…