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Boston Blooms with Daffodils Looking for Volunteers

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The City of Boston will be planting 40,000 daffodil bulbs in late October all around the city. The Parks Department is looking for volunteers to assist with the plantings and for suggestions on locations to be beautified. Get more information at this website.

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Downtown View: Daffodils for the Marathon

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Video: 1st Annual Daffodil Day on the Greenway’s North End Parks

Posted on Author Matt Conti

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Downtown View: Hunting for Spring

Posted on Author Karen Cord Taylor

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