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🌱 Patch AM: See which Back Bay neighbors just won the Mayor’s top garden honors

Happening soon: WANDERVILLE a roving music festival on the Back Bay Patch calendar

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What's up Back Bay! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • See which Back Bay neighbors just won the Mayor's top garden honors

Also on today's calendar: WANDERVILLE a roving music festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 63.
  • Thursday: Humid with variable clouds, with a high of 83 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Boston's Best Gardens: Winners Announced for the 30th Annual Mayor's Garden Contest (caughtindot.com) — Back Bay gardeners earned top honors in the Mayor's Garden Contest, with Peter Cahn and Donald Hess winning first place for porch and container gardens and Peter Gelhaar taking second in shade gardens. The citywide competition, now in its 30th year, highlights how residents' creative plantings are brightening Boston's neighborhoods and even turning some locals into Hall of Fame–level gardeners.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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Ok Back Bay! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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