Signs of Spring at Mayor's Coffee Hour

Mayor Thomas Menino did not attend Tuesday's Boston Parks and Recreation Department Neighborhood Coffee Hour Series at Clarendon Street Play Lot in Back Bay, however several city officials were on hand to take questions from residents.

City property chief Mike Galvin and city parks and recreation commissioner Toni Pollak were among the officials who appeared.

Pollak said the city grows followers at their greenhouses at Franklin Park to hand out to residents at these events and Tuesday was no different. She said it started as a Mother's Day tradition and grew into a spring tradition.

"It really is about beautifying the city we all love, and the mayor wants you to have a little piece of that," Pollak said.

Pollak commented on the excitement about the summer ahead in Boston.

"It's been a tough spring," she said. "But the city is very resilient and very strong, and we'll have a great summer in the city of Boston."

City Councilor Rob Consalvo and Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley, who are both running for mayor, were in attendance.