Local Pulse
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Elegance in Bloom
Cover Feature, Current
“I like to say I came for the plants and stayed for the people,” says Sandra Gilpatrick, president of Beacon Hill Garden Club, an organization with roots nearly a century old and an ever-flourishing reputation.
Gilpatrick, a full-time financial advisor with her own business and a penchant for lush floral print dresses, has an extensive knowledge of, and passion for, the club’s mission and its 60 members—all Beacon Hill residents and gardening enthusiasts like herself.
By Claire Vail
Feature
They say if you want to ruin a friendship, go into business together. But they haven’t met the owners of Forty Winks, Dress Boston, and Crush Boutique, three of Beacon Hill’s most elegant boutiques. Remarkably, all these stores were founded and are still owned by women who bonded early in life. MyBoston sits down with these dynamic duos—women who are both close friends and business partners.













