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“George Washington was a statesman, agriculturist, but most of all, he was a farmer for 45 years of his life,” Dean Norton, Head Horticulturist at Mont Vernon, in Virginia, explained at a lecture given at Ladew Topiary Gardens in Monkton, Maryland. “He believed that the land should be farmed with proper cultural practices and with […]
Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, his partner, did not plan to have a structure in Central Park. Structures were to be subservient to nature but they modified their original plan and built a terrace, the central staircase that lead to the park’s only fountain, and a lake beyond. Jacob Wrey Mould was an assistant […]
“No great city can long exist without great suburbs,” said Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr., the designer of Sudbrook Park, a suburb of Baltimore County, MD. The 204 acre estate of James Howard McHenry was one of three still surviving residential designs of Olmsted Sr.’s, including Riverside in Chicago, IL and Druid Hill in Atlanta, GA. […]
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN ANNOUNCES ‘TREEMENDOUS’ PLANS FOR 2011 Activities and Events during U.N. International Year of Forests Celebrate the Importance of Trees (ST. LOUIS): The Missouri Botanical Garden is celebrating the United Nations (U.N.) International Year of Forests in 2011 with a TREEmendous!year of activities highlighting the real value of trees and the critical role they play […]
Join Us for Lilies & Leaves A rare evening to celebrate the Dunn Gardens Seattle Golf Club Thursday, September 30, 6-8pm Enjoy Steve Lorton, legendary raconteur Susan Robinson, jazz singer extraordinaire Photographs by Douglas Houck Appetizers and Wine Come maintain historic beauty in a lovely way EVENT CO-CHAIRS Gayle Harris & George Vestal SUGGESTED DONATIONS […]
“Greenscapes Olmsted’s Pacific Northwest” written by Joan Hockaday charts the history of Discovery Park located on the western shores of Seattle, Washington. In 1900 the U.S. Army built Fort Lawton on its 600 acres. The City of Seattle was in negotiations with the Army from the start to incorporate the landscape architect, Olmsted’s plan for […]
