A resource page on the life and works of Frderick Law Olmsted, the greatest of 19th century American landscape architects, whose projects included New York's Central Park, the Emerald Necklace of Boston, the U.S. Capitol grounds, and many more parks and landscapes in the United States.

A conversation with Witold Rybczynski, whose biography of Frederick Law Olmsted tells a story of nineteenth-century America through landscape architecture July 14, 1999 In his new biography of Frederick Law Olmsted, A Clearing in the Distance, Witold Rybczynski vividly evokes the extraordinary life of the man responsible for the pastoral oases that remain in the midst of many of our congested ...

Roses for English Gardens The Rosarian is happy to present Gertrude Jekyll's classic, Roses for English Gardens. Written with Edward Mawley and originally published in 1902, this work has been enjoyed by generations of gardeners. We have included some of the photographs used to illustrate the book, but others are of too poor a quality to reproduce well and have been left out. We'll be adding ...

USA-project, documents-area, Frederick Law Olmsted, A journey in the Seaboard States ...

The Manor House at Upton Grey is one of the most authentically restored Gertrude Jekyll gardens in the country. What has been recreated, is now a living museum of Jekyll design.

Looks at the work of landscape architect Olmsted's work in the Yosemite Valley in the context of the myth of the West.

The Getrude Jekyll room at the Museum of Garden History Site, ...

Home A - Z Bookstore Art Prints History Muir Weather FAQ Lodging Forum Search Yosemite History: Frederick Law Olmsted, Landscape Architect Yosemite and the Mariposa Grove: A Preliminary Report, 1865. Introduction Written in 1865 by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted when he served briefly as one of the first Commissioners appointed to manage the grant of the Yosemite Valley and the ...

Empresa fundada em 1955 por Roberto Burle Marx, o maior nome do paisagismo no Brasil. Elabora e executa projetos de paisagismo, faz a manutenc o de jardins residenciais e publicos com plantas e flores.

Postwar portfolio - robert royston mid-century landscapes intro / index Marin Art & Garden Show - 1958 ...

S tio Roberto Burle Marx One of the most beautiful places I've ever visited in Brazil is the Roberto Burle Marx home and gardens outside Rio. In fact, I'm going back as soon as I can! Burle Marx bought this s tio in Barra de Guaratiba in 1949 to store his collection of plants. The s tio has a marvelous house and a small chapel that dates back to the 16th century. Both buildings were lovingly ...