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Spring at Biltmore!
Celebrate Spring at Biltmore as thousands of spring flowers—from daffodils and tulips to wisteria, azaleas, and roses—mark the arrival of warmer weather. This season honors the genius of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, whose vision created Biltmore’s grounds. Explore shops, restaurants, and the winery in Antler Hill Village, the European-inspired village also home to a farmyard, playground, nature […]
Asheville, NC
Opening of the Duwamish Native Plants Trail
Seattle, WA – Dunn Gardens is excited to announce the grand opening of the Duwamish Native Plant Trail, an interpretive pathway honoring the land’s pre-Olmsted history and the original inhabitants of what is now Dunn Gardens. The celebration will take place on Saturday, May 17, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM, offering an afternoon […]
Seattle, WA
Utica’s Olmsted ‘Footprint’: Then and Now
A brief history of the Olmsted brothers parks and residential development design projects in Utica, NY, between 1906 and 1931. The webinar will include a discussion of recent efforts to rehabilitate Frederick T. Proctor Park, the culmination of the firm’s collaboration with local philanthropist Thomas R. Proctor. Philip Bean earned degrees from Union College, Oxford […]
Conversations with Olmsted: Investing in Our Tree Canopy— A Call to Action in a Time of Climate Change
Trees are essential allies in the fight against climate change. They absorb carbon dioxide, a leading greenhouse gas, helping to reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. They also regulate local climates, cool urban areas and provide habitats for countless species. Join us on August 19 for a special Conversations with Olmsted webinar all […]
Olmsted Network Partner Conference
Please join us this October in Washington, D.C. as the Olmsted Network continues its work to cultivate, connect, educate and champion conservancies and friends groups across the country. Our goal is to ensure that all of our partners— no matter big or small— have an arsenal of knowledge and a network of support to help preserve […]
Beyond the Emerald Necklace: Charles Eliot’s role in expanding the Olmsted vision
Beyond the Emerald Necklace: Charles Eliot’s role in expanding the Olmsted vision to regional and statewide landscape planning. The first unpaid intern in the Olmsted office in Brookline, Charles Eliot (1859-1897) later traveled in Europe for self education before establishing an independent practice in Boston. In 1893, Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. and John Charles Olmsted convinced Eliot […]