Olmsted's Vision of the Mall

This letter is from Frederick Law Olmsted to Justin Morrill the chairman of the Committee for Public Grounds written on Jan. 22nd 1874. The letter can be found in the "The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted: Volume VII Parks, Politics, and Patronage, 1874-1882".

If you click on the image, it should enlarge to a size that you can really read it.

Enjoy!

Some pictures from this summer...

sinking title basin walkway (NW of Jefferson)


















after a storm

Protest!

DC's Monumental Milieu

deep roots of landscape trees

I found this very interesting site with information about tree planting and tree roots that I thought might interest people, particularly as we consider canopy alterations on this highly urban site. It is the Morton Arboretums' Deep Roots of Landscape Trees database of research about tree roots. They have some interesting photos and great resources about tree roots. This page in particular talks about planting strategies to avoid deep roots.

Washington DC Critical Canopy

Below are a selection of analysis about the condition of the canopy in Washington DC and on the National Mall.