Week of Events
Walk: Useful Plants Among Us
Walk: Useful Plants Among Us
There are helpful and even edible plants all around us, especially in springtime. Learn how to identify and use helpful plants that grow in the wild on a leisurely stroll along the Emerald Necklace with Pam Kristan, author and wild food practitioner. Find out what is growing, where, when, which parts are edible or useful […]
Frederick Law Olmsted’s 200th Birthday
Frederick Law Olmsted’s 200th Birthday
America's great place-maker Frederick Law Olmsted famously said his Brookline landscape architecture firm must "do the best for Boston all the time." Join us in honoring Olmsted's 200th birthday. Due to inclement weather, we have moved this event to our rain date, Wednesday, April 27! - Celebrate Olmsted's legacy values of shared use, shared […]
Tour Olmsted’s Charlesgate Park: The Green Link to Boston’s Future [BOSTON DESIGN WEEK]
Tour Olmsted’s Charlesgate Park: The Green Link to Boston’s Future [BOSTON DESIGN WEEK]
Enjoy a 75-minute "cocktail-hour" tour of Olmsted's Charlesgate Park, then toast Olmsted's 200th birthday at Kenmore's gem: Cornwall's Pub! Lace up your comfiest walking shoes and don your favorite party hat for this half-mile "cocktail hour" tour to mark the bicentennial of Frederick Law Olmsted, visionary landscape architect who created Charlesgate Park. Guided by leaders […]