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I loved your article Carrie. I used to live in N.Y. and knew he had designed Central Park. but I never knew about the Emerald Necklace. It sounds charming. I try to go to Biltmore House in Ashville every spring to see his magnificent gardens there. It is a very beautiful place. Have you ever been there?
No, I have never even been inside Central Park. He did other stuff around here, too. The Mount Auburn Cemetery, in Cambridge, is very famous, and people go there for picnics. The Forest Hills Cemetery in Jamaica Plain is right around the corner from where I lived when my kids were little, and I would take them there to feed the ducks (there's a pond) and run around and act like kids. Thanks - I'll have to keep an eye out for the Biltmore Estate if I am ever in Ashville! xx, Carrie
I visited Biltmore several years ago. Although the time of year was right between spring and summer garden planting, the azaleas were still in bloom. I highly recommend a visit to both the house, gardens, and the rest of the estate (part of George Vanderbilt's property was sold by his widow and is now a national forest.) The house and the property that remains is still owned by Vanderbilt's descendants, the Cecils, who are also descended from Queen Elizabeth I's father-and-son advisors. George Vanderbilt's only child, his daughter, married a Cecil, a British subject. Her wedding breakfast was held in the glass-ceilinged garden room right inside the front door of Biltmore House. Not all rooms are open to the public, but enough of the rooms are available to the public gaze. Don't miss the former stable in back of the house, now housing gift shops and a restaurant. Other restaurants are located on the grounds, such as the winery restaurant.
Dollycat, Isn't it an amazingly beautiful place. I try to visit at least once a year. I haven't seen the azaleas in several years. Going in May with my grandaughters.Hope they are still blooming. I'd like to go to Boston and see the Emerald Necklace. Olmsted was just brilliant wasn"t he?
The thing about the Emerald Necklace - I guess I should have made this clearer - there's not an entrance and an exit. It really is integrated right into the traffic of the city. There are signs along the side of the road "this part of this road is part of the emerald necklace". You can go to The Zoo or Jamaica Pond or absolutely to The Arboretum - the zoo might have an admittance fee though. Boston is neat. xx, Carrie
Hey, thanks Carrie. My husband and I really have talked about going for a long weekend. I used to go when I was little and we lived in New England, but that was long, long ago and I really don't remember. I didn't know anything about the Necklace , but now I know what to look for. I bet it's beautiful. We have landscaped trails that wind all through our town called the Greenbelt. I also want to go to Boston to EAT! Thanks for the great article and the info. Your butterfly piece was nice too. I have so many, wish I could share.
