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John Charles Olmsted, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., and James Frederick Dawson were the three principals who completed the master plan for Seattle parks in 1903. The Olmsted Brothers?EUR??,,????'?????< After the Olmsted Brothers, abundant plantings of conifers and flowering shrubs ensued, the majority being nonnative conifers?EUR??,,????'?????< Should the 75 year-old sight of 150 single-row cherry trees along Lake Washington Park in Seattle be broken? The debate is on. University of Washington landscape-architecture students have suggested the city honor the Olmsted Brothers?EUR??,,????'?????< Doug Jackson, a landscape architect and president of Friends of Seattle’s Olmsted Parks (FSOP) told the Seattle Times he believes the Olmsteds would not have objected to such ornamental flourishes as these cherry trees in single file. He notes Olmsteds used single-row plantings often in their parks. He also said it is a myth the Olmsteds were obsessed with native wild growth. FSOP seattle.gov/friendsofolmstedparks is a nonprofit ?EUR??,,????'?????<
After the Olmsted Brothers, abundant plantings of conifers and flowering shrubs ensued, the majority being nonnative conifers?EUR??,,????'?????<
The debate is on. University of Washington landscape-architecture students have suggested the city honor the Olmsted Brothers?EUR??,,????'?????< Doug Jackson, a landscape architect and president of Friends of Seattle’s Olmsted Parks (FSOP) told the Seattle Times he believes the Olmsteds would not have objected to such ornamental flourishes as these cherry trees in single file. He notes Olmsteds used single-row plantings often in their parks. He also said it is a myth the Olmsteds were obsessed with native wild growth. FSOP seattle.gov/friendsofolmstedparks is a nonprofit ?EUR??,,????'?????<
Doug Jackson, a landscape architect and president of Friends of Seattle’s Olmsted Parks (FSOP) told the Seattle Times he believes the Olmsteds would not have objected to such ornamental flourishes as these cherry trees in single file. He notes Olmsteds used single-row plantings often in their parks. He also said it is a myth the Olmsteds were obsessed with native wild growth.
FSOP seattle.gov/friendsofolmstedparks is a nonprofit ?EUR??,,????'?????<
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