Nicole hi, i am nicole rhodes. Nice to see you. Thank you so much for being here. Im the director of Audience Engagement at the pennsylvania horticultural society. And, we are so excited to learn about the movement and principles that inspired the creation of philadelphias only public landscape designed by the olmsted firm of landscape architects. To understand the historical parts of this space as many of us repair to visit it, and also in advance of the upcoming olmsted 200 bicentennial of which lori is the honorary chair. Laurie is the honorary chair. Lots of intersections to this landscape right now. We have many people here from outside the region. Welcome all of you. For any of you new to phs, we use Gardening And Greening as a tool for community development. That means everything from investing in community gardens to increasing the number of trees planted in on streets throughout the region. And, providing better resources for people who want to pick up the mantle of gardening
At 8pm eastern on american History Tv. 2022 marks the bicentennial of the birth of Frederick Law olmstead the Landscape Architect who designed many of the most notable urban parks in the United States over 100 years from the 1850s to about 1960. He and then the olmstead firm. He founded completed thousands of landscape projects next Landscape Architect. Lori olin tells the story of Frederick Law Olmsteds Career and the work of the olmsted firm culminating in a discussion of the creation and current status of Fdr Park in philadelphia. The pennsylvania horticultural society provided the video and cohosted this event with a national association for olmsted parks as part of olmsted 200 a wideranging bicentennial initiative. Hi, im Nicole Jenny rhodes hi, laurie. Good to see you nice to soon and i cant see everyone else. But thank you so much for being here. Im the director of Audience Engagement at the pennsylvania horticultural society and we are so excited to tonight learn about the move
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