Roslindale Gardens
Roslindale Gardens provides an attractive park for the neighborhood while maintaining a sense of enclosure and privacy for its residents. Structured beds complement the formality of the building’s architecture; a hedge of evergreen holly lined with flowering shrubs sets the garden apart from the street while allowing passersby glimpses of bright perennials and a cooling fountain. All the materials—walls, paving, furniture, and plants—are chosen to create lasting beauty with minimal maintenance.
More than a setting for housing, the gardens provide a variety of places to go and things to see and do for its residents and the neighborhood. The garden has three areas: a formal entrance garden facing South Street, a sunny vegetable garden for residents and neighbors to plant together, and a shady garden for quiet reading and reflection.
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Sketch
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Old Longfellow School, 1998
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Adding topsoil, 2001
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Mayor Menino opens gardens, 2001
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Residents
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Crab trees in fruit
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View of path
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Fountain, 2001
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Fountain, 2004
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Fall fountain planting, 2003
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December roses, 2003
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Hydrangeas, 2004
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Cimicifuga, 2004
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Spirea
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Spirea and crab apples, October 2004
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Spirea, late November 2004