Articles from the 'Olmsted & Our Garden City' series
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Olmsted Connected Lake Wales With Mountain Lake, Bok Tower Gardens
Long before Frederick Law Olmsted left his generational "City in a Garden" imprint on Lake Wales -- and a decade before he transformed impoverished scrub into the lush gardens of... — Updated 4/14/2022
Edward Bok's Vision For Lake Wales Grew Beyond HIs Gardens and Tower
When Edward Bok visited the site of his carillon tower on Jan. 11, 1927, more than two years before its dedication and opening, progress at the site left him with a smile. "He was... — Updated 4/3/2022
Olmsted's Lake Wales Landscape Plans Preserved Existing Oaks
On Jan. 27, 1931, residents along Tillman Avenue in Lake Wales got good news. The oak trees would be saved. A plan drawn up by the world renowned landscape-architect Frederick... — Updated 3/21/2022
Lake Wales' "Garden City" Roots Run Deep
Although most Lake Wales residents aren't even aware of it, Lake Wales is famous for thousands as the site of the largest group of landscape designs ever created by the legendary... — Updated 3/7/2022
Connected Plan Revives the Goal of City's Founders
When Lake Wales gathers April 30 to celebrate the life, legacy and work of Frederick Olmsted Sr. at "Olmsted Day in the Park," local residents will be paying homage to more than... — Updated 3/2/2022
