Books

• The Complete Illustrated Guidebook to Boston's Public Parks and Gardens

Order a copy of this 150+ page, four color guidebook to the City's parks, benches and open spaces today. Published by Silver Lining Books, a division of Barnes & Noble, this publication is dedicated to the Conservancy, Boston Parks Department and Arnold Arboretum. It focuses largely on the Emerald Necklace with beautiful pictures, maps and walking guides.

• Boston's Emerald Necklace: Photographs by Dan Tobyne

This 80+ page representation of the beauty of the Emerald Necklace can be purchased at various Conservancy events, from Photographer Dan Tobyne, or on Amazon.com. The book contains photographs of the Boston Common, Public Garden, Arnold Arboretum, Back Bay Fens, Franklin Park, Jamaica Pond, Olmsted Park, and the Riverway and features text by Perry McIntosh.

• Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing the American Landscape

This 230+ page book by Charles E. Beveridge and Paul Rocheleau tells the story of Frederick Law Olmsted and his career as the leading landscape architect of his time. With sections on his various parks, Academic Campuses, collaboration with H. H. Richardson, the United States Capitol Grounds, and pages of beautiful photographs, both historic and current, this book provides all you would ever need to know about Olmsted and his vision.