The Arboretum is a living museum dedicated to the study and appreciation of woody plants. Upon its 265 acres grow 15,000 trees, shrubs and vines, each of which is scientifically documented and available for teaching or research.
Harvard University curates the collections and maintains the landscape, while the city (which has leased the area to Harvard for 1,000+ years) maintains the paperwork.
Of course, the famed Frederick Law Olmsted (landscape architect who designed the Hello Walk at the University of Idaho, Central Park) worked together with Charles Sprague Sargent, the scientist who collected the plant life. Olmsted laid out the road system and overall planting scheme to make sure that it flowed with the rest of the Emerald Necklace. The Emerald Necklace is a series of park areas in Boston that are all joined by roadways or waterways, so you can go from one area to the next easily.
We biked up to the top of Bussey Hill and Peters Hill, which offers one of Boston's best vistas with Kris and Candace, who recently transplanted to Boston (also for educational purposes). After biking uphill for three hours, we all went out to Mike's Deli, which has the most delicious Reuben any of us had ever encountered. So satisfying (and dairy-free!).
We also had a surprise visitor! Mary Tait was stuck at the airport, so we rescued her and utilized our queen-size air mattress! Then, of course she left us to go spend the week on Cape Cod with her parents. :) It was fun while it lasted!
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