Brooklyn, NY
H. M. White Associates
ASLA Honor Award
NYASLA Honor Award
Originally designed by Frederick and John Olmstead, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden contains renowned specialty gardens on its 50-acre site. The new visitor center is nestled within the Garden’s berm perimeter and the landscape design is organized around the berm’s grade transitions that incorporate a series of vegetated cleansing and water collection features in the form of bioswales and rain gardens. New plantings along the water’s edge have been introduced and are featured as a new horticultural exhibit while providing a unique landscape context for the center, adding further prominence to the Garden’s new entrance. Pine & Swallow’s work involved technical support including providing soil profile design and horticultural soil specifications for a wide range of site conditions and locations.
