masterplan - Bok Tower Gardens

Reitalie the Gardens’ Historic Core
Th e heart and soul of the Gardens dwells within the grounds designed by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and the
Tower designed by Milton Medary. Maintaining the historic landscape garden and the Singing Tower involve
investments over time to restore structures and reinvigorate plantings.
Tell the Gardens’ Story
Priorities to be addressed in the fi rst
phase of this Plan include:
• Completing restoration work on the
tile grilles of the Tower;
• Garden enhancements to diversify
plantings, rejuvenate garden
rooms and spaces, augment important
vistas and continue sustainable and
environmentally-friendly gardening
practices.
Bok Tower Gardens is a unique garden with a vibrant sense of place and timelessness. Sharing our history helps
people to understand fully Edward Bok’s legacy and his wish to inspire others “to make the world a bit better
or more beautiful.” Th e Gardens intends to invest in projects to develop fresh interpretation of key themes so
that visitors may appreciate and deepen their connection to the Gardens.
Priorities to be addressed in the fi rst
phase of this Plan include:
• Renovation of the Visitor Center Exhibit Hall with
dynamic and vivid displays;
• Th e new Florida Gardens will celebrate native plants
and link physically and programmatically to the
environmental discovery message of the Children’s
Garden and provide seamless transition to the Pine
Ridge Trail and Preserve;
• Th e great lawn and pine grove area behind the
Visitor Center will be an event space and have new
prominence as the entryway to the Gardens.
Future projects call for enhancements to integrate Pinewood Estate and its gardens more fully into the
Gardens’ story, as well as to make Pinewood Estate functional for rentals and events. Th e Pine Ridge Preserve
will have a sitting shelter and be enhanced with native sandhill plantings.