Arnold Arboretum - M. Victor and Frances Leventritt Garden
AddressBoston (Jamaica Plain), MA, United States of America, 02130
Alternate AddressBussey Hill Road, Boston (Jamaica Plain), MA, United States of America, 02130
Site Number00029
Alternate Names
Shrub and Vine Garden
Building Root Number
00029
Architect (Original)
Reed Hilderbrand Associates, Inc.
Building Acquired
2001
Constructed 2001
Constructed 2001
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after M. Victor Leventritt, class of 1932, by a donation from Frances and Daniel Leventritt. The Arnold Arboretum is named in honor of James Arnold, a merchant from New Bedford, Massachusetts, who died in 1868 leaving a bequest to be devoted to the advancement of agriculture or horticulture.Historical NotesDedicated in 2002, the M. Victor and Frances Leventritt Garden consists of New England fieldstone terrace walls, linear planting beds, and modular steel trellis systems for growing and training vines. An open-air pavilion provides a gathering place and additional surfaces for flowering vines. In 2006 a path was constructed through the Tilia collection allowing passage for pedestrians between Meadow Road and the Leventritt Garden. The garden was recognized by the American Society of Landscape Architects with its Award of Excellence in 2007.Additional Information
Snoonian, Deborah. “Reed Hilderbrand and Maryann Thompson Join Forces for the New Leventritt Shrub and Vien Garden in Boston.” Architectural Record, vol. 193, no. 10, Oct. 2005, pp. 124–127.
Arnold Arboretum. A Garden of Sun-Loving Shrubs and Vines. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, 2001.
Douglas P Reed and Gary Hilderbrand. “Ordering and Terracing in the Leventritt Garden.” Arnoldia (Jamaica Plain), vol. 62, no. 2, Arnold Arboretum, 2003, pp. 16–19.
2007 winner of the American Society of Landscape Architects Award of Excellence