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binney parkgreenwich, connecticut
Binney Park lies on twenty acres along Sound Beach Avenue in the heart of Old Greenwich. Edwin Binney, a New York industrialist and long-time summer resident of Sound Beach, acquired the land in 1929, designed the park landscape and oversaw its construction. He transformed a swamp into a passive recreation space, complete with a pond, a rustic shelter, stone bridges, and many ornamental shrubs and shade trees. For over 80 years, Binney Park has hosted miniature sailboat regattas and skating parties, and has provided a backdrop for many wedding party photographs.

Recently, rising sea levels have led to increased flooding in the park, and as a result, much original plant material specified by Edwin Binney has perished. While still a popular gathering spot, the park appears worn. In response to this condition, the Town of Greenwich began working with Martha Lyon Landscape Architecture in 2014 on a two-step effort to restore the Binney Park landscape. In 2014, MLLA developed a master plan, outlining a phased approach to restoration. High priority on the list of recommendations was a plan to re-plant the park. In 2015-2016, MLLA prepared this plan, utilizing a palette of hydrophylic (wetland) and salt-tolerant species. The plan included several ornamental feature areas, including a native plant garden, intended to attract visual attention of passersby.

  • profile
    • introduction
    • awards
    • publications
    • partners
    • contact
  • portfolio
    • gather
      • provincetown public library
      • saratoga race course
      • lopes square
      • town green
      • stevens estate at osgood hill
      • northampton state hospital memorial park
      • spencer trask memorial & spirit of life
      • joseph simes house
      • Justice Edward Gourdin Veterans' Memorial Park
    • stroll
      • fort allen park
      • elizabeth park
      • stark park
      • roseland park
      • greenwich parks
      • north park
      • smith academy park
      • binney park
    • learn
      • emily dickinson museum
      • bellamy-ferriday house
      • oren sanborn house
      • faulkner homestead
      • wellfleet historical society & museum
      • hull family farm & homestead
      • roxbury heritage state park
    • remember
      • chapel cemetery
      • sleepy hollow cemetery
      • winthrop street cemetery
      • valley cemetery
      • grace church cemetery
      • wilbraham cemeteries
      • church on the hill burying ground
      • bridge street cemetery
      • charter street cemetery
      • ipswich old north burying ground
      • longmeadow cemetery
      • Proctor's Ledge Memorial
      • Mount Hope Cemetery
      • Jacob Cousins Memorial
      • Riverside Cemetery
    • imagine
      • town of holden, MA
      • town of amherst, NH
      • downtown medfield, MA
      • town of amherst, MA
      • city of fall river, MA
      • town of kittery, ME
      • town of milton, MA
      • town of northfield, MA

martha lyon landscape architecture, llc