Description of a plan for the improvement of the Central Park

A practical landscape proposal based on a detailed survey divides the site into upper and lower sections and maps its principal landforms: sweeping slopes, rocky wooded hillsides, irregular tablelands, undulating lawns, and low meadows. It advocates preserving these natural characteristics, avoiding small-scale formal planting, and unifying gardening details where views connect. The plan balances aesthetic aims with practical needs by arranging circulation, siting transverse thoroughfares, accommodating future urban growth, and providing spaces for rest, contemplation, and varied recreational uses while addressing grades, drainage, and access to maintain the park’s dominant scenic qualities.