Salem woman honored for her role preserving legacy of trailblazing women landscape architects

Bobbie Dolp was recently honored for her work establishing the Lord & Schryver Conservancy. (Courtesy/ Bobbie Dolp)

For Bobbie Dolp, the gardens at Gaiety Hollow are a laid out in a complex, extraordinary way that’s hard to convey. 

She said they’re built around the concept of rooms, much like a house.

“It feels much bigger than it really is. People are always amazed,” Dolp said.

The gardens were designed by Elizabeth Lord and Edith Schryver,…