About 25 years ago, a group of concerned neighbors planted the hill at Quesada and Broadbranch with azaleas. With no park maintenance during the Barry administration, trees and shrubs deteriorated and weeds proliferated. In the early 90s, Judy Goodman got together a small group of gardeners who raised money for plants and began rehabilitating the Quesada St. corner. Other plants were donated by neighbors and American Plant Food. Local boyscouts helped prepare the site and garden designer, Jane Berger, donated plans.

Before long FOLP was formed and began raising money to improve the park. The garden group became part of the organization and with the hard work of Bill Mullan, Merrill Hare, Page Kennedy, Suzanne Hurwitz, Nancy Slade, Molly McKitterick , Paul Rosenbaum and many "clean-up day" neighbors, the gardens were planted. Since then we have had a beautiful garden added at the Patterson Ave. steps by Debbie Shore in memory of her son Danny. Memorial trees have been planted for Robin Kreisberg and Christian Myler.

Most recently,through the work of Kimberly Cestari, the Casey Tree Foundation has planted trees for the future of the park. Our most difficult problem; getting water for the gardens, was finally solved when Jeff Stoiber convinced the DPR to put in a water system which reaches the park perimeters. Maintenance and planting never end; our undying gratitude for endless hours of work goes to Merrill Hare and Bill Mullan who have both been nominated by the Chevy Chase Citizen's Assn. and received the "Grass Roots Award" from the Federation of Civic Associations for their great contribution to our beautiful park.