July 12, 2018
Dear Friends of Untermyer Gardens:
A Persian garden is based on the idea of the Garden of Eden. One of its signature features is a crisscrossing canal network, which symbolizes the Four Rivers of Paradise, or the Four Rivers of Life. As we know, the beginning of life requires the presence of water. It is therefore with enormous pleasure that I announce the completion of the reconstruction of the canals after nine months of work. It feels as though we have been reborn. The fish are soon to follow!
Dear Friends of Untermyer Gardens:
A Persian garden is based on the idea of the Garden of Eden. One of its signature features is a crisscrossing canal network, which symbolizes the Four Rivers of Paradise, or the Four Rivers of Life. As we know, the beginning of life requires the presence of water. It is therefore with enormous pleasure that I announce the completion of the reconstruction of the canals after nine months of work. It feels as though we have been reborn. The fish are soon to follow!
The annual beds flanking the canals this year--always something new--are a masterful combination of colors and textures. The colors are yellow (marigold, lantana, shrimp plant, coleus foliage), white (euphorbia, cosmos, gomphrena), orange (gomphrena), and pink (gomphrena), once again evoking the Indian heritage of the Walled Garden. They form a gorgeous tapestry that is knitted together by the rhythmic planting of hollies.
If you want to see something truly loopy, take a look at the drumstick alliums popping out of the hakonechloa border lining the path to the Temple of Love. Where does Timothy Tilghman, our head gardener, get his ideas?
The Summer Solstice Sunset Soirée on June 20 was a smashing success for the Conservancy, our best ever. These photographs will give you an idea of this most special event.
On the afternoon of Sunday, September 23, at 4:30, the Conservancy will sponsor a concert featuring three singers (soprano, tenor, and bass) and a pianist performing the music of Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) and his friends to commemorate the centennial of Bernstein's birth. The garden will be at its peak, so hearing the music from the amphitheater in full view of the Walled Garden will be a real treat. Tickets are $30. Please see our website for purchasing information.
Kind regards,
Stephen F. Byrns
President, Untermyer Gardens Conservancy
On the afternoon of Sunday, September 23, at 4:30, the Conservancy will sponsor a concert featuring three singers (soprano, tenor, and bass) and a pianist performing the music of Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) and his friends to commemorate the centennial of Bernstein's birth. The garden will be at its peak, so hearing the music from the amphitheater in full view of the Walled Garden will be a real treat. Tickets are $30. Please see our website for purchasing information.
Kind regards,
Stephen F. Byrns
President, Untermyer Gardens Conservancy
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