October 14, 2020
Dear Friends of Untermyer Gardens,
As the active gardening season winds down, now is a good time to recognize and salute our fine gardeners. Timothy Tilghman, our peerless head gardener, is supported by three other full-time gardeners, Drew Schuyler, Stewart Molina, and Liz Dreeben, all natives of Yonkers. They each bring complementary skills to bear on their work and are superbly assisted by our seasonal gardeners, John Jacono and Maryam Farzaneh. Most of the time, these six work as a team on the endless tasks that produce such beautiful results, enjoyed by so many. Hats off to our sine qua non gardeners!
Dear Friends of Untermyer Gardens,
As the active gardening season winds down, now is a good time to recognize and salute our fine gardeners. Timothy Tilghman, our peerless head gardener, is supported by three other full-time gardeners, Drew Schuyler, Stewart Molina, and Liz Dreeben, all natives of Yonkers. They each bring complementary skills to bear on their work and are superbly assisted by our seasonal gardeners, John Jacono and Maryam Farzaneh. Most of the time, these six work as a team on the endless tasks that produce such beautiful results, enjoyed by so many. Hats off to our sine qua non gardeners!
From left to right: Liz Dreeben, Maryam Farzaneh, Timothy Tilghman, Stewart Molina, John Jacono, and Drew Schuyler.
With our 2020 high school interns back in school, the gardeners have picked up where they left off to complete the preparations for our ornamental vegetable garden and orchard, which will be inaugurated next year. Many cubic yards of compost have been worked into the soil of the beds, and the perimeter areas are being seeded for grass. The contrasting colors, textures, and shapes of the stone dust paths and the mulched beds look quite lovely, even without any plants!
With our 2020 high school interns back in school, the gardeners have picked up where they left off to complete the preparations for our ornamental vegetable garden and orchard, which will be inaugurated next year. Many cubic yards of compost have been worked into the soil of the beds, and the perimeter areas are being seeded for grass. The contrasting colors, textures, and shapes of the stone dust paths and the mulched beds look quite lovely, even without any plants!
One of the highlights of the Temple of Love in the fall is the asters along the cascades. Just when you think that the garden has exhausted itself, another burst of color explodes, to the delight of the many bees and butterflies.
One of the interesting tidbits from Caroline Seebohm’s book, Paradise on the Hudson, is more information about the connection between Minnie Untermyer and Gustav Mahler. Minnie was part of a small group of New York music lovers who recruited Mahler to conduct what is now the New York Philharmonic from 1909 to 1911. Though his tenure was tempestuous, Minnie was a loyal friend of Mahler and his wife, Alma. In fact, the Mahlers wrote to Minnie upon their return to Europe: “You are the only person who makes leaving difficult for us. We embrace you.”
Once again we are pleased to present Timothy in the garden:
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