Dear Friends of Untermyer Gardens,
Several years ago, we curtailed our annual mass planting of tulips along the canals because the beds had become infested with a tulip blight; it turns out that the only remedy is to wait a number of years and hope it will go away. As an alternative, we decided to open the spring season with cool-weather annuals, which Timothy Tilghman discussed in his last video.
They put on a splendid show this year, but with the warm weather now upon us, they will be replaced next week with a new planting of summer annuals. If you can, do visit us in the next few days to see the gorgeous colors and forms that our artistic gardeners have devised for our spring pleasure before they disappear.
Several years ago, we curtailed our annual mass planting of tulips along the canals because the beds had become infested with a tulip blight; it turns out that the only remedy is to wait a number of years and hope it will go away. As an alternative, we decided to open the spring season with cool-weather annuals, which Timothy Tilghman discussed in his last video.
They put on a splendid show this year, but with the warm weather now upon us, they will be replaced next week with a new planting of summer annuals. If you can, do visit us in the next few days to see the gorgeous colors and forms that our artistic gardeners have devised for our spring pleasure before they disappear.
This past Sunday, we held our Indian-inspired Sunset Soirée and honored Gurvinder Singh and Aroon Shivdasani. Mr. Singh spoke from the heart about the Sikh tradition of seva, which means to be of service to someone else with no expectation of any reciprocation. In his estimation, what the Conservancy does in offering this magnificent garden to the public at no charge is an excellent example of seva.
Honorees Aroon Shivdasani and Gurvinder Singh
The sold-out gala was our first major celebration of the Indian heritage of the Walled Garden, which is closely based on the design of the Taj Mahal. An interesting flow of history from Persia to India is revealed in their respective gardens, and the Persian garden actually reached its apex in India during the Mughal Empire. I love the international quality of this garden!
The Soirée raises crucial funding that enables us to care for the garden and deliver education and outreach programs to the community. I’m thrilled to announce that our paddle raise met its goal to fully fund a new seasonal gardener position next year, which will increase our team of gardeners from nine to ten. Thank you to everyone for your support!
The Soirée raises crucial funding that enables us to care for the garden and deliver education and outreach programs to the community. I’m thrilled to announce that our paddle raise met its goal to fully fund a new seasonal gardener position next year, which will increase our team of gardeners from nine to ten. Thank you to everyone for your support!
Gunbir Sethi, Co-Chair Heena Pai, M. Tibisay Salerno
Our Persian concert kicks off the season this Saturday and will have a full house. A few tickets remain. Click here to purchase.
Next up, on Sunday, June 18, will be a delightful concert in the popular German cabaret style of the 1920s and 30s, featuring works by Weill, Hollaender, Korngold, Gershwin, Porter, and others. Tammy Hensrud, soprano, and Robert Osborne, bass-baritone, have enchanted audiences with their shows at the Neue Gallerie’s Café Sabarsky. How appropriate to showcase German music in the amphitheater as Minnie Untermyer did in days gone by.
Next up, on Sunday, June 18, will be a delightful concert in the popular German cabaret style of the 1920s and 30s, featuring works by Weill, Hollaender, Korngold, Gershwin, Porter, and others. Tammy Hensrud, soprano, and Robert Osborne, bass-baritone, have enchanted audiences with their shows at the Neue Gallerie’s Café Sabarsky. How appropriate to showcase German music in the amphitheater as Minnie Untermyer did in days gone by.
Returning to the garden on June 23 will be Tom Gold Dance, at last inaugurating our greatly expanded stage, which will allow them full rein to present their modern take on classical dance, which has been celebrated nationally.
Here is the full season. You will not find a more beautiful site for an outdoor concert than here at Untermyer Gardens.
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