May 21, 2020
Dear Friends of Untermyer Gardens,
The Conservancy and the City of Yonkers are working together to devise a plan for reopening the garden to the public slowly and carefully. As a first step, the garden will be open this holiday weekend (Saturday through Monday) for a limited number of 90-minute guided tours, with a maximum of ten people per tour. Tickets must be purchased in advance here. Please note that all rules—including face masks and social distancing—must be followed in order to visit. If things go smoothly, this will bring us closer to our goal of reopening the garden. Let's keep our collective fingers crossed.
The mild spring has made the south border of the Temple of Love especially lush this year. The masses of foliage show off a thousand different shades of green. It has never looked better and is really coming into its own.
Dear Friends of Untermyer Gardens,
The Conservancy and the City of Yonkers are working together to devise a plan for reopening the garden to the public slowly and carefully. As a first step, the garden will be open this holiday weekend (Saturday through Monday) for a limited number of 90-minute guided tours, with a maximum of ten people per tour. Tickets must be purchased in advance here. Please note that all rules—including face masks and social distancing—must be followed in order to visit. If things go smoothly, this will bring us closer to our goal of reopening the garden. Let's keep our collective fingers crossed.
The mild spring has made the south border of the Temple of Love especially lush this year. The masses of foliage show off a thousand different shades of green. It has never looked better and is really coming into its own.
In an ever-changing garden like ours, photos really have the power to astonish. Such was the case when we came upon a picture from 2013 of the Vista before its restoration. Called the most monumental feature in a private garden in America, the Vista—a man made marvel with a majestic view of the Hudson and the landscape—never fails to disappoint. Look at the progress that has been made!
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Despite the current recession, the Conservancy continues its outreach to plant trees in Yonkers where they are needed. Here is a picture of our gardener Liz Dreeben with a newly planted tree in front of the Hudson River Museum.
Jessica Norman’s photographs are a delight to the eye, and the best way to get a slow but steady dose of beauty is to follow Untermyer Gardens on Instagram. I am not generally an Instagram person, but this is something I look forward to every day. Here are some of her recent pictures.
Our spring appeal seems to have struck a nerve. For a while, the donations arrived faster than we could log them in. It makes us so grateful to experience the depth of support for the garden. More than 200 people have donated more than $35,000, which will help us survive this most challenging of years. A hearty thanks to all of you!
And thank you as well to Timothy Tilghman and his team of gardeners who have revived Samuel Untermyer’s grand ambitions for this place. Timothy is going to virtually show us a different part of the garden every week during our closure, describing plants of note and the design reasons for their placement. This week’s video was taken in the Ruin Garden.
And thank you as well to Timothy Tilghman and his team of gardeners who have revived Samuel Untermyer’s grand ambitions for this place. Timothy is going to virtually show us a different part of the garden every week during our closure, describing plants of note and the design reasons for their placement. This week’s video was taken in the Ruin Garden.
Our popular yoga classes with Sarah Knox will resume virtually this week. Visit our website to register for her class and you will have a week of access to a session Sarah recorded in the gardens under a perfumed cloud of lilacs on a beautiful sunny day. We hope to add more sessions soon.
Please take care during these difficult times,
Stephen F. Byrns
President, Untermyer Gardens Conservancy
Stephen F. Byrns
President, Untermyer Gardens Conservancy
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