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November 27, 2005
Leventritt Garden
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We found this story about the Leventritt Garden at Harvard University's Arnold Arboretum at Land+Living (2005-11-10)), and we thought we would pass it along. The firm Reed Hilderbrand has made a refreshing effort to present shrubs and vines for the home gardener in a contemporary manner. It reminded us of another excellent marriage of the contemporary and the traditional at the Bordeaux Botanical Garden that we saw in the exhibition Groundswell (see Citygardenguide 2005-03-08) at MoMA.
These musings lead us consider NYBG and its recently revamped Home Gardening Center (see Citygardenguide 2005-11-04). Even refurbished it looks just as it might have if designed ten, twenty, or thirty years ago. Whether we like it or not, we are living in the 21st century and cultural institutions, even those with a great tradition, need to look forward if they want to remain vital.
Posted by gardenguidenyc at November 27, 2005 06:46 PM