Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Partners in Preservation
Posted in Gardens and Collections on September 22 2014, by Lansing Moore
Two years ago, we began a process that would ultimately lead to the restoration of our historic Rock Garden cascade. Originally a project of the horticulturist T. H. Everett and the Depression-era Works Progress Administration, the waterfall at the center of this 2.5-acre refuge had fallen into disrepair when it was selected as a candidate for 2012’s Partners in Preservation competition. This campaign offered grants of $250,000 to whichever sites were most chosen by online voters.
Thanks to New Yorkers and fans of the Garden like you, we won! The Rock Garden was one of sixteen sites to receive a Partners in Preservation grant in 2012. This past April, we reopened the Rock Garden to visitors, with the cascade bubbling in full health for the first time in years. With the recent approval of our final report, our grant is now complete and we want to extend the most heartfelt thanks to Partners in Preservation, a joint venture of American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and of course to everyone who answered the call to vote.
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Posted in Gardens and Collections on March 31 2014, by Lansing Moore
On April 1, the Rock Garden reopens for the season after an extensive, winter-long restoration of its historic features! Visitors will be able to admire water running down the cascade and into the pond for the first time in years. After remaining dry for so long, the stream is now active again, as well as more water efficient.
The soft bubbling of the stream accompanied by the wind rustling the branches has defined the tranquility of the Rock Garden since its establishment in the 1930s. Originally a project of the Depression-era Works Progress Administration, the Rock Garden was showing its age and was in great need of restoration. Head through for a sneak peak at the final product before tomorrow’s debut!
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Posted in Around the Garden on May 22 2012, by Ann Rafalko
Thank you! Yes you! And you, and you, and you and you and you! Thank you to every one of you who voted to help the Garden win a $250,000 grant from Partners in Preservation to help restore the cascade in the Rock Garden!
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Posted in Around the Garden, Programs and Events on April 26 2012, by Matt Newman
After months of preparation, we’re not only proud, but ecstatic to announce our participation in the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Partners in Preservation competition! Beginning today, the NYBG launches its campaign alongside 40 fellow historical places of New York in a race to win the vote.
We like to think of The New York Botanical Garden as more than a cultural institution. It’s a community–of horticulturists, of members, of contributors and fans. It’s thanks to the continued generosity of people like these (and you!) that our gates remain open today, over a century after these 250 acres were unveiled as one of the finest botanical gardens in the world. And if the thrumming excitement winging its way around the office today suggests anything, it’s that we aim to keep that title.
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