Saturday, January 30, 2:00 pm – Garden Elements and Styles, An Online Conversation with Toby Musgrave and Timothy Tilghman
Join Untermyer Gardens online for a virtual conversation with Toby Musgrave and Timothy Tilghman (2:00-4:30PM with intermission, on January 30, 2021) for an illustrated discussion of garden elements and styles from around the world and how they have been reflected at Untermyer Gardens. We will start by exploring examples from great gardens and consider their influence on the historic features and styles at Untermyer that were restored over the past decade. Following a break, we will continue to examine internationally renowned gardens for guidance as we prepare for our imminent historic restoration projects. Finally, and perhaps most interestingly, we will look to established gardens of the world as inspiration for new elements we aspire to create through our second decade at Untermyer. By purchasing tickets, you will be able to view live or on demand. $15 – Register at www.untermyergardens.org.
Dr. Toby Musgrave is an authority on garden history and design. He devised and presented the BBC Radio 4 series The British Garden, and has written for many magazines and newspapers. He teaches garden history at the Danish Institute for Study Abroad, and has also lectured at Oxford University and the Royal Horticultural Society. He was consultant editor for The Gardener’s Garden (2014) and is author of Green Escapes (2018), both by Phaidon. Toby’s latest book, one of nine, The Garden: Elements and Styles (2020) provides the structure for this event. Timothy Tilghman leads the Untermyer Gardens Conservancy’s ambitious restoration effort. Head Gardener at Untermyer Gardens since June 2011, he has more than 25 years of horticultural experience, with 19 years devoted to public horticulture. His previous positions include: Head Gardener, Rocky Hills, a Garden Conservancy Project Garden, Mt. Kisco, NY; Senior Garden Editor, Martha Stewart Living, New York, NY; Gardener, Wave Hill, Bronx, NY; Assistant Curator, Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA; Intern, Willowwood Arboretum, Chester, NJ; Intern, Powell Botanical Garden, Kansas City, MO. He holds a B.S. in Plant Science/Ornamental Horticulture from the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.
