New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx in Bronx County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Nancy Bryan Luce Herb Garden
Enjoy the scents of lavender, rosemary, tarragon, and additional herbs from around the world.
Herbs are plants used for flavoring, medicine, and fragrance. The New York Unit of the Herb Society of America first designed this formal herb garden in 1948. The design was inspired by English knot gardens of the Tudor period (1485-1603). In a knot garden, clipped plants form parterres (plant borders) that resemble intricate woven patterns when viewed from above.
In 1991 Penelope Hobhouse, a prominent English garden designer created a new plan for the Herb Garden based on a design from a 17th-century gardening book, featuring two central knots of dwarf boxwood hedges. The carefully pruned, structured hedges contrast with the various shapes and textures of the herbs planted among them. In 2009 Martha Stewart and her team of horticulturists replanted the Herb Garden to feature more culinary herbs and added obelisk-shaped trellises, called tuteurs, that encourage vines to climb.
Dedicated in memory of Nancy Bryan Luce by The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc. on September 23, 1991
Erected by New York Botanical Garden.
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Location. 40° 51.808′ N, 73° 52.846′ W. Marker is in Bronx, New York, in Bronx County. It is in New York Botanical Garden. It can be reached from the intersection of Southern Boulevard and Xavier Way, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx NY 10458, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ladies' Border (a few steps from this marker); History of Conifers (a few steps from this marker); Jane Watson Irwin Perennial Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Matelich Anniversary Peony Collection (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Jane Watson Irwin Perennial Garden
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