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Public Garden Designer and Parks Advocate Lynden B. Miller to Receive Cleveland Botanical Garden's Vail Medal on Wednesday, September 13

Posted on: Monday, 31 July 2006, 15:00 CDT

CLEVELAND, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Public Garden Designer and Parks Advocate Lynden B. Miller, who has spent the past twenty-five years transforming the public green space of New York City, will receive Cleveland Botanical Garden's Vail Medal at a public ceremony on Wednesday, September 13 at 1:00 p.m. Mrs. Miller will also present a talk on "Making Magic in the City: Parks, Plants and People." A magician who "makes gardens fit for kings for ordinary people like us," according to Gregory Long, president of The New York Botanical Garden, Mrs. Miller is also cited by The New York Times as "the city's most gifted public horticulturist." The presentation is free with admission, although a contribution of $10 or more is encouraged to benefit the Garden's Learning Garden, an urban farm, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Space is limited and reservations can be made by calling 216.707.2862.

"I have admired Lynden's commitment of energy and artistry to New York's green spaces for many years," says Brian E. Holley, Cleveland Botanical Garden's executive director. "She has single-handedly transformed the quality of life for millions of New Yorkers and by her example has impacted urban park renewal across the country and beyond."

The Delia White Vail Memorial Medal recognizes individuals and organizations that have made significant national contributions to the field of horticulture. It is presented on the basis of exceptional merit and distinction and is not necessarily presented annually. One of the Garden's highest honors, the Vail Medal was established in 1957 by a former Board member, the late Herman Lansing Vail, and members of his family, in memory of his wife. Mrs. Vail had a lifelong interest in horticulture and civic beautification. Previous recipients of the honor have included Donald K. Vanderbrook (2004), Daniel J. Hinkley (2001), Frank Cabot (1994), and Callaway Gardens and Howard H. and Elizabeth W. Callaway (1990).

Lynden B. Miller is a public garden designer in New York City and the Director of The Conservatory Garden in Central Park, which she rescued and restored beginning in 1982. Based on her belief that public open spaces with good, well-maintained plantings can change city life, she has designed many other gardens and parks around the city since that time.

Her work includes gardens for The Central Park Zoo, Bryant Park, The New York Botanical Garden, Madison Square Park and Wagner Park in Battery Park City, as well as many smaller projects. She has designed and enhanced the campus landscapes at Columbia University, Princeton University and Stony Brook University on Long Island. Her latest projects are Segment 5 of Hudson River Park and the garden at The Museum of Modern Art.

Cleveland Botanical Garden

CONTACT: Peter Vertes, Associate Director of Communications of ClevelandBotanical Garden, +1-216-707-2839, or pvertes@cbgarden.org

Web site: http://www.cbgarden.org/

Source: PRNewswire

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