For a short and magical time each April, you can enjoy the century old custom of the Hanging Nasturtiums at the Gardner Museum. Make time for this before it disappears for another year. The installation opened April 4th and will adorn the central courtyard for two to three weeks, coinciding with Isabella Stewart Gardner’s birthday on April 14th.
Mrs. Gardner first introduced the dramatic orange nasturtium vines into the museum the week before Easter 1903. According to museum history, she permitted only the orange variety of flower in the display, because she felt that the yellow color wouldn’t complement the museum’s pink-walled courtyard.
These carefully nurtured vines are grown to incredible lengths of 15 to 20 feet by the museum’s horticulture team, led by Chief Horticulturalist Stanley Kozak, who has tended the Gardner’s courtyard for almost forty years.
The museum will celebrate the nasturtiums with several events, including a spring-themed Gardner After Hours evening event on April 15th, and an elegant fête exclusively for Friends of Fenway Court patrons on April 7th.
Tomorrow, we'll tell you a bit about edible nasturtiums and share a recipe from The Gardner Café's Chef/Owner Peter Crowley. It's part of a special menu he's created for this event.
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Mrs. Gardner first introduced the dramatic orange nasturtium vines into the museum the week before Easter 1903. According to museum history, she permitted only the orange variety of flower in the display, because she felt that the yellow color wouldn’t complement the museum’s pink-walled courtyard.
These carefully nurtured vines are grown to incredible lengths of 15 to 20 feet by the museum’s horticulture team, led by Chief Horticulturalist Stanley Kozak, who has tended the Gardner’s courtyard for almost forty years.
The museum will celebrate the nasturtiums with several events, including a spring-themed Gardner After Hours evening event on April 15th, and an elegant fête exclusively for Friends of Fenway Court patrons on April 7th.
Tomorrow, we'll tell you a bit about edible nasturtiums and share a recipe from The Gardner Café's Chef/Owner Peter Crowley. It's part of a special menu he's created for this event.
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Gardner Museum Cafe Edible Nasturtium Menu
Details:
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
280 Fenway, Boston, MA (Map)
617-566-1401
www.gardnermuseum.org
Writers: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photo: Courtesy of the Gardner Museum
