Blossoming Botany Pond

Inspired by a 1910 postcard, landscapers this summer restored Botany Pond to its former lush feel. The first phase of the two-year, $180,000 project (a gift from Parker, X’54, and Julie Hall) is complete, as azaleas, pickerelweed, iris, lily of the valley, a Japanese maple, and sod fill the area. Two bald cypress were planted in the pond, another two on dry land, and three lamps provide nighttime light.—S.I.A.

Vintage postcard courtesy Richard Bumstead

Photos by Dan Dry