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Tyler Winter Tyler Winter Topics 2011-12 News, Programs and Events of Tyler Arboretum The Man Who Made the Arboretum Tyler’s Visionary First Director By Liz Murphy, Tyler Volunteer Dr. John Caspar Wister, the first Wister’s interest in horticulture was family groundskeeper, and by the age director of Tyler Arboretum, was a encouraged from an early age. In of 14 had his first collection of 40 remarkable man. He has been called 1887, he was born into the prominent different chrysanthemums. the “dean of American horticulturists,” Philadelphia Wister family, for whom influencing the field through his the Wistar Institute is named (after Wister graduated from Harvard books, contributions to numerous Caspar Wistar, a distant cousin). University in 1909 and then went horticultural societies, and extensive Dr. Wister grew up on a 10-acre farm on to Harvard’s School of Landscape work in landscaping and plant in Germantown, now the site of Architecture, with additional breeding. Wister’s lasting legacy at Wister Woods Park at coursework at New Jersey Tyler Arboretum and elsewhere is a La Salle University’s Agricultural College. World source of inspiration to gardeners for campus. He learned War I interrupted his career generations to come. about plants from the plans, but the time he served in France gave him the opportunity to visit some of the great gardens of Europe where he collected specimens to send home. A key source of Wister’s impact on American horticulture dates to 1930 when he became the first director of the Arthur Hoyt Scott Horticultural Foundation at Swarthmore College. In this role he was responsible for the 240-acre Scott Arboretum, of which he personally landscaped 40 acres. Wister’s focus was on developing a practical garden, one that would thrive in the Eastern Pennsylvania climate without special care. He continued his work there for over 50 years and at his death was named an emeritus director. Wister became director of Tyler Tyler’s significant collection of Arboretum in 1946 and remained rhododendrons was started by Dr. Wister continued on page 4 THESESTORIESANDMORE...INSIDE! Executive Giving Back Family Fun: Your Director’s2 to3 Tyler – New4 Board Winter5 13Nature in 14Generous Message “It’s Easy” Member Programs Winter Support Executive Director’s Message Though winter will soon (one-third of an acre). be upon us, it doesn’t In addition, the new seem so long ago that the Rhododendron Garden gardening season started endowment enabled us to coming to a close, with hire Jerry O’Dell as our fall-blooming asters and part-time Rhododendron goldenrods, and a chill Gardener. Tyler Arboretum in the air that signaled With the support of Board of Trustees colder weather would be numerous volunteers, Jerry Jeffry Cadorette, President arriving soon. Robert A. Kunz, MD, PhD, has made significant progress Vice President Under the leadership towards restoring the Guy Messick, Vice President of Emily Smith, our Rhododendron Garden’s Donna M. Weidel, Secretary Vegetable Gardener, the nearly 13 acres and 1,300+ Matthew R. Doyle, Treasurer autumn also heralded a bountiful plants. For over ten years, staff and harvest of crops from the Arboretum’s volunteers have followed plans developed Shipley A. Allinson one-quarter acre Vegetable Garden. by landscape architect W. Gary Smith Stephen R. Byrne Tyler is very proud to have donated all that outlined the new direction for this John Colburn, Jr. John M. Ewing of the garden’s produce to the Media important horticultural and historic James R. Flandreau Food Bank. Next year, be sure to visit collection. As time and funds permit, David J. Frank this garden, located by the White we will continue to replant new gardens Mac F. Given, PhD Cottage. I am sure that you will find and install educational stations. Visit this Laura Guertin, PhD some great ideas on how to improve garden next spring and you will find Andrew W. Harobin your own vegetable garden. hundreds of rhododendrons in bloom Duane E. Hedlund at any given time. Jason W. Ingle Christopher P. Marr As 2011 comes to a close, we reflect on Aralisha Newbold our achievements and set goals for the Trine Vanderwall new year. As you plan your gifts for the Victoria K. Will holiday season, we ask you to consider contributing to Tyler’s Annual Fund Tyler Topics is a quarterly publication distributed to (see page 14). It is through the support the members and friends of our members and friends that we’ll of Tyler Arboretum. For continue improving our gardens, more information on preserving our historic legacy, and Tyler Arboretum, please inspiring connections to nature with visit our website at I do hope you had the opportunity to our educational offerings. www.tylerarboretum.org, visit the Rhododendron Garden this or contact us by telephone Wishing you a happy new year, at (610) 566-9134. year. As we have previously shared, new porous asphalt paths were installed Development – ext. 267 in late 2010. This spring, we were able Education – ext. 214 General Information – ext. 200 to complete this construction as well as Membership – ext. 209 install new plantings for a small portion Public Programs – ext. 215 Public Relations – ext. 208 Special Events/Rentals – ext. 210 Volunteering – ext. 205 Youth Education – ext. 202 Deer Control Notice Designer: Lehman Design Inc. A controlled shotgun hunt for white tailed deer will be conducted on two Thursdays, December 1 and 8. The Arboretum will be closed to visitors both days. Printed on recycled paper 2 Giving Back to Tyler – “It’s Easy” “I love plants, and I love gardens,” says decision. “That’s easy, Mom,” she told interested in public gardening,” she says, Miriam Fisher Schaefer, a longtime Tyler Miriam. “I’m giving it to Tyler Arboretum.” “and the impact of plants and gardening member. She also has a fondness for Later, after the mother and daughter pair on people’s mental and physical health.” topography, and this interest is what first attended an extravagantly beautiful wedding For her day job, Miriam serves as Chief brought her to Tyler Arboretum in the late (complete with a groomsman on horseback) Operating Officer for the Chemical Heritage 1980s. With a map of original Penn land Miriam mused about how her daughter’s Foundation, a museum in Philadelphia, grants in hand, she drove the area exploring someday-wedding could compete. Again, where she is responsible for facilities, old properties and buildings. It was then Madeline had a ready answer: “That’s easy, finance, and human resources. Though both that she stumbled upon Tyler, without Mom—I’ll have it at Tyler.” her career and volunteering keep her busy, knowing how it would “I had no idea what an she still finds plenty of time to enjoy the inspire her and her family amazing impact Tyler had outdoors at Tyler—whether taking classes on over the next two decades. worm composting or Miriam grew up across embarking on a night hike the Delaware River in with her family (a special Haddonfield, NJ. After birthday request). graduating from Bryn “What I like about Tyler Mawr College, she moved Madeline, 1988 is that it is so natural,” to New York, where she Miriam says. “My hope is spent the next 15 years. In that it stays wild, and that 1987 she returned to the Madeline and her mothers can bring their Philadelphia area with brother Colin, 1993 children there forever, to her family, settling in walk around and appreciate Ardmore, PA. It was the beauty of its bluebirds shortly thereafter that she Madeline and and meadows, its crocus embarked on her tour of Miriam, 1990 and galanthus. Because land grants in Delaware apparently,” she County. She also passed concludes, “it has a big impact.” Indeed, the road to Tyler on her on her growing up,” Miriam’s generous legacy will help ensure daily commute. Miriam says. Bringing her that Tyler continues to inspire appreciation children to the Arboretum was something “I’ve always loved the outdoors,” Miriam of nature in children for many years to come. she didn’t think much about—it was just explains, and Tyler quickly became her something she always did. Her daughter’s family’s chosen destination for nature passion for the place caught her by surprise, exploration. Miriam especially enjoyed but it also stayed with her. And when Miriam What is a charitable visiting the Arboretum with her daughter and suddenly had an opportunity to make a gift annuity? son in early spring. “I would often take them significant contribution to an organization A charitable gift annuity is an agreement to see the crocus and galanthus [snowdrops] of her choice, she found herself thinking in which you transfer cash or other on the bank by the Spring House,” she “That’s easy—Tyler.” The charitable gift assets to a charity in exchange for fixed recalls. “It makes you say, ‘Thank annuity she established offered the chance payments for your lifetime. This type of goodness, the winter’s over!’” to plan for her future as well as the future contribution is great for both younger Though Miriam didn’t realize it, taking her of a place her family loves. and older adults, as it guarantees children to Tyler made a big impression. income into retirement while benefiting Miriam’s gift to Tyler is only one way she One of Miriam’s earliest photographs at the an organization you care about. supports green space preservation and Arboretum is of her then 18-month old nature education. She is also active on the For more information on establishing daughter Madeline, smiling gleefully against board of Fair Hill Burial Ground, a historical a charitable gift annuity or other a meadow backdrop.
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