1950s
April 24, 1952
“Restored Gardens Given University By Garden Club”
The Garden Club of Virginia restored five University gardens to match Thomas Jefferson’s original plan for the Academical Village. The presentation ceremony occurred at Cabell Hall — now Old Cabell Hall — and the gardens’ opening coincided with the advent of Historic Garden Week.
1960s
April 26, 1963
“GARDEN WEEK: Historic Homes Opened to Public”
By Warren Small
Virginia State Garden Week, an initiative which began in 1929, opened up historic homes and gardens to visitors across the state. Among those open were the University’s Pavilion gardens and the President’s House, as well as Monticello and Monroe’s Ash Lawn. The University supplied labor to re-plant and restore a few gardens and homes.
1970s
April 26, 1979
“Garden Week blooms outside and in”
By Judy Brown
Photos by Ed Fisher
Historic Garden Week in 1979 saw 44 garden clubs participate across Virginia, with the University offering tours of the homes and gardens on the Lawn. These tours, which the article states were used for the fundraising of restoration projects across the state, raised about $100,000 annually. Tickets could be purchased for individual homes at $2 a piece, with an eight-house block ticket costing $8.
1980s
April 22, 1981
“Earth Day: high price for neglect”
By Herbert Bormann
Cartoon by Jim Canavan
Herbert Bormann, a Yale University Environmental Sciences faculty member, argued in this guest column that more Americans must accept the high cost of green energy, which he says takes the form of “higher electric bills, more expensive cars, more careful disposal of toxic wastes and numerous other restrictions… some of which we don’t even understand yet.” He urged citizens to support leaders who approach environmentalism thoughtfully and responsibly, arguing that a failure to do so could lead to irreparable environmental harm.
1990s
April 22, 1992
“Earth moves”
Written ahead of Earth Day, this editorial criticized the University community for failing to recycle much of the waste it produced. According to the article, paper products made up a third of total waste produced on Grounds, and although the University had made attempts to distribute more recycling bins across Grounds, students, faculty and staff needed to make more of an effort to recycle.
2000s
April 25, 2003
“Gift funds restoration of historic garden”
By Anthony LaMesa
Photos by Lisa Florkowski
This article discusses a $150,000 donation and volunteer labor initiative from the University Alumni Association’s Jefferson Circle to restore the garden behind Pavilion III. The garden, which had previously been restored in 1952 by Colonial Williamsburg architect Alden Hopkins, had multiple repairs completed in 2003, including new garden paths, brick walls and drainage systems.
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