IN THE GARDENS
Restoring the Four Seasons Garden
In 1939, the Lillys hired Anne Bruce Haldeman of Louisville to design a garden to complement the new recreation building (known today as Garden Terrace). The result was the Four Seasons Garden, perhaps named for the four limestone statues representing each season. Unfortunately time and neglect had taken its toll on the space, so this spring it underwent a thorough rehabilitation. With its completion, Oldfields is now one of the most intact County Place Era estates in the country.
by Mark Zelonis The Ruth Lilly Deputy Director of Environmental & Historic Preservation 08