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The horticulturalist

"The topiaries aren't real," says Jim Burgess, the horticulturalist at Tavern on the Green, "They come from the set of the movie 'Edward Scissorhands.' Mr. LeRoy bought them 15, 16 years ago. "

The gardens are constantly changing, says Burgess, who, along with a staff of two plant the thousands -- 1,500 mums in the fall and 30,000 tulips in the spring -- of flowers that make their appearance...

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