ON THE FRINGE: A Paper Garden

It's 1786, and botanist Andre Michaux and his assistant, Pierre-Paul Saunier, are discovering the Garden State's delights on Louis XVI's dime - er, franc.

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ON THE FRINGE: A Paper Garden

POSTED: Sunday, September 4, 2011, 1:00 PM

It’s 1786, and botanist Andre Michaux and his assistant, Pierre-Paul Saunier, are discovering the Garden State’s delights on Louis XVI’s dime — er, franc. It’s 1805, and Empress Josephine is puttering around in her own theoretical garden. They meet. That they’re separated by an ocean, 19 years and the French Revolution doesn’t keep them from bonding enthusiastically over all things Quercus and Oxycoccus, or from spreading their good cheer. But take a tip from the plants: Those who watch the play from the sunny side of the garden will wilt faster than those in the shade.

Through Sept. 17, free, Jefferson Garden, American Philosophical Society, 104 South 5th St. MORE INFO HERE.

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