Garland Farm, Dumbarton Oaks, Hill-Stead, Bellefield, Rockefeller Gardens, and more will be included in an all-day program devoted to the restoration and maintenance of historic gardens designed by one of America’s foremost landscape architects. Join gardeners, horticulturists, preservationists, historians, and homeowners for what will be a memorable day on the coast of Maine.

Beatrix Farrand (1872-1959) was renowned for applying her great horticultural expertise to the gardens and landscapes she designed for the cream of East Coast society. While many of her gardens have disappeared or have been altered beyond recognition, a select number have been successfully restored. This seminar brings together the experts who restored and continue to oversee these gardens.

Dumbarton Oaks and the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden remain two of Farrand’s most outstanding achievements, and both require scrupulous management to maintain Farrand’s original objectives. Smaller gardens, such as Bellefield, Garland Farm, Hill-Stead, and the Farm House, required extensive research before they were brought back to life in recent years. Dumbarton Oaks Park, the great naturalistic woodland adjacent to Dumbarton Oaks, is just beginning to explore how to reinvigorate an aging, but important, landscape.

Seminar speakers and topics include:

Bill Noble, director of preservation at the Garden Conservancy, garden preservation

Paula Deitz, Dumbarton Oaks 1980 colloquium

Gail Griffin, Dumbarton Oaks today

Ann Aldrich and Rebecca Trafton, Dumbarton Oaks Park

Carole Plenty, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden

Kartherine H. Kerin, Beatrix Farrand Garden at Bellefield

Elizabeth Mills, Restoring the Farm House

Melanie Anderson Bourbeau, Restoring Hill-Stead Museum's Sunken Garden

The day includes a buffet lunch and refreshment breaks as well as an afternoon reception at Garland Farm (the headquarters of the Beatrix Farrand Society, Bar Harbor), where participants can enjoy the newly restored Terrace Garden, the grounds, library, and exhibitions.

For much more information on the seminar program, lodging, area attractions, please see the Beatrix Farrand Society seminar mini-site.

Seminar presenter and co-sponsors

This seminar is presented by the Beatrix Farrand Society and co-sponsored by the Garden Conservancy, with additional support from the Beatrix Farrand Garden Association, Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy, Hill-Stead Museum, and Land & Garden Preserve.

Date

Saturday, July 27, 2013

And while you're visiting Mount Desert Island this weekend... don't miss the Bar Harbor Open Day, featuring several Farrand gardens, hosted by the Garden Conservancy on Sunday, July 28. 

Location

Gates Auditorium

College of the Atlantic

105 Eden Street,
Bar Harbor, Maine

Registration

$130 General admission

$95  Members of the Beatrix Farrand Society and the Garden Conservancy

$50  College of the Atlantic students

Register online on the Beatrix Farrand Seminar site.

Advance registration is required for this seminar and walk-ins will not be accommodated.