Digging Deeper: Landscape in Translation: Arts & Crafts Ideals in the 21st Century
Photo by Gail Read, courtesy of Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum
Sat, Jun 18, 2022
1:00 PM
With sweeping views of the Narragansett Bay, Blithewold was created as a seaside summer retreat in the 1890s and remained in the same family for almost 100 years. Today, this 33-acre estate still evokes the romance of the Country Place era. The landscape itself reflects the Arts & Craft style with harmony between house and grounds and among the various gardens; garden rooms of an intimate scale ranging in character from mysterious to exotic, poetic to practical; carefully designed and locally crafted details including stonework, wellheads, and fountains; and a remarkable collection of more than 500 species of trees and shrubs, both native and exotic. The result is a property of gracious and quiet beauty. Explore this landscape and its rich history, along with the ideas of the Arts & Crafts movement in a walking tour with Blithewold's horticulturists Gail Read and Garden Manager Betsy Ekholm. They will discuss the particular joys and challenges of preserving a living landscape, and how Blithewold has decided to honor its history and the collector's spirit of the early owners by embracing new plant species, thus keeping the gardens fresh and inviting.
Admittance to this garden’s Open Day on June 18 is included with a purchase of the corresponding Digging Deeper ticket.
Location
Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum
Bristol, RI, 02809
Date and time
Saturday, June 18, 2022
1:00 p.m.
For more information, please contact the Garden Conservancy by telephone 845.424.6500, M-F, 9-5 Eastern, or email events@gardenconservancy.org.