The Cultural Landscape Foundation Announces a New Season of Garden Dialogues – Exclusive Access to Exceptional Residential Projects in Greenwich & Wilton, CT
Media Contact: Nord Wennerstrom | T: 202.483.0553 | M: 202.225.7076 | E: nord@tclf.org
Washington, DC (May 7, 2019) – Garden Dialogues, a national program inaugurated in 2012 by The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) that offers exclusive access to some of today’s most beautiful and innovative gardens, will be held at exceptional private residences in Greenwich and Wilton, Connecticut. Attendees will have opportunities to tour great gardens and hear from the landscape architects, architects, and their clients about each destination’s creation. Each of the Garden Dialogues is limited to approximately 30 people, to keep them intimate, and lasts 90-120 minutes, to allow adequate time luxuriate in the site. There are two Garden Dialogues in Greenwich on May 18, one in Greenwich on June 22 and one in Wilton on July 13. Bartlett Tree Experts, Cottages & Gardens Media Group and Vermont Quarries Corp. are the Presenting Sponsors; and, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and ASLA Connecticut are the Education Partners.
Proceeds from Garden Dialogues benefit TCLF’s educational initiatives and are tax deductible to the extent allowed. Tickets range $75-150. Space is extremely limited. Register here: https://www.tclf.org/category/event-type/garden-dialogues. About the Connecticut Dialogues:
May 18, 2019 – The Parkhurst Garden – Greenwich
Oehme, van Sweden created a lush and expansive landscape for a large and active family at the historic, 110-year-old Tudor-style Everett N. Blanke House. The property includes a garden terrace, a large lily pool, an outdoor dining terrace and kitchen, a bowling lawn, surrounded by roses and boxwoods, and a hidden garden largely composed of an array of different ferns, among other design features.
May 18, 2019 – Tubby House – Greenwich
The Australian owners of this three-acre residence, with a home originally designed and owned by architect William Tubby, wanted a “bush” landscape reminiscent of their homeland. Oehme, van Sweden achieved this with American trees, shrubs, grasses, and forbs that provide interest in all four seasons. The garden is featured in TCLF’s traveling exhibition The New American Garden: The Landscape Architecture of Oehme, Van Sweden and has been published in numerous periodicals, including Metropolitan Home and Garden Design Magazine.
June 22, 2019 – The Harbor Residence – Greenwich
This project saw the transformation of an early 1980s waterfront “transitional shingle style” home situated on a site with 360-degree views of Greenwich Cove. This renovation was designed to highlight waterfront views and reflect the landscape’s essence throughout the interior; it’s also a showcase for the owner’s collection of contemporary art. The project, which was done by Greenwich-based architect Joeb Moore, a Board Member of The Cultural Landscape Foundation, won Connecticut Cottages & Gardens Innovation in Design Award in Architecture. As the magazine’s editors noted: “Central to the project is the fact and idea of landscape, and of the permeability of constructed boundaries between inside and outside.” This event will also include the landscape architect, Maryanne Connelly of Hollander Design | Landscape Architects, and the art consultants, Courtney and Lowell Pettit of Pettit Art Partners.
July 13 – Cider Ridge Farm - Wilton
Cider Ridge Farm, a project of STIMSON Landscape Architecture, encompasses sixteen acres of preserved meadows and a historic working orchard. An eighteenth-century agricultural lane with fieldstone walls runs along the ridgeline of the property, creating a purposeful divide between the site for a new homestead and the existing agrarian landscape. Two phases of work defined this project. The first, a new home for a young and growing family on the south side of the property; the second, the comprehensive restoration of the original nineteenth-century homestead on the northeast corner of the site.
About Bartlett Tree Experts
Bartlett Tree Experts was founded in 1907 by Francis A. Bartlett and is the world’s leading scientific tree and shrub care company. From its over 100 offices worldwide, Bartlett helps both residential and commercial customers maintain beautiful, healthy trees. Bartlett is dedicated to developing environmentally sound products and promoting their use on its clients’ properties.
About Cottages & Gardens Media Group
C&G Media Group delivers the finest design magazines to residents of America’s most affluent communities. The company’s three titles, CTC&G (Connecticut Cottages & Gardens), HC&G (Hamptons Cottages & Gardens), and NYC&G (New York Cottages & Gardens) present the very best in architecture, design, art and antiques, real estate, and entertainment to a highly influential readership in Connecticut, the Hamptons and New York (NYC, Westchester, North Shore of Long Island, and Hudson Valley).
About Vermont Quarries Corp.
The marble quarries of Vermont have a long and prestigious history starting back in 1767. The Vermont Danby Quarry is owned by RED Graniti and Mazzucchelli Marmi of Carrara Italy and, operating under Vermont Quarries Corp., is the largest underground marble quarry in the world, stretching 1.5 miles into Dorset Mountain.
About The Cultural Landscape Foundation
The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 1998 to “connect people to places.” TCLF educates and engages the public to make our shared landscape heritage more visible, identify its value, and empower its stewards. Through its website, publishing, lectures and other events, TCLF broadens support and understanding for cultural landscapes.
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