Daily Archives: June 8, 2021

Thursday, June 17, 10:30 am – 2:30 pm – A Visit to Coltsfoot Garden

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Every year Hollister House Garden invites members of the Hollister House Garden Circle of Friends to enjoy a private visit to an extraordinary garden rarely open to the public. This year we are fortunate to be visiting Coltsfoot Garden in Cornwall.

Over the past 16 years Juliet and John Hubbard have created an enchanting cottage garden around the colonial house that has been in the Hubbard family for over 100 years. They first renovated an existing vegetable garden within the original design of picket fence, gravel path and central bird bath. Beside the vegetable garden they developed a perennial garden – formal in design with abundant plantings where self seeding is encouraged. Recently two additional gardens have been added – a formal vegetable garden and a garden of crabapples, lilacs and hydrangeas bordering a meandering path. Don’t miss this opportunity to see this exceptional garden!

Juliet trained in horticulture at NYBG and went on to become curator of their Native Plant Collection. She and John designed and planted this garden and continue to do all the gardening together. Juliet will lead our tour along with her friend Page Dickey.

Following our visit to Coltsfoot we will return to Hollister House Garden for lunch and a chance to visit this garden when it is closed to the public. This event is open only to current members of Hollister House Garden Circle of Friends.

Complimentary for members at the Sponsor, Sustainer and Garden Angel level. Please call the office at 860-868-2200 for reservations.

All other members $50 per visitor. Membership levels begin at $35 per year. To become a member click HERE.

RESERVATIONS

Directions to the garden will be sent with your confirmation.

Monday, June 14, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Other Voices in Garden History Discussion Panel, Online

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This last in a series of illustrated lectures sponsored by The Gardens Trust will explore the impact and legacy of empire, colonialism and enslavement on western garden and landscape history. Our aim is to bring back some of the voices usually absent from this history, to identify and fill gaps in our collective knowledge, and to explore new ways of engaging with the whole history of gardens, landscapes and horticulture.

The series will finish with a discussion of some of the issues and themes that have arisen from the lectures, and a chance for the audience to offer reflections and ask questions.

This ticket icosts £5, and you may purchase tickets via the Eventbrite link here. Attendees will be sent a Zoom link 2 days prior to the start of the talk, and a link to the recorded session (available for 1 week) will be sent shortly afterwards.

The session will be chaired by Dr Oliver Cox, Heritage Engagement Fellow, University of Oxford, and the panelists will include:

Professor Corinne Fowler, a research expert at the University of Leicester, director of the ‘Colonial Countryside: National Trust Houses Reinterpreted’ project and author of the book Green Unpleasant Land: Creative Responses to Rural England’s Colonial Connections (Peepal Tree Press, 2020).

Tiger de Souza MBE, Volunteering, Participation and Inclusion Director for the National Trust.

Errol Fernandes, senior gardener for English Heritage at Kenwood House, and an artist and art/horticultural psychotherapist.

Tuesday, June 15, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Learn to Grow Dahlias: A Seasonal Overview with Yankee Dahlia Society, Online

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Curious about growing dahlias and want to know how you can enjoy their beautiful late summer and fall blooms in your own garden? Learn from Misty Florez and Carol Palmer, Co-Presidents of Yankee Dahlia Society, how to plant and care for your dahlias and what to do at the end of the season. Misty and Carol will take you through the dahlia growing season from spring to first frost, sharing tips and best practices you can use to successfully grow these beautiful flowers yourself. There will be a question and answer time after the presentation.  Cost is $25.00/person and registration includes a pre-sprouted dahlia plant to be picked up at Wright-Locke Farm in Winchester prior to the class.  The webinar will take place Tuesday, June 15, from 6:30 – 8.

Yankee Dahlia Society is a club based in Massachusetts to promote the growing and enjoyment of dahlias, supporting growers in New England and connecting with growers around the world. Check out the club website and social media pages (@YankeeDahliaSociety) to learn more. 
Learn More & Register Here