Daily Archives: February 12, 2022

Thursday, February 24, 6:30 pm – Ca’ d’Zan: A Glamorous Icon of the Roaring Twenties, Online

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Morven Museum & Garden’s exciting Grand Homes & Gardens Distinguished Speakers Series returns with another stellar lineup. This year we travel to the Roaring 20’s starting at Innisfree in New York, then south to Swan House in Georgia, down to Ca’ D’Zan on Florida’s west coast; finally arriving in Miami’s Vizcaya. Held live in Morven’s Stockton Education Center, adjacent to the Museum, and simulcast on Zoom, in February and March, this illustrated lecture series brightens winter up and down the coast.

In person program includes light refreshments tailored to the theme of each week’s featured lecturer. Online virtual program includes recipes for make-at-home fare. Pricing ranges from $15 to $90 – register HERE.

On February 24 at 6:30, Marissa Hershon, Curator of Ca ‘d’Zan and Decorative Arts at the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, will speak on this Glamorous Icon of the Roaring Twenties. Ca’ d’Zan, the winter residence of John and Mable Ringling in Sarasota, Florida, has been revered as an architectural gem since it was completed in 1926. Designed for the circus magnate, entrepreneur and art collector and his wife, Ca’ d’Zan or House of John in Venetian dialect, was intended as a showplace for entertaining during the mild winter season in Florida. The Mediterranean Revival style mansion is an American masterpiece by New York architect, Dwight James Baum. The architecture and interiors are a reflection of the Ringlings’ taste for Eurocentric design, while the original furnishings the Ringlings purchased show their admiration for ornate fashions of the Gilded Age. While spending winters in Florida, the Ringlings enjoyed hosting family, friends, politicians, and associates in the entertainment industry. Beyond the formal rooms for entertaining, the waterfront property was also a launching point for yachting excursions on the Zalophus. As a glamorous icon of Sarasota’s boom years, Ca’ d’Zan allows visitors to step back in time to the Roaring 20’s.

Tuesday, February 22, 2:00 pm – Rose Workshop with Michael Marriott, Online from the UK

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Join the Morven Museum & Garden for an online afternoon (February 22, 2 pm Eastern) surrounded by roses and lush gardens with renowned rosarian and garden designer Michael Marriott as he presents a special rose workshop just for Morven.  Mr. Marriott did this virtual event last year to great acclaim.

This virtual program – live from the UK – will include highlights and history of some of Morven’s roses as well as garden design techniques and Mr. Marriott’s common sense approach to growing and caring for roses. 

Michael Marriott was an integral part of David Austin Roses for 35 years and at the firm’s headquarters in Albrighton where he was the font of knowledge for all matters relating to roses. Michael has played an important part in the development and popularization of English Roses and therefore has intimate knowledge of all of the 200 plus English Roses bred and introduced by David Austin Roses.

As a garden designer, he is known for dense romantic beds whether purely roses or mixed in with perennials. He has designed many rose gardens and borders around the world of varying sizes, both public and private. Public gardens include the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Queen Mary’s Rose Garden in Regent’s Park, Hampton Court Palace, Wynyard Hall, Trentham Gardens and the David Austin garden near Osaka in Japan. His private clients are primarily in the United Kingdom, the United States and Europe, but he has also worked on gardens in New Zealand, China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Russia and even Bhutan.

$10 for Friends of Morven, $15 for general public. A personal Zoom link will be emailed the day of the event. A recording of this lecture will be sent to all registrants following the presentation, Register HERE.