Boston Flora

Tag: Architectural Digest

  • Thursday, April 29, 2:00 pm – A Year at Clove Brook Farm, Online

    In his first book, A Year at Clove Brook Farm, Christopher Spitzmiller invites us to explore his ultimate country retreat, where he has created an idyllic lifestyle of the weekend farmer. Christopher’s gardens and home are a reflection of his varied passions and intense creativity.

    Join the Garden Conservancy for this April 29 webinar at 2 pm, as Christopher takes us into his beautiful home and gardens. Christopher Spitzmiller’s lamps, tableware, and other ceramics are found in every chic A-list interior, including the White House, and are regularly featured in celebrated publications, including Architectural Digest and The Wall Street Journal. He is on the Garden Conservancy board of directors, and his gardens at Clove Brook Farm are regularly featured on Open Days, including this year on Saturday, September 18.

    Please note that registration will end 24 hours prior to this webinar.
    $5 Garden Conservancy members – webinar only
    $15 General admission – webinar only
    $35 Webinar and one copy of A Year at Clove Brook Farm book

  • Tuesday, February 16, 1:00 pm – Kathryn Herman: An Eye for Design, Online

    Tuesday, February 16, 1:00 pm – Kathryn Herman: An Eye for Design, Online

    Founding principal of Kathryn Herman Design in New Canaan, Kathryn Herman brings a strong horticultural background and intense interest in architecture to the international residential and commercial work that has garnered her firm recent Arthur Ross, Palladio, Stanford White, and Connecticut ASLA awards. Her own historic garden-reflecting her passion for classic British landscapes, with thematic plantings and a 114-foot-long garden room packed with perennials and backed by mature trees-has been included on the Garden Conservancy’s Open Days and featured in Architectural Digest. In 2012, Herman was elected into the New England Design Hall of Fame for her contributions to landscape design. Ms. Herman will give an online New York Botanical Garden talk on February 16 at 1:00 pm. $18, preregistration required at www.nybg.org.

  • Tuesday, December 15, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Frances Palmer: Cultivating a Creative Life, Online

    Frances Palmer centers her creative life-and daily photo shoots-in an airy studio inside her Connecticut barn. The celebrated potter, gardener, cook and entrepreneur was trained as an art historian, but became obsessed with dahlias after spotting one in a gardening book. Today, growing all flowers is her passion, and they fill her extraordinary pots that have been featured in: The New York Times Magazine, Vogue, Elle Decor, Martha Stewart Living, Architectural Digest and scores of others. Drawing on insights from her debut book, Life in the Studio: Inspiration and Lessons on Creativity, Palmer focuses on what matter most: determination, routine, prioritization, perseverance, and perspective. This online lecture sponsored by the New York Botanical Garden will take place December 15 from 1 – 2 pm. $15 for NYBG members, $18 for nonmembers. Register at https://www.enrole.com/nybg/jsp/session.jsp?sessionId=212LAN265CO&courseId=212LAN265CO&categoryId=10C211B0

  • Sunday, September 11, 10:00 am – 11:00 am – The Gardens of Arne Maynard

    The Gardens of Arne Maynard is the first book on the work of one of the world’s most celebrated and sought-after garden designers working today. Based in Great Britain, Maynard is known for his award-winning gardens at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show and for his many private commissions across the world. Central to his work as a designer is his ability to identify and draw out the essence of a place, something that gives his gardens a particular quality of harmony and belonging. His work has been featured in Architectural Digest, Gardens Illustrated, The New York Times, Garden Design, The World of Interiors, House & Garden, Country Life, The English Garden, Vogue, and many more. Mr. Maynard will speak at Tower Hill Botanic Garden on Sunday, September 11 at 10 am, followed by book signing. Tower Hill members $15, nonmembers $25. Register online at http://www.towerhillbg.org.

  • Friday, June 17, 2:00 pm – Tiffany & Co.: Flora and Fauna: 170 Years of Tiffany Excellence

    John Loring will present an illustrated lecture Tiffany & Co.: Flora and Fauna: 170 Years of Tiffany Excellence as part of the 2011 World Flower Show on Friday, June 17, at 2 pm in the Cityview Ballroom of the Seaport World Trade Center (Plaza Level.)  Mr. Loring is Design Director Emeritus of Tiffany & Co. and the author of numerous books on Tiffany, and art in general. He graduated from Yale University and has an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Pratt Institute. He has served on the acquisitions committee of the Department of Prints and Illustrated Books at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.Tickets to the lecture are $10, and may be purchased on line at www.wafausa.org.