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Tag: Beatrix Farrand Society

  • Thursday, September 6 – Sunday, September 9 – The Gardens of Bar Harbor and Mt. Desert Island

    Berkshire Botanical Garden invites you to join an exclusive tour to discover the gardens of Bar Harbor and Mt. Desert Island. Mt. Desert Island is considered one of Maine’s most revered summer resort islands where such towns as Bar Harbor, Seal Harbor and Northeast Harbor dot the area. A major aspect of Mt. Desert Island is nature and the cultivation of beautiful gardens. One person stands out for her highly talented contribution: the legendary landscape designer Beatrix Farrand, who summered at Bar Harbor for over half a century, creating over 60 gardens on the island. One of her greatest projects was the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden at Seal Harbor. Collections of plants from her Reef Point home can now be seen at the Asticou Azalea Garden and Thuya Garden, both at Northeast Harbor. Another Farrand garden can be found at her last home, Garland Farm, Salisbury Cove, now maintained by the Beatrix Farrand Society.  Trip highlights may be viewed at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/sites/default/files/BBG%20Bar%20Harbor%20Trip%20Highlights.pdf

  • Sunday, June 4, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Farrand’s National Park Legacy

    Roxanne Brouse, Landscape Architect with Rieley & Assoc. in Charlottesville, Virginia, has done extensive work on Beatrix Farrand’s Maine landscapes. Her monograph, entitled The Public-Spirited Beatrix Farrand of Mount Desert Island, recently published by the Beatrix Farrand Society, is the first detailed guide to Farrand’s collaboration with John D. Rockefeller Jr. on the carriage trails of Acadia National Park. Ms. Brouse will elucidate this lesser know facet of Farrand’s career at the 11th Annual Bellefield Design Lecture, to be held Sunday, June 4 from 2 – 4 at the Henry A. Wallace Visitor Center at the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site on Albany Post Roadin Hyde Park, New York. There will be a Reception, Heirloom Plant Sale, and Garden Boutique in the Beatrix Farrand Garden at Bellefield following the lecture.  Tickets: $35.00 for Beatrix Farrand Garden Association Members and $45.00 for Non-Members. You may reserve on line at http://www.beatrixfarrandgardenhydepark.org/special-events/bellefield-design-lecture.

  • Sunday, July 17, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Bar Harbor Garden Club Garden Tour

    The Bar Harbor Garden Club will host a garden tour on Sunday, July 17, from 10 – 4, beginning on Route 3 in Bar Harbor, Maine. Proceeds go toward club supported causes, such as Beatrix Farrand Society, Butterfly Park, Jr. Enrichment Programs, Student Conservation Camp, Scholarships, Student Conservation Association, civic plantings, Mt Desert Island Land and Garden Preserve and Wild Gardens of Acadia. Tickets are $20 each, and you may obtain additional information at www.barharborgardenclub.com, or by telephoning 207-288-9689. Bar Harbor garden image below from www.gardendesignonline.com.