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  • Monday, March 11, 6:00 pm (recorded version available March 12) – William Welles Bosworth

    Stephen F. Byrns, President of the Untermyer Gardens Conservancy, will present the Untermyer Gardens Winter Lecture 2024 on Monday, March 11 at 6:00 pm at the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Avenue, New York, with a reception following the lecture. Tickets are $35, but a recorded lecture will be available March 12 online for $25. William Welles Bosworth (1869-1966) was a significant American architect who enjoyed a close relationship to the Rockefeller family for over half a century. He was the architect of such major projects as the AT&T building at 195 Broadway (for which Paul Manship, the sculptor of our own sphinxes, created bronze reliefs of the Four Elements) and the campus of MIT in Cambridge, Mass., as well as designs for gardens such as the Rockefellers’ Kykuit. A confirmed classicist, he was noted for his restrained design, informed by a sophisticated grasp of architectural history, while introducing new ideas that were quite original. Reserve on Eventbrite HERE.

  • Thursday, June 22, 8:15 am – 3:30 pm – Kykuit: House, Garden and Sculpture Park Tour

    Join Berkshire Botanical Garden on Thursday, June 22 for a field trip to Kykuit, a preeminent Hudson Valley house and garden. This hilltop paradise was home to four generations of the Rockefeller family, beginning with the philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil and, in his day, the richest man in America. This extraordinary house and gardens have been continuously and meticulously maintained for more than 100 years. Our tour will focus on architecture, gardens, art, history, and spectacular scenery. The 2 1⁄2 hour tour will explore the morning and brook gardens, the Italian garden, and the Adam and Eve fountain area, with a special focus on the exceptional terraced gardens containing Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller’s extensive collection of 20th-century sculpture. Artists represented include Pablo Picasso, Henry Moore, Alexander Calder, Louise Nevelson, and David Smith, among many others. There is extensive topography and sturdy shoes are highly recommended. Following the tour, we will picnic at the Visitors Center on the grounds. Participants can choose to bring a bagged lunch or purchase lunch at the Visitors Center cafe.

    Dress for the weather: comfortable, sturdy footwear and warm, waterproof outerwear, umbrella. Travel by passenger van. Departing BBG parking lot at 8:15 am, returning 3:30pm. BBG members $65, nonmembers $75. Register at www.berkshirebotanical.org.  Image from www.hudsonvalley.org.

  • Wednesday, June 1 – Sign Up Deadline for Stone Barns Center & Gardens of the Hudson River Valley Tour

    Tower Hill Botanic Garden will sponsor a fabulous tour on Wednesday, September 7 – Friday, September 9.  Travel by deluxe motorcoach to explore the natural and cultural history of the Hudson River Valley, including Storm King Art Center, Stone Barns Center (pictured), Union Church, Washington Irving’s Sunnyside, and the Rockefeller Estate Kykuit.  Tower Hill member price $675, non-member $745 per person, double occupancy (single supplement $220), includes transportation, 2 nights in hotel, 2 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 1 dinner, admissions and tours.  A $200 deposit is due June 1 to guarantee a space.  Call 508-869-6111, ext 124, to register and for complete information.

  • Thursday, August 8 – Sunday, August 11 – 2013 American Conifer Society Meeting

    Four amazing gardens await you as you discover the magic of the Hudson Valley area next August (Thursday, August 8 – Sunday, August 11).  Discover these exceptional gardens at the 2013 American Conifer Society Annual Meeting:

    1) Quaker Hill Gardens – is a spectacular 350-acre private garden owned by the Ziff family. There are over 12 miles of roads, trails and paths, 24 waterfalls, over 10,000 planted trees, 45 acres of ponds and lakes and more than 1,000 native plant species.

    2) The Steinhardt Garden (pictured below) – features over 2,000 species of trees, shrubs, lilies, ferns, bulbs and perennials. Over 350 cultivars of Japanese maples are planted on a 7 acres hillside, accented by tons of stone. Along with these wonderful plants, find dozens of unusual waterfowl, llamas, zebras, wallabies, lemurs and camels.

    3) Kykuit – Four generations of Rockefellers enjoyed these spectacular views of the Hudson River Valley. the gardens feature the morning and brook gardens, the Italian garden, the Adam and Eve fountain area and several terraced areas featuring classical and contemporary sculpture.
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    4) The Larned Gardens – details in the future

    The host hotel will be The Holiday Inn at Mt. Kisco, New York.  Look for additional meeting details at www.conifersociety.org. Registration forms should be available by April 2013.

  • Thursday, September 20, 10:00 am – Great Gardens of the Northeast

    The Garden Club of the Back Bay opens its 2012/2013 program year focused on Gardens of America on Thursday, September 20, beginning at 10 am at The College Club, 44 Commonwealth Avenue. Join Adriana O’Sullivan for a spectacular armchair garden tour from Washington, DC to Mount Desert Island in Maine. This one-hour presentation focuses on some of the finest gardens the Northeast has to offer. Dumbarton Oaks in Washington D.C., designed by Beatrix Farrand between 1921 and 1941, Wave Hill Botanic Garden in The Bronx, Kykuit, the Rockefeller estate in Sleepy Hollow, NY (pictured below), the magnificent gardens at Old Westbury on Long Island, Edith Wharton’s estate ‘The Mount’, and Naumkeag in the Berkshire hills. In New Hampshire we visit the home and studio of Augustus Saint Gaudens and on Mount Desert Island in Maine we will see the Thuya Gardens, the Asticou Azalea Garden and the famous Abby Aldridge Rockefeller Garden. All gardens are a feast for the eye and all are open to the public.  GC members will receive written notification.  The public is invited, with a requested $5 donation, and may rsvp at info@bostonflora.com.

  • May 9 – May 16, 2011 – Gardens of New York City, the Hudson River Valley, & the Hamptons

    Join Pacific Horticulture Board member Greg Graves on a fabulous trip visiting riverside estates in New York, May 9 – 16, 2011. In New York City, see the Metropolitan Museum’s exquisite Cloister Garden, innovative community and pocket gardens, exciting new developments along the harbor, and attend a theater evening. Enjoy private guided visits to Wave Hill’s 28 acres of exuberant plantings overlooking the Hudson River, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Vanderbilt Mansion with spectacular views of Newport Harbor, Rockefeller’s lovely Kykuit Estate, and attend a special luncheon at the Culinary Institute. We have coveted invitations to private gardens designed by Richard Hartlage, and two artists’ gardens in the Hamptons; Madoo, Robert Dash’s ever-changing masterpiece, subject of his book, and Jack Larsen’s Longhouse Reserve, housing great sculpture and ethnic art.

    For more information please contact:
    Sterling Tours – New York
    (619) 299-3010
    http://sterlingtoursltd.com/NewYork2011.html