This seaside garden, just a few feet above high tide, with stunning views of the open ocean, faces nearly constant wind and salt. The garden challenges are enormous, but understanding small differences in microclimate is helpful. Perhaps the biggest obstacle to success is finding plants that can grow in these harsh conditions. Despite a limited planting palette, there are numerous interesting shrubs, perennials and annuals that are utilized to great effect. This is a relatively new garden, just four years old, so creating garden rooms for entertainment and learning what works is an ongoing process.

This two-acre site on Peach’s Point overlooking Doliber Cove has a rich garden history. During the early 1900s it was an Italianate formal garden with pools, formal rose garden, and statuary, part of an enormous estate owned by yachtsman Francis Crowninshield and his heiress, historical preservationist wife, Louise du Pont Crowninshield. The current owners bought the property with its overgrown and neglected gardens in 1996. Three years later, after discovering the property’s rich landscape history, the owners hired Doug Jones from Boston’s Keith LeBlanc Landscape Architecture farm to restore the gardens. Based on period black-and-white photographs from 1937, new replicated iron railings were installed, caved-in concrete pools were rebuilt, and old roses were planted to recreate the garden. The original house no longer exists, thus certain landscape transitions presented challenges that have been handled delicately. The new house sits on the water, and the gardens surrounding it have been done in a more contemporary style. The property has some enormous beeches that date to the original period.



We purchased the home and property in 2016. We immediately embarked on the enormous undertaking of removing invasive plants, such as Burning Bush, Barberry, Pennisetum grasses, and mile a minute vine. It took two years to fully renovate the property, creating thoughtful spaces for gathering and dining, moving boulders to create rock gardens, walls and a jumping rock on the pool edge. We planted thousands of native plants to create a high performing landscape that provides a variety of benefits to the local ecology such as conserving resources, managing stormwater, providing habitat for local wildlife, and reducing maintenance needs. The beautiful natural setting supports the biodiversity and habitat of Mallard Lake and Pound Ridge, and plays a part in slowing the decline of native flora and fauna. We absolutely love the quiet solitude of living on Mallard Lake, watching amazing wildlife and knowing that we are making a difference. 

This garden’s estimated size is 4 acres.

We purchased the home and property in 2016. We immediately embarked on the enormous undertaking of removing invasive plants, such as Burning Bush, Barberry, Pennisetum grasses, and mile a minute vine. It took two years to fully renovate the property, creating thoughtful spaces for gathering and dining, moving boulders to create rock gardens, walls and a jumping rock on the pool edge. We planted thousands of native plants to create a high performing landscape that provides a variety of benefits to the local ecology such as conserving resources, managing stormwater, providing habitat for local wildlife, and reducing maintenance needs. The beautiful natural setting supports the biodiversity and habitat of Mallard Lake and Pound Ridge, and plays a part in slowing the decline of native flora and fauna. We absolutely love the quiet solitude of living on Mallard Lake, watching amazing wildlife and knowing that we are making a difference. 

We purchased the home and property in 2016. We immediately embarked on the enormous undertaking of removing invasive plants, such as Burning Bush, Barberry, Pennisetum grasses, and mile a minute vine. It took two years to fully renovate the property, creating thoughtful spaces for gathering and dining, moving boulders to create rock gardens, walls and a jumping rock on the pool edge. We planted thousands of native plants to create a high performing landscape that provides a variety of benefits to the local ecology such as conserving resources, managing stormwater, providing habitat for local wildlife, and reducing maintenance needs. The beautiful natural setting supports the biodiversity and habitat of Mallard Lake and Pound Ridge, and plays a part in slowing the decline of native flora and fauna. We absolutely love the quiet solitude of living on Mallard Lake, watching amazing wildlife and knowing that we are making a difference. 

This garden’s estimated size is 4 acres.

2025 Open Day:  Saturday, July 26

Hours: 10-12, 12-2, 2-4



We purchased the home and property in 2016. We immediately embarked on the enormous undertaking of removing invasive plants, such as Burning Bush, Barberry, Pennisetum grasses, and mile a minute vine. It took two years to fully renovate the property, creating thoughtful spaces for gathering and dining, moving boulders to create rock gardens, walls and a jumping rock on the pool edge. We planted thousands of native plants to create a high performing landscape that provides a variety of benefits to the local ecology such as conserving resources, managing stormwater, providing habitat for local wildlife, and reducing maintenance needs. The beautiful natural setting supports the biodiversity and habitat of Mallard Lake and Pound Ridge, and plays a part in slowing the decline of native flora and fauna. We absolutely love the quiet solitude of living on Mallard Lake, watching amazing wildlife and knowing that we are making a difference. 

This garden’s estimated size is 4 acres.

We purchased the home and property in 2016. We immediately embarked on the enormous undertaking of removing invasive plants, such as Burning Bush, Barberry, Pennisetum grasses, and mile a minute vine. It took two years to fully renovate the property, creating thoughtful spaces for gathering and dining, moving boulders to create rock gardens, walls and a jumping rock on the pool edge. We planted thousands of native plants to create a high performing landscape that provides a variety of benefits to the local ecology such as conserving resources, managing stormwater, providing habitat for local wildlife, and reducing maintenance needs. The beautiful natural setting supports the biodiversity and habitat of Mallard Lake and Pound Ridge, and plays a part in slowing the decline of native flora and fauna. We absolutely love the quiet solitude of living on Mallard Lake, watching amazing wildlife and knowing that we are making a difference. 

We purchased the home and property in 2016. We immediately embarked on the enormous undertaking of removing invasive plants, such as Burning Bush, Barberry, Pennisetum grasses, and mile a minute vine. It took two years to fully renovate the property, creating thoughtful spaces for gathering and dining, moving boulders to create rock gardens, walls and a jumping rock on the pool edge. We planted thousands of native plants to create a high performing landscape that provides a variety of benefits to the local ecology such as conserving resources, managing stormwater, providing habitat for local wildlife, and reducing maintenance needs. The beautiful natural setting supports the biodiversity and habitat of Mallard Lake and Pound Ridge, and plays a part in slowing the decline of native flora and fauna. We absolutely love the quiet solitude of living on Mallard Lake, watching amazing wildlife and knowing that we are making a difference. 

This garden’s estimated size is 4 acres.

2025 Open Day:  Saturday, July 26

Hours: 10-12, 12-2, 2-4

This seaside garden, just a few feet above high tide, with stunning views of the open ocean, faces nearly constant wind and salt. The garden challenges are enormous, but understanding small differences in microclimate is helpful. Perhaps the biggest obstacle to success is finding plants that can grow in these harsh conditions. Despite a limited planting palette, there are numerous interesting shrubs, perennials and annuals that are utilized to great effect. This is a relatively new garden, just four years old, so creating garden rooms for entertainment and learning what works is an ongoing process.

This two-acre site on Peach’s Point overlooking Doliber Cove has a rich garden history. During the early 1900s it was an Italianate formal garden with pools, formal rose garden, and statuary, part of an enormous estate owned by yachtsman Francis Crowninshield and his heiress, historical preservationist wife, Louise du Pont Crowninshield. The current owners bought the property with its overgrown and neglected gardens in 1996. Three years later, after discovering the property’s rich landscape history, the owners hired Doug Jones from Boston’s Keith LeBlanc Landscape Architecture farm to restore the gardens. Based on period black-and-white photographs from 1937, new replicated iron railings were installed, caved-in concrete pools were rebuilt, and old roses were planted to recreate the garden. The original house no longer exists, thus certain landscape transitions presented challenges that have been handled delicately. The new house sits on the water, and the gardens surrounding it have been done in a more contemporary style. The property has some enormous beeches that date to the original period.

This seaside garden, just a few feet above high tide, with stunning views of the open ocean, faces nearly constant wind and salt. The garden challenges are enormous, but understanding small differences in microclimate is helpful. Perhaps the biggest obstacle to success is finding plants that can grow in these harsh conditions. Despite a limited planting palette, there are numerous interesting shrubs, perennials and annuals that are utilized to great effect. This is a relatively new garden, just four years old, so creating garden rooms for entertainment and learning what works is an ongoing process.

This two-acre site on Peach’s Point overlooking Doliber Cove has a rich garden history. During the early 1900s it was an Italianate formal garden with pools, formal rose garden, and statuary, part of an enormous estate owned by yachtsman Francis Crowninshield and his heiress, historical preservationist wife, Louise du Pont Crowninshield. The current owners bought the property with its overgrown and neglected gardens in 1996. Three years later, after discovering the property’s rich landscape history, the owners hired Doug Jones from Boston’s Keith LeBlanc Landscape Architecture farm to restore the gardens. Based on period black-and-white photographs from 1937, new replicated iron railings were installed, caved-in concrete pools were rebuilt, and old roses were planted to recreate the garden. The original house no longer exists, thus certain landscape transitions presented challenges that have been handled delicately. The new house sits on the water, and the gardens surrounding it have been done in a more contemporary style. The property has some enormous beeches that date to the original period.



We purchased the home and property in 2016. We immediately embarked on the enormous undertaking of removing invasive plants, such as Burning Bush, Barberry, Pennisetum grasses, and mile a minute vine. It took two years to fully renovate the property, creating thoughtful spaces for gathering and dining, moving boulders to create rock gardens, walls and a jumping rock on the pool edge. We planted thousands of native plants to create a high performing landscape that provides a variety of benefits to the local ecology such as conserving resources, managing stormwater, providing habitat for local wildlife, and reducing maintenance needs. The beautiful natural setting supports the biodiversity and habitat of Mallard Lake and Pound Ridge, and plays a part in slowing the decline of native flora and fauna. We absolutely love the quiet solitude of living on Mallard Lake, watching amazing wildlife and knowing that we are making a difference. 

This garden’s estimated size is 4 acres.

We purchased the home and property in 2016. We immediately embarked on the enormous undertaking of removing invasive plants, such as Burning Bush, Barberry, Pennisetum grasses, and mile a minute vine. It took two years to fully renovate the property, creating thoughtful spaces for gathering and dining, moving boulders to create rock gardens, walls and a jumping rock on the pool edge. We planted thousands of native plants to create a high performing landscape that provides a variety of benefits to the local ecology such as conserving resources, managing stormwater, providing habitat for local wildlife, and reducing maintenance needs. The beautiful natural setting supports the biodiversity and habitat of Mallard Lake and Pound Ridge, and plays a part in slowing the decline of native flora and fauna. We absolutely love the quiet solitude of living on Mallard Lake, watching amazing wildlife and knowing that we are making a difference. 

We purchased the home and property in 2016. We immediately embarked on the enormous undertaking of removing invasive plants, such as Burning Bush, Barberry, Pennisetum grasses, and mile a minute vine. It took two years to fully renovate the property, creating thoughtful spaces for gathering and dining, moving boulders to create rock gardens, walls and a jumping rock on the pool edge. We planted thousands of native plants to create a high performing landscape that provides a variety of benefits to the local ecology such as conserving resources, managing stormwater, providing habitat for local wildlife, and reducing maintenance needs. The beautiful natural setting supports the biodiversity and habitat of Mallard Lake and Pound Ridge, and plays a part in slowing the decline of native flora and fauna. We absolutely love the quiet solitude of living on Mallard Lake, watching amazing wildlife and knowing that we are making a difference. 

This garden’s estimated size is 4 acres.

2025 Open Day:  Saturday, July 26

Hours: 10-12, 12-2, 2-4



This seaside garden, just a few feet above high tide, with stunning views of the open ocean, faces nearly constant wind and salt. The garden challenges are enormous, but understanding small differences in microclimate is helpful. Perhaps the biggest obstacle to success is finding plants that can grow in these harsh conditions. Despite a limited planting palette, there are numerous interesting shrubs, perennials and annuals that are utilized to great effect. This is a relatively new garden, just four years old, so creating garden rooms for entertainment and learning what works is an ongoing process.

We purchased the home and property in 2016. We immediately embarked on the enormous undertaking of removing invasive plants, such as Burning Bush, Barberry, Pennisetum grasses, and mile a minute vine. It took two years to fully renovate the property, creating thoughtful spaces for gathering and dining, moving boulders to create rock gardens, walls and a jumping rock on the pool edge. We planted thousands of native plants to create a high performing landscape that provides a variety of benefits to the local ecology such as conserving resources, managing stormwater, providing habitat for local wildlife, and reducing maintenance needs. The beautiful natural setting supports the biodiversity and habitat of Mallard Lake and Pound Ridge, and plays a part in slowing the decline of native flora and fauna. We absolutely love the quiet solitude of living on Mallard Lake, watching amazing wildlife and knowing that we are making a difference. 

This garden’s estimated size is 4 acres.

2025 Open Day:  Saturday, July 26

Hours: 10-12, 12-2, 2-4

We purchased the home and property in 2016. We immediately embarked on the enormous undertaking of removing invasive plants, such as Burning Bush, Barberry, Pennisetum grasses, and mile a minute vine. It took two years to fully renovate the property, creating thoughtful spaces for gathering and dining, moving boulders to create rock gardens, walls and a jumping rock on the pool edge. We planted thousands of native plants to create a high performing landscape that provides a variety of benefits to the local ecology such as conserving resources, managing stormwater, providing habitat for local wildlife, and reducing maintenance needs. The beautiful natural setting supports the biodiversity and habitat of Mallard Lake and Pound Ridge, and plays a part in slowing the decline of native flora and fauna. We absolutely love the quiet solitude of living on Mallard Lake, watching amazing wildlife and knowing that we are making a difference. 

This garden’s estimated size is 4 acres.

We purchased the home and property in 2016. We immediately embarked on the enormous undertaking of removing invasive plants, such as Burning Bush, Barberry, Pennisetum grasses, and mile a minute vine. It took two years to fully renovate the property, creating thoughtful spaces for gathering and dining, moving boulders to create rock gardens, walls and a jumping rock on the pool edge. We planted thousands of native plants to create a high performing landscape that provides a variety of benefits to the local ecology such as conserving resources, managing stormwater, providing habitat for local wildlife, and reducing maintenance needs. The beautiful natural setting supports the biodiversity and habitat of Mallard Lake and Pound Ridge, and plays a part in slowing the decline of native flora and fauna. We absolutely love the quiet solitude of living on Mallard Lake, watching amazing wildlife and knowing that we are making a difference. 

This two-acre site on Peach’s Point overlooking Doliber Cove has a rich garden history. During the early 1900s it was an Italianate formal garden with pools, formal rose garden, and statuary, part of an enormous estate owned by yachtsman Francis Crowninshield and his heiress, historical preservationist wife, Louise du Pont Crowninshield. The current owners bought the property with its overgrown and neglected gardens in 1996. Three years later, after discovering the property’s rich landscape history, the owners hired Doug Jones from Boston’s Keith LeBlanc Landscape Architecture farm to restore the gardens. Based on period black-and-white photographs from 1937, new replicated iron railings were installed, caved-in concrete pools were rebuilt, and old roses were planted to recreate the garden. The original house no longer exists, thus certain landscape transitions presented challenges that have been handled delicately. The new house sits on the water, and the gardens surrounding it have been done in a more contemporary style. The property has some enormous beeches that date to the original period.

On the occasion of his long-awaited debut book about his pre-eminent landscape design firm in the North Shore of Chicago, Open Days Garden Host Craig Bergmann and his Head Gardener Russell Buvala will discuss their company’s process of design, installation, and maintenance. Additionally, they will highlight a few of their favorite garden profiles and personal garden experiences. For more than four decades, Bergmann has been recognized for establishing a true dialogue between the garden and the architectural site. Revered as a plantsman, Bergmann layers his designs with vibrant blooms and textured foliage. The Art of Fine Gardening features twenty gardens that span his career and are located in the North Shore. A special chapter is dedicated to the Gardens at 900, the historic estate designed by architect David Adler, which he developed and reimagined as a series of lush private garden rooms with hedges, towering topiary, and perennial borders, interspersed with classical figures and ornament.

With a passion deeply rooted in the harmony of design and nature, CRAIG BERGMANN’s award-winning work is a testament to his skill, innovation, and commitment to sustainability. At the heart of his practice is a profound respect for the natural world, seamlessly integrated with the architectural heritage of each space. RUSSELL BUVALA has been Head Gardener for Craig Bergmann Landscape Design Inc. for the last 37 years. As Head Gardener, he oversees the company’s garden care division, leading a team of gardeners and florists in the stewardship of over 150 gardens throughout the Midwest.

SPECIAL OFFER: If you'd like to purchase the book, The Art of Fine Gardening: Craig Bergmann Landscape Design, you will be provided with a complimentary admission to the webinar. Price includes book, free shipping, and webinar admission. To take advantage of this offer, leave this page and register here.

Note: You will receive the webinar link directly from Zoom.

A recording of this webinar will be sent to all registrants a few days after the event. We encourage you to register, even if you cannot attend the live webinar. 

Participants in this webinar have the option to purchase a copy of the book, The Art of Fine Gardening: Craig Bergmann Landscape Design, receive complimentary admission to the webinar. Price below includes book, free shipping, and webinar admission.

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On the occasion of his long-awaited debut book about his pre-eminent landscape design firm in the North Shore of Chicago, Open Days Garden Host Craig Bergmann and his Head Gardener Russell Buvala will discuss their company’s process of design, installation, and maintenance. Additionally, they will highlight a few of their favorite garden profiles and personal garden experiences. For more than four decades, Bergmann has been recognized for establishing a true dialogue between the garden and the architectural site. Revered as a plantsman, Bergmann layers his designs with vibrant blooms and textured foliage. The Art of Fine Gardening features twenty gardens that span his career and are located in the North Shore. A special chapter is dedicated to the Gardens at 900, the historic estate designed by architect David Adler, which he developed and reimagined as a series of lush private garden rooms with hedges, towering topiary, and perennial borders, interspersed with classical figures and ornament.

With a passion deeply rooted in the harmony of design and nature, CRAIG BERGMANN’s award-winning work is a testament to his skill, innovation, and commitment to sustainability. At the heart of his practice is a profound respect for the natural world, seamlessly integrated with the architectural heritage of each space. RUSSELL BUVALA has been Head Gardener for Craig Bergmann Landscape Design Inc. for the last 37 years. As Head Gardener, he oversees the company’s garden care division, leading a team of gardeners and florists in the stewardship of over 150 gardens throughout the Midwest.

Note: You will receive the webinar link directly from Zoom. The book will be shipped shortly after the webinar and arrive in 1-2 weeks via UPS. Please provide a shipping address at checkout. No P.O. Boxes.

A recording of this webinar will be sent to all registrants a few days after the event. We encourage you to register, even if you cannot attend the live webinar. 

John Custis IV, in addition to being a member of the political elite and the first father-in-law of Martha Washington, was the creator of one of the most renowned colonial gardens of the early eighteenth century. The four-acre garden was said to contain gravel paths, topiary, hundreds of native and imported plant varieties, and statues. While his correspondence with gardening luminaries such as Peter Collinson revealed much about the plants, the appearance and layout remained a mystery—until now. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation concluded a five-year archaeological excavation to uncover this important lost landscape. We will explore the evidence to discover the design for the garden, revealing a truly baroque layout.

JACK GARY is Executive Director of Archaeology for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. He leads a team of archaeologists, curators, and scholars to reveal the hidden stories of Williamsburg’s past. He is the former Director of Archaeology and Landscapes for Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest.

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A recording of this webinar will be sent to all registrants a few days after the event. We encourage you to register, even if you cannot attend the live webinar.

Sleepy Cat Farm embodies the vision of Fred Landman who, since acquiring a Georgian Revival house and six acres of neglected grounds in Greenwich, CT, has transformed his property into a magical thirteen-acre landscape that serves as a testament to his belief in the harmony between house and garden. This four-part Virtual Program, which began with two episodes in the spring and summer, continues to explore the evolution of Fred’s vision from 1994 to today. It tells the story of how the talented architects, horticulturists and artisans he collaborates with have married landscape and architecture to create a series of highly personal sanctuaries. Fred delights in sharing these spaces with hundreds of visitors every year.

FALL EPISODE A Horticultural Perspective

Alan Gorkin, First Head Horticulturist at Sleepy Cat Farm Foundation

Thursday, October 2 | 2 p.m. Eastern

Horticulturist Alan Gorkin discusses how his role in the garden expanded as the garden itself evolved. Alan came to Sleepy Cat Farm’s expanded greenhouses and vegetable gardens in 2008, after working at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Cranford Rose Garden, and as head grower and cutting garden supervisor for Old Westbury Gardens on Long Island. For a while he was the garden’s only full-time employee; a landscaping service managed the overall maintenance program. It wasn’t long before Fred Landman recognized that Alan’s talents could be utilized in a broader capacity. Fred put Alan in charge of a handpicked staff and oversight of the landscaping service and let Alan build on the bones of the garden that he and landscape architect Charles Stick created. Drawing partly on lessons from Charles and partly on his own horticultural expertise, Alan complemented the garden’s pathways, vistas and architecture with unique plantings until his retirement last year. His longtime contributions to the garden underlie much of Sleepy Cat Farm’s magical charm. 

ABOUT SLEEPY CAT FARM FOUNDATION and FRED LANDMAN Sleepy Cat Farm Foundation, founded by Garden Conservancy Board Member Fred Landman, has been participating in the Garden Conservancy’s Open Days Program for sixteen years. Starting with a modest attendance, Sleepy Cat Open Days now typically sell out with 900 visitors. Along with Open Days and various Garden Conservancy fundraising events, Fred’s wife, Seen Lippert, has hosted Farm to Table Cooking Classes, and Sleepy Cat Horticulturist Alan Gorkin has given Digging Deeper garden talks. Fred and Seen believe in sharing the beauty and bounty of their garden in many ways. They support the Greenwich Land Trust, Green and Clean, Greenwich Historical Society, and other local organizations and charities. They share the produce from their garden with a local food bank. In addition to Garden Conservancy Open Days, they host numerous Garden Clubs with private tours and special presentations throughout the year.

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Join us for a virtual roundtable discussion to celebrate the publication of The Contemporary Garden (Phaidon, 2025) with a panel of designers and garden experts featured in the book. Spanning the late twentieth century to the present, The Contemporary Garden showcases 300 stunning gardens, from roof gardens to wildflower meadows, each celebrated with a large-format image and an insightful description that will deepen the reader’s understanding of the creator’s work. Organized alphabetically by designer, this stunning book celebrates the visual beauty and creativity of gardens and demonstrates how our evolving stylistic and horticultural aesthetic fosters an increasingly strong connection with the natural world. Curated in collaboration with an international team of horticultural experts, this wide-ranging collection includes established and lesser-known designers, capturing the global rise of garden design and offering a rich source of inspiration.

SPECIAL OFFER: If you purchase the book featured in this webinar, The Contemporary Garden, you will receive complimentary admission to the webinar. Price includes book, free shipping, and webinar admission. To take advantage of this offer, leave this page and register here.

Note: You will receive the webinar link directly from Zoom.

A recording of this webinar will be sent to all registrants a few days after the event. We encourage you to register, even if you cannot attend the live webinar. 

SPECIAL OFFER: If you purchase the book featured in this webinar, The Contemporary Garden, you will receive complimentary admission to the webinar. Price includes book, free shipping, and webinar admission. To take advantage of this offer, register below.

If you'd like to purchase webinar admission only, please click here.

Join us for a virtual roundtable discussion to celebrate the publication of The Contemporary Garden (Phaidon, 2025) with a panel of designers and garden experts featured in the book. Spanning the late twentieth century to the present, The Contemporary Garden showcases 300 stunning gardens, from roof gardens to wildflower meadows, each celebrated with a large-format image and an insightful description that will deepen the reader’s understanding of the creator’s work. Organized alphabetically by designer, this stunning book celebrates the visual beauty and creativity of gardens and demonstrates how our evolving stylistic and horticultural aesthetic fosters an increasingly strong connection with the natural world. Curated in collaboration with an international team of horticultural experts, this wide-ranging collection includes established and lesser-known designers, capturing the global rise of garden design and offering a rich source of inspiration.

Note: You will receive the webinar link directly from Zoom. The book will be shipped shortly after the webinar and arrive in 1-2 weeks via UPS. Please provide a shipping address at checkout. No P.O. Boxes.

A recording of this webinar will be sent to all registrants a few days after the event. We encourage you to register, even if you cannot attend the live webinar. 

The creation of internationally acclaimed English gardener and designer Dan Pearson, Robin Hill is nestled in the picturesque Litchfield Hills, a segment of the Appalachian Mountain range in northwestern Connecticut. Pearson's work is carefully considered and brilliantly conceived. Here, he has been reimagining this rolling 20-acre landscape in a naturalistic style, enhancing the feeling that the surrounding countryside embraces the house. James McGrath, Robin Hill's accomplished head gardener, will lead a small group through the lush private property that new encompasses, a cutting garden, an orchard, a moss garden, and meadows leading to a mature native woodland.

Location:

Robin Hill

Norfolk, CT

A new, motivated generation of garden makers are just as, if not more, concerned with ecology as aesthetics. This might require that we accept a wider definition of “garden”, and a broader sense of what beauty can be, but the reward for embracing a different ethos is a deeper, more fulfilling relationship with the little world outside your back door. These gardens are a good news story to give us hope, as well as dynamic works of art and activism, science and sustenance. They offer a glimpse of what’s possible, a brighter future, and a gentle plea for nature.

STEPHANIE MAHON is Editor of Gardens Illustrated and host of the Talking Gardens podcast. Twice winner of the Garden Journalist of the Year Award, she previously edited The English Garden magazine and the Society of Garden Designers’ Garden Design Journal. She is author of several books, including Wild Gardens: Inspired by Nature for the National Trust.

SPECIAL OFFER: If you purchase the book featured in this webinar, The New Beautiful: Innovative Spaces and the Changing Face of Gardens, you will receive complimentary admission to the webinar. Price includes book, free shipping, and webinar admission. To take advantage of this offer, leave this page and register here.

Note: You will receive the webinar link directly from Zoom.

A recording of this webinar will be sent to all registrants a few days after the event. We encourage you to register, even if you cannot attend the live webinar. 

SPECIAL OFFER: If you purchase the book featured in this webinar, The New Beautiful: Innovative Spaces and the Changing Face of Gardens, you will receive complimentary admission to the webinar. Price includes book, free shipping, and webinar admission. To take advantage of this offer, register below.

If you'd like to purchase webinar admission only, please click here.

A new, motivated generation of garden makers are just as, if not more, concerned with ecology as aesthetics. This might require that we accept a wider definition of “garden”, and a broader sense of what beauty can be, but the reward for embracing a different ethos is a deeper, more fulfilling relationship with the little world outside your back door. These gardens are a good news story to give us hope, as well as dynamic works of art and activism, science and sustenance. They offer a glimpse of what’s possible, a brighter future, and a gentle plea for nature.

STEPHANIE MAHON is Editor of Gardens Illustrated and host of the Talking Gardens podcast. Twice winner of the Garden Journalist of the Year Award, she previously edited The English Garden magazine and the Society of Garden Designers’ Garden Design Journal. She is author of several books, including Wild Gardens: Inspired by Nature for the National Trust.

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A recording of this webinar will be sent to all registrants a few days after the event. We encourage you to register, even if you cannot attend the live webinar. 

Tour Metabolic Studio, a living laboratory in Downtown Los Angeles, on a site adjacent to the Los Angeles River, dedicated to soil regeneration, seed preservation, and bioremediation, mitigating the sixth mass extinction by reactivating buried landscapes. The tour will be hosted by the studio's founder Lauren Bon and Community Liaisons Andrea Martinez and Kelly Majewski. Bon is an American environmental artist and activist and a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow in Fine Arts. Her practice, Metabolic Studio, explores self-sustaining and self-diversifying systems of exchange that feed emergent properties that regenerate the life web. Among her studio's ambitious projects are Bending the River, which moves a portion of water from the LA River through a native wetland treatment and redistributes it to local parks; and FarmLab, which explores the powerful connection between art, ecology, and community.

Location:

Metabolic Studio

Los Angeles, CA