GARDEN STUDY WEEKEND SYMPOSIUM
SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Hollister House Garden Study Weekend will once again bring together some of the most important voices at work today in the fields of horticulture and garden design for a weekend of learning, inspiration, and networking.

2023 Symposium Speakers

Edwina von Gal
Messy or Magic: Biodiversity and the Perception of Beauty

Edwina von Gal founded the Perfect Earth Project in 2013 to promote toxin-free landscapes for the health of people, their pets, and the planet. In this talk Edwina will discuss how conventional standards of landscape beauty are often toxic ecological dead zones. She will show how nature-based landscapes can be both aesthetically pleasing and ecologically functional.

John Gwynne
A Stylish Pollinator Garden

John Gwynne and his partner, Mikel Folcarelli, designed and operate Sakonnet Garden in Little Compton, RI. Wanting to support butterflies and bees, they embarked on planting a garden for insects. A work-in-progress, it is designed to immerse garden visitors into a fragrant world. The garden mixes native plants for caterpillars and flowers for nectaring and summer color, combining calm and chaotic. 

Sam Hoadley
Knockout Natives

Sam Hoadley, Manager of Horticultural Research at Mt. Cuba Center, evaluates native plant species, old and new cultivars, and hybrids in the Trial Garden. Sam will highlight native species and cultivars from the trials he manages, discuss their horticultural and ecological performance and share which standouts will make beautiful additions to your garden.

Timothy Tilghman
Untermeyer Gardens: Past, Present and Future

Timothy Tilghman has led the ambitious restoration effort at Untermeyer Gardens since 2011. Designed by William Welles Bosworth in 1915, this celebrated garden sadly fell into disrepair. Timothy will touch on the history of Untermeyer Gardens and present a visual tour of the completed historical restorations. He will discuss the upcoming restorations as well as the non-historic creations that are planned. 

Page Dickey
Moderator

Page Dickey is a celebrated garden writer, lecturer, and designer. Page is a director emerita of the Garden Conservancy, where she co-founded the Open Days program and serves on the board of Hollister House Garden. Her most recent book, Uprooted: A Gardener Reflects on Beginning Again, tells the story of leaving her beloved garden of 34 years, finding a new home, and falling in love with its land.

Saturday, September 9, 2023
Heritage Hotel and Conference Center
Southbury, CT

Schedule of Events
8:00 AM – Registration and light continental breakfast
9:00 AM – Morning session opens
12:00 PM – Lunch and shopping at Hickory Stick Bookshop
1:00 PM – Afternoon session opens
4:00 PM – Cocktails and early buying at the Sale of Rare and Unusual Plants at Hollister House Garden, Washington, CT

All reservations include symposium and cocktails and preview buying at the Sale of Rare and Unusual Plants
Patron reservations include an invitation to the Speaker Dinner on Friday, September 8, and reserved seating at the symposium
Until May 4 reservations are available only by clicking the link below.

RESERVATIONS