
Preserving America's Exceptional Gardens
Hollister House Garden Study Weekend II
Washington, Connecticut
Presented by Hollister House Garden
Co-sponsored by the Garden Conservancy
Friday, August 27, starting at 6 p.m.
Gala cocktails and buffet supper at Hollister House Garden
SOLD OUT
Saturday, August 28, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Symposium and garden festival at Washington Montessori School
Private Eye: Personal Expression in the Garden
Advance registration required. SOLD OUT
Featured speakers:
Peter Wirtz, landscape architect from world-renowned Belgian firm, Wirtz International
garden writer Page Dickey,
journalist Margaret Roach,
landscape designer Jill Nokes, and
garden owner and former Olympian Dick Button
Plus:
Plant Show & Tell by garden designer Hitch Lyman and nurseryman Adam Wheeler
Saturday, August 28, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Rare plant sale
- Book sale and signing
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY
Washington Montessori School, 240 Litchfield Tpk., New Preston, Connecticut
Before the plant sale, pick up some ideas from five tips for late summer gardening by George Schoellkopf, Hollister House Garden.
Sunday, August 29, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Garden Conservancy Open Day
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY
Visit Hollister House Garden and six other distinguished and rarely seen private gardens in Litchfield County. For short descriptions of these gardens and further details, visit the Open Days calendar.
For more information
Read the Garden Conservancy's spring newsletter feature on the Hollister House Garden weekend.
For further details and to register, visit www.hollisterhousegarden.org or call 860.868.2200




