17th Annual Hidden Garden Tour
Sunday June 8
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
‘Oooh and aaah’ as you stroll through five downtown
Westport gardens,
then take a drive to see two marvelous landscapes in the
Westport/Southport area.
Details of the Gardens
Advance Ticket: $45, Day of Tour Ticket: $50
Advance Member Ticket: $35, Day of Tour Ticket: $50
Membership includes a deep discount for the Holiday House Tour as well as many
other WHS events! Membership Discounts can EASILY EQUAL OR EXCEED THE
COST OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP!
TO PURCHASE TICKETS
By Website:
Print Out and Mail in the Ticket Form
By phone: 203-222-1424
In person: WHS, 25 Avery Place, Westport Monday-Friday (10-4) or
Saturday-Sunday (12-4)
Invitation: Tear off Ticket Order. Mail to: WHS, 25 Avery
Place, Westport, CT 06880
Dine &
Design Seminar
9:00 - 10:30 AM
Brought to you by Glen Gate Pool & Property of Wilton, this
green-themed seminar event is designed to inspire new ways of thinking about
your garden and protecting your landscape environment. A catered
buffet breakfast is a pleasant start to this enlightening hour in the
Sheffer Gallery at Wheeler House.
| 9:00 - 9:30 AM |
Check-in and Complimentary Breakfast
Buffet |
| 9:30 - 10:30 AM |
Seminar Presentation |
Green Grows Your Garden
Presented by Gina Samarotto
Senior Project Designer with Glen Gate Pool & Property
Join a top-award-winning Master Gardener and
seasoned professional landscape architect in exploring many of the "green"
options of interest to today's gardeners. Find out more about
sustainable resources, alternative materials, water sources, creative uses of
recycled materials, including a modern mulch, and kitchen ingredients useful
in the garden. Explore organic treatment methods, integrated pest
management and discover which insects are 'the good, the bad and the ugly.'
Hone the art of creating and nurturing a landscape that is both visionary and
planet-friendly.
The Garden Marketplace
9 AM - 5 PM
Free Admission
Discover a trove of garden and home treasures on
the grounds of the Westport Historical Society and Veterans Green. Find
countless items, including urns, armillaries, topiaries, pots, pillows, herbs,
arbors, tools, jewels, totes, bird bath, floppy hats and more.
After-Tour Champagne Soiree
6 PM - 10 PM
Tickets $75
Enjoy the sound of popping corks as you
party the evening away at a very special historic landmark home.
Share delightful company, wonderful wines and champagne, surprise
cocktails and a superb buffet supper in a space artistically re-imagined
for today's comfortable living aesthetic. Peruse a choice selection
of live and silent auction treasures, wine and dine under the stars and
revel in the ideal end to a perfect day.
Event Sponsors
Media Sponsor
The Gardens
NEW Historic Walking Tour
Park behind Town Hall or in the Baldwin lot off Elm Street.
Leave the WHS on foot with your ticket/map to guide you on an ambling,
half-mile loop encompassing a wonderful sampling of the hidden treasures
within the new proposed historic district.
AROMATHERAPY
Tucked in the sheltered alcove created by the wings of a unique converted barn
lies a delightful pinwheel parterre dedicated to cultivating and experimenting
with herbs. A playful fountain is the focal point of the garden view
from the family dining room.
IVY LEAGUE
This vine-covered cottage was the quaint home of one of Westport's early
crofters or farmers. French doors now open out to a lovely pool and
terrace with an abundance of overflowing planters backed by a lush and
colorful hillside perennial border.
INN-TOWN
Once a cozy stop for wayfarers, the facade of this tidy home continues to
welcome with colorfully planted urns on either side of the walkway leading to
the arched front entrance, a perfect viewing point of pretty perennial flower
beds and specimen trees.
BEE PLUS
A stone folly and millstone foundation evoke the history of this simple 1929
Dutch revival built alongside a stone channel, once the site of a tannery and
a blacksmith shop. Taste the honey prepared by a hive-full of gently
honey bees who comb the area for pollen and nectar.
POOL OF LIGHT
The sun-drenched pool environment of this meticulously restored Victorian home
is an entertainer's dream, featuring a perfect pool house, outdoor living room
with fireplace, wonderful flower and vegetable gardens and a very charming
potting shed.
Scenic Driving Tour
CONSTANT GARDENER
A continuous array of color and fragrance distinguishes this beautifully
realized outdoor living arena. An ingenious organic vegetable garden is
the latest endeavor of a gardener whose deep family horticultural history
includes the cultivating of spectacular dahlias.
BALANCING ACT
A subtle and beautiful sense of symmetry and proportion is evident in every
nuance of this extraordinary landscape creation. The play of levels,
geometric forms, architectural structure, elemental materials and gorgeous
plantings are a complete delight.
Committee
| Event Chair |
Rita Smircich |
|
Gardens |
Jill Kalman |
| Dine & Design |
Maggie Feczko |
| Garden Marketplace |
Joni Andrews |
| After-tour Champagne Soiree |
Deborah Herbertson |
| Public Relations |
Gloria Stashower |
| Graphic Design |
Cynthia Lee |
| Sponsorship |
Donna Brody |
| |
|
Committee:
Tica Benson, Jenny Clerkin, Bev Hennemuth, Barbara Levy,
Paula Leonard, Jo Fuchs Luscombe, Rose Anne Preston,
Larry Untermeyer, Sarah Shaw, Pat Voris |
TO PURCHASE TICKETS
By Website:
Print Out and Mail in the Ticket Form
By phone: 203-222-1424
In person: WHS, 25 Avery Place, Westport Monday-Friday (10-4) or
Saturday-Sunday (12-4)
Invitation: Tear off Ticket Order. Mail to: WHS, 25 Avery
Place, Westport, CT 06880
Dine & Design Seminar -
9:00 - 10:30 AM
Garden Marketplace - 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Champagne Soirée -
6:00 - 10:00 PM
View
details of the 2007 Garden Tour
