June Notes of Interest from our friends at Connecticut Cottages and Gardens: Upcoming Garden Events, Fabric Sales & Antiques
June 4 - The Secret Garden: Join the New Canaan Nature Center for the 21st annual Secret Garden Tour presenting the grounds and gardens of six beautiful properties. Shop for your summer gardening supplies, gifts and outdoor entertaining accessories at the New Canaan Nature Center's new Nature Shop. Tour and lunch tickets, $75, advance tour tickets, $50 and day-of tour tickets, $60. Fri., June 4 (10am-4pm) 144 Oenoke Ridge Rd. New Canaan, (203) 966-9577 June 5 & June 13 - Hidden Garden Tour: Explore some of the most beautifully landscaped gardens in the town of Westport at the Historical Society's Annual Hidden Garden Tour. The day includes a garden marketplace at the Veterans Green that offers garden-inspired gifts. Toast the tour tickets, $75, advance tour tickets, $45 and $35 for WHS members, day-of tour tickets, $50. Toast the Tour: Sat., June 5 (5-9pm) Garden Tour and Marketplace: Sun., June 13 (Marketplace: 9am-5pm Tour: 10am-5pm) 25 Avery Place Westport, (203) 222-1424 www.westporthistory.org June 9-12 - Summer Fabric Sale: Rogers & Goffigan and Delany & Long LTD present their Summer Fabric Sale with up to 80% off discontinued fabrics, overstock, samples, trims and more. Cash and checks only. All fabrics sold as is. Trade only: Wed., June 9 (Shopping: 2-8pm and Cocktail Party 6-8pm) Open to the public: Thurs.-Sat. (10am-4pm) 41 Chestnut St., Greenwich (203) 532-8068 Through June 13 - Posies and Poems: The New York Botanical Garden presents poetry in the garden in their new exhibit, "Emily Dickinson's Garden: The Poetry of Flowers." The three-part exhibit includes a replica of Dickinson's garden, a Poetry Walk of three-dozen poems nestled among plantings and a marathon reading of all her 1789 poems. Admission is $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and students and children under 2 are free. Through Sun., June 13 (10am -6pm) New York Botanical Garden Bronx River Parkway Bronx, NY (718) 817-8700 www.nybg.org June 11-June 27 - A Celebration of Gardens: Join the Florence Griswold Museum for GardenFest, a two-week celebration of the site's historic gardens, featuring special events, garden tours, demonstrations and family activities. Admission is $9 for adults, $8 for seniors, $7 for students and free for children 12 and under. Fri., June 11-Thurs., June 27 (Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm & Sun., 1-5pm) 96 Lyme St. Old Lyme, (860) 434-5542 June 13 - Antiques & Garden Elements: Join the Darien Historical Society for the third annual Antiques & Garden Elements show and sale. This innovative outdoor event will feature more than 40 quality dealers from the northeast who specialize in unique antique furnishings for the home and garden. Early access admission is $20, regular admission $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and free for children under 12. Sun., June 13 (Early access: 9am and Regular Admission: 10am-4pm) Tilley Pond Park Darien, (203) 655-9233 www.historical.darien.org June 25-June 27 - Litchfield County Antique Show: Don't miss the Litchfield County Antiques Show, featuring over 40 dealers. The show promises to be an exciting weekend of shopping and surprise events where buyers will have their choice of twentieth century design, antique furniture, china, silver, garden anitques and much more. This year's honorary host of the preview gala is one of America's leading tastemakers, Carolyne Roehm. General admission, $10, gala preview night tickets from $100. Gala Preview Party: Fri., June 25 (6:30-9:30pm) Antiques Show: Sat., June 26-Sun., June 27 (Sat., 10am-6pm and Sun., 10am-5pm) The Springs Center at Kent School, 1 Macedonia Rd. Kent, (860) 567-0613 www.antiquescouncil.com |
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Vines & Vignettes Join the St. Ann School for a unique garden experience and fundraiser at Vines & Vignettes. Fairfield County's finest landscape architects, nurseries and garden antiques dealers will create more than a dozen vignettes using tranquil garden spaces on the grounds of the historic Rose Cottage in the heart of Black Rock. Vines and Vignettes is excited to share an exclusive preview of some of the enchanting spaces you will visit on your garden tour of the historic Rose Cottage in Black Rock on June 5. Our presenting sponsor, Oliver Nurseries, plans to create the feel of a Tuscan Villa in the main entry courtyard.Slip away to the living room terrace, artfully designed by Nest of Southport and Runk Douglas Antiques, to enjoy the live jazz stylings of Stephen Clarke and the Chris Morrison Trio. Pop over to the formal garden for an enchanting English tea party, courtesy of Carol Timpanelli of the Royal Tea Company. Stroll the European art promenade on the secret path created by Thomas Del Spina Fine Frames of Southport. All proceeds from the event benefit the St. Ann School. Preview Advance tickets, $20 and day-of event tickets, $25. Preview Gala: Thurs., June 3 (6-8pm) Sat., June 5 (10am-5pm) Black Rock, (203) 257-7886 |
