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SOCIETY of FELLOWS The Garden Conservancy
SOCIETY of FELLOWS
The Garden Conservancy
Society of Fellows members provide vital support for Garden Conservancy programs:
We invite you to join our Society of Fellows and be at the heart of the Garden Conservancy’s activities! You’ll
enjoy opportunities for unique engagement in our programs and fellowship with other supporters who share your commitment to the Garden Conservancy’s mission: to save and share outstanding American gardens for the education and inspiration of the public.
Top: Gaiety Hollow, a preservation partner garden of the Garden Conservancy, was the home garden of Elizabeth Lord and Edith Schryver, the first all-female landscape architecture firm in the Pacific Northwest. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Bottom: In 2015, our Open Days program introduced Digging Deeper educational events at select gardens. “Growing Beautiful Food” with Matthew Benson of Stonegate Farm in Balmville, NY, highlighted how to combine edibles and aesthetics, and how to work with the principles of organic micro-farming.
Cover: The Old Westbury Gardens were a highlight of the Fellows Tour of the Gold Coast of Long Island in June 2015.
PRESERVATION OF OUTSTANDING AMERICAN GARDENSBy partnering with visionary gardeners, designers, and community leaders, we assist outstanding private gardens on the path to becoming sustainable public gardens and cultural destinations. The Garden Conservancy has helped to save or restore more than 80 significant gardens around the country—many of which are now historic landmarks and thriving community resources. We are working with a growing number of partners to save even more gardens for future generations.
OPEN DAYS PROGRAMOur Open Days program is America’s only national garden-visiting program. Through Open Days, more than one million visitors have explored gardens not usually open to the public. These gardens include some of the nation’s most distinctive examples of plant collections, design, and horticultural practice. A national network of hundreds of dedicated volunteers, generous garden hosts, and thousands of visitors makes this sharing and learning experience possible each year.
EDUCATIONOur ongoing program of lectures and symposia features prominent experts and offers horticulturists, landscape professionals, and amateur gardeners alike a source of contemporary ideas relevant to gardening, sustainability, design, and preservation.
GARDEN-STUDY TOURSMembers of the Society of Fellows are eligible to travel with us to explore extraordinary gardens and historic landscapes. In recog-nition of their annual support, we invite Fellows to several customized garden-study tours each year. The tours showcase remarkable gardens characteristic of the region. Along the way, Fellows meet renowned horticulturists, designers, and historians. They explore local architecture, private art collections, and other cultural highlights; enjoy first-class hotels and gracious hosting in private homes; and experience behind-the-scenes tours of public museums, arboretums, and botanical gardens.
Top: Fellows tour the terraced gardens of historic home Oak Hill, built by President James Monroe in the 1820s, in Aldie, VA, June 2016. Bottom: Fellows enjoy the view at Chase Garden in Orting, WA, May 2016.
Fellows tour Camp Rosemary, private home of Director Emerita, Society of Fellowsmember and Open Day host, Posy Krehbiel, in Lake Forest, IL, July 2016.
2017 TOURSPalm Beach and Hobe Sound, FL February 6–10This tour brought us to some of the most beautiful historic and contemporary private gardens in the area. In both Palm Beach and Hobe Sound, we were welcomed by gracious garden owners, and experienced for ourselves examples of the extraordinary work of several leading landscape architects.
Sun Valley and Ketchum, IDJuly 17–20This tour will bring Fellows to a high-altitude, short-season gardening destination for the first time. What nature is able to yield within Idaho’s mere six-week growing season is remarkable. So is the diversity of gardening styles–from English perennial gardens in a mountain setting, to densely planted native gardens, to stunning riparian landscapes. Respect for native ecosystems is the hallmark of the private gardens and landscapes we will visit on tour.
Litchfield County, CTSeptember 11–14Set among the verdant Litchfield hills are idyllic New England villages where we will explore the area’s gardens during the transition between late summer and fall. Many are gardens of Fellows and Open Days hosts. We are particularly delighted to conclude our tour at Hollister House Garden, a longtime Garden Conservancy preservation project.
P.O. Box 219, Cold Spring, NY 10516T: 845.424.6500 | F: 845.424.6501
38 Keyes Avenue, Suite 204, The Presidio, San Francisco, CA 94129T: 415.441.4300 | F: 415.441.4343
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Sponsor | $1,500 – $2,499Eligibility to participate in Fellows garden-study tours in the United States*
Invitations to day trips, lectures, luncheons and dinners, the annual Garden Conservancy holiday party, and other private events
Unlimited complimentary tickets to Open Days gardens
Free admission to Garden Conservancy partner gardens and historic sites (at request of Fellow)
Subscription to the Garden Conservancy News and special Fellows communications
Recognition in the Garden Conservancy Annual Report
Patron | $2,500 – $4,999All the above, plus:
Eligibility to participate in international garden-study tours*
Complimentary Garden Conservancy family membership for a friend or colleague
President’s Circle | $5,000 – $9,999All the above, plus:
Private tours of Garden Conservancy preservation gardens (at request of Fellow)
Chairman’s Circle | $10,000 – $19,999Founder’s Circle | $20,000 plusAll the above, plus:
Early priority registration for international garden-study tours
Join the Society of Fellows and enjoy exclusive benefits:
For information about joining the Society of Fellows, contact us at 845.424.6500 (NY) or email [email protected]
A Garden Conservancy Fellow enjoys lush gardens on our tour of Atlanta, GA.
*Space on all tours is limited. Registrations are confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis.
