Lectures, Tours, Events
Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Garden
Thursday, March 8; Reception at 6:30 PM; Lecture at 7:00 PM
Sponsored by R. D. Rice & Associates
Co-Sponsored by The Royal Oak Foundation
One of the most important garden designers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) was a prolific writer and hugely influential horticulturist. Her own writings delve into the themes of Home and Garden, Gardens Old and New, Gardens for Small Country Houses, Color in the Flower Garden, and Garden Ornament, highlighted in this lecture. Landscape historian and author, Judith Tankard, will explore Jekyll’s gardens and her legendary theories on color, planting, and design with a wonderful selection of some of her famous garden commissions. We will discover Jekyll’s most important collaboration with Sir Edwin Lutyens, spanning over forty years and producing such seminal masterpieces of the Arts and Crafts movement as Hestercombe, Folly Farm, and Deanery Gardens. Tankard offers the opportunity to view these great country house gardens and more through a selection of superb photographs from the Country Life archives.
Location: Library at the General Society, 20 West 44th Street. Space is limited and reservations are required. Limited tickets will be available at the door on the evening of the event.
Cost/Learning Unit: FREE for ICAA members and employees of professional members firms; FREE for full-time students with current ID; $20 for the general public.