LECTURE BY MARGARET ROACH

Saturday June 25

9:30am

Noted author/garden blogger Margaret Roach will share her extensive gardening knowledge in a morning lecture entitled "At Home in the 365-Day Garden."

Ms. Roach, former editorial director for Martha Stewart Living, will describe her own gardening journey - highlighting personal experiences leading to the creation of a beautiful, year-round landscape.   

This is a wonderful opportunity to meet the woman behind the highly successful garden blog, awaytogarden.com, where she provides informative posts, photos, links, and whimsical meanderings from her 2.3 acre zone 5B garden in Columbia County.   

The lecture concludes with a book signing of her new memoir, "And I Shall Have Some Peace There." 

A delicious, light breakfast will be provided by Carlucci Simons Catering.   

TWILIGHT IN THE GARDEN PARTY

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Sample the delicious cocktail buffet served up by the talented foodies of let's eat! and listen to singer-songwriter Cathy Grier, a/k/a NYC Subway Girl entertain with her special brand of folked-up blues. Don't forget delicious desserts from the locavores at Local 111.  

A live auction of five "Best of Columbia County" prizes will highlight the evening under the masterful direction of auctioneer Rupert Fennell of Stair Galleries.  

Bidding is sure to be lively for a dinner for eight prepared in your home by chef David Wurth (formerly of Local 111 and proprietor of the soon-to-open Crossroads Food Shop in Hillsdale) featuring the very best of Columbia County's agricultural bounty.    

Wine lovers can bid on an in-store consultation and tasting with uber-oenophile Michael Albin of Hudson Wine Merchants.

Perhaps your goal is to have your own hidden garden? The winning bidder will enjoy an on-site consultation with garden designer Peter Bevacqua, whose personal masterpiece is featured on this year's tour.  

If your garden dreams run more to heirloom tomatoes and perfect peppers, you'll want to bid on the kitchen garden consultation offered by Sarah Price, private gardening coach and landscape curator at Olana.  

And one lucky bidder will win Barbara Willner's charcoal drawing, "Friendly Garden Visitors" featured on the 2011 garden tour poster.  

 

GARDENS: CONSTRUCTED & FOUND

The gallery presents a special exhibition in conjunction with the Hidden Gardens Tour featuring painting, drawing and collage by  Nancy Beal, Susan Benarcik, and Gail Giles.  All three artists draw inspiration from the garden and the beauty of the natural landcape of rural Columbia County.  

Ms. Benarcik will create a site-specific installation at the Academy from found and natural materials gathered from local gardens.      

An opening reception with the artists takes place on Saturday June 11 from 4:00-6:00pm. The show continues through July 23, 2011. Gallery hours are Thursday - Sunday from 1:00-5:00pm. Admission is free.   

HIDDEN GARDENS TICKETS 

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Tickets are available for the garden tour only or choose one of the packages below which also include morning lecture, boxed lunch, and Twilight in the Garden Party.

Tickets for the garden tour only will be  available on the day of the event at Spencertown Academy Arts Center and at Agway Garden Center 52 Route 9H in Claverack.

Tickets for the morning lecture by Margaret Roach will be available at the door for $10.  

• Tour Only $25
  Self-guided garden tour of six private gardens

• Gardener's Package $50
  Includes morning lecture, garden tour, and boxed lunch

• Master Gardener's Package $100
  Includes twilight party, morning lecture, garden tour,
  and boxed lunch

• Silver Trowel Package $150
  Includes twilight party, morning lecture, garden tour,
  boxed lunch, program listing, plus a bottle of wine from
  Hudson-Chatham Winery

• Golden Trowel Package $250
  Includes twilight party, morning lecture, garden tour, 
  boxed lunch, program listing, a bottle of wine from
  Hudson-Chatham Winery, plus an autographed copy of
  "and I shall have some peace there" by Margaret Roach  

• Twilight in the Garden Party Only $50
  Friday evening cocktail party only - for the socially
  over committed and non-gardening spouses

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