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June 2020
June Membership Meeting – CANCELLED
Ellen Biddle Shipman & the American Garden Garden historian Judith B Tankard will discuss the life and career of Ellen Shipman (1869-1950), a well-known contemporary of Beatrix Farrand. From 1910 through the 1940s, Shipman designed over 600 gardens from New England to the South and Midwest. Her gardens were small in scale, with beautiful, but labor-intensive plantings. Some of her most famous gardens include Longue Vue in New Orleans, the Sarah P. Duke gardens in North Carolina, and the Cummer Museum…
Find out more »CT Historic Garden Day- CANCELLED
Docent tours will not be available this year due to COVID-19 restrictions on group size and social distancing. Come and enjoy tours of the Gardens designed by America’s first female landscape architect, Beatrix Farrand and the History of the Harkness estate, EOLIA, presented free of charge from 11am to 3pm by Park staff and Friends of Harkness volunteers at Harkness Memorial State Park on Great Neck Road in Waterford, CT. Tours of the Harkness Mansion will be available from 10am…
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July Membership Meeting
ENTERTAINING IN THE ERA featuring Ivy Mellow of Ivy's Catering. Ivy will serve samples of the foods that were popular in the Harkness era. Highlights of Edward and Mary's entertainment style will be presented.
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Membership Picnic
Join us for the Membership Picnic on the mansion terrace.
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Membership Meeting – Monarch Migration Program
Monarch Migration program
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November 2020
Annual Meeting at the Mansion
Annual review of accomplishments, election of officers and at- large members to the Board of Directors , vote on by-laws changes - refreshments will be served.
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