For the Love of Peat!
The Search for Meaning in America's Gardens

Friday, September 19, 1997

a one-day garden seminar sponsored by
Historic Cherry Hill
Albany, New York


Lived in by five generations of one family from 1787 through 1963, Cherry Hill
has been described as an archetypical Colonial Revival site.  Today, the museum
uses the intact collection, including 20,000 artifacts, 30,000 manuscripts,
5,000 books and 3,000 photographs, as it strives to interpret its universally
relevant story of one family's search for order and stability in response to
personal and social change.

This day-long look at American gardens will focus on the phenomenon of the
Colonial Revival as reflected in the landscape, the history of American garden
ornamentation, and a successful and important garden restoration project.  The
public will also be introduced to Historic Cherry Hill's goals of restoring and
interpreting the landscape in the context of this unique site and its story.


9:15 a.m.       Registration & Welcome

10:00 a.m.      The Colonial Revival Garden,
                Lucinda Brockway, principal and owner of Past Designs,
                Kennebunk, ME

11:00 a.m.      An Overview of Garden Ornament in America,
                Jeffrey A. Steele, owner, Ashley Falls Nursery, Ashley Falls, MA

Noon            Lunch
                Abbreviated house tours

1:30 p.m.       Case Studies:

                Development of Fort Ticonderoga's Jardin du Roi,
                Delight Gartlein, Curator of Landscape, Fort Ticonderoga

                The Cherry Hill Grounds
                Maxine Lorang, Researcher and Liselle LaFrance, Director

2:30 p.m.       Break

3:00 p.m.       Tours of the Cherry Hill Grounds


Cost per person:  $45, which includes buffet luncheon

For further information, seminar brochure and reservations, contact:  Historic
Cherry Hill, 523 1/2 South Pearl St., Albany, NY 12202; 518-434-4791.

Registration Deadline:  September 12, 1997

A free garden clinic featuring Northeast Public Radio's "Natural Gardener",
Laurence Sombke, and representatives from the Capital District's Rose, Iris and
Hosta Societies  and self-guided tours of the Cherry Hill Grounds will be
offered on Saturday, September 20, 9 a.m. - Noon.