Friday, June 18, 5pm – Zoom talk ~ George Schoellkopf – Hollister House Garden: 40 Years in the Making

George Schoellkopf will talk about the creation and evolution of his garden which surrounds an 18th-century house and barns in Washington, Connecticut and was purchased by him in 1978.  Inspired by such famous English gardens as Sissinghurst, Great Dixter, and Hidcote, the garden he has created has evolved into a uniquely American synthesis of formal structure and naturalistic planting. Terraced down a hill, it is laid out in a series of separate sections, or “rooms”, some of which are dramatically delineated by eight-foot-high yew hedges and brick walls. Considered to be one of the most beautiful gardens in the Northeast, Hollister House is now a nonprofit organization and open to the general public.

Saturday, June 19, 10am to 4pm ~ Tour of 4 Cornwall Gardens

John and Juliet Hubbard ~ Cornwall Village

Bart and Debby Jones ~ Cornwall Bridge

Roxana Laughlin ~ West Cornwall

Michael Trapp ~ West Cornwall

On Sale at The Cornwall Library:
New and out-of-print gardening books.
Delightful tea towels with the Books & Blooms signature design.
Cut flowers arranged and donated by members of the Cornwall Garden Club.

Sunday, June 20, 12pm to 4pm ~ Hollister House Garden Self-guided Tour
Visit Hollister House Garden in Washington, Connecticut

About Our Guest

George Schoellkopf was born and grew up in Texas but was educated in the East and for many years ran a gallery in New York specializing in 18th and 19th century American antiques and folk art. Following a trip taken more than 40 years ago to visit English gardens, he came home determined to make an English garden of his own at the 18th century farmhouse he had just purchased in Washington, Connecticut. The result is Hollister House Garden. George divides his time between Washington, Connecticut and Santa Barbara, California, He has written for Town & Country, House & Garden, Elle Décor, House Beautiful, Fine Gardening and is featured in Rosemary Verey’s The American Man’s Garden, and Garden Design Master Class, edited by Carl Delatore. In addition to being President of the Holllister House Garden Board of Directors, George is a director emeritus of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and Lotusland in Santa Barbara, California.

About the Gardens

John and Juliet Hubbard
Exuberant plantings in a village setting.  Read more…

Bart and Debby Jones
Meandering paths in an English style cottage garden.  Read more…

Roxana Laughlin
Perennials framed by old stone walls and a rich landscape.  Read more…

Michael Trapp
An Old World garden overlooking the Housatonic River.  Read more…

Hollister House Garden
An American interpretation of classic English gardens.  Read more…