2017 Nantucket Garden Festival

THE NINTH ANNUAL

NANTUCKET GARDEN FESTIVAL A CELEBRATION OF ISLAND GARDENING

July 18-20, 2017

PA RT I E S TOURS WORKSHOPS

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A GARDEN SOIRÉE

THE NINTH ANNUAL NANTUCKET GARDEN F E ST I VA L

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F E AT U RI N G G U E S T S P E A K E R : RI CK D A R KE HONORARY CO-CHAIRS B E V E R LY H A L L & D AV I D B I L L I NG S B o h o - c h i c A r t i s a n s M a r k e t & A r t S h ow T H E G R E E N • R AW B A R B Y YOH O DJ PETE AHERN A NANTUCKET LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOL EVENT

NANTUCKET GARDEN FESTIVAL THE NINTH ANNUAL NANTUCKET GARDEN FESTIVAL NANTUCKET LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOL'S MAJOR SUMMER FUNDRAISER

An independent day school serving 100 children in preschool through eighth grade, Nantucket Lighthouse School honors the spirit of childhood through a developmentally appropriate curriculum that emphasizes critical thinking, creative problem solving and social responsibility. Connecting children with the natural world and allowing them to explore the outdoors, including the school’s Educational Garden and Greenhouse, is an integral part of Nantucket Lighthouse School’s dynamic, project-based curriculum. The Nantucket Garden Festival is an intentional and natural extension of the school.

Students work in Nantucket Lighthouse School’s Educational Garden and Greenhouse weeding, watering and tending to the beds. Classes utilize the space for lessons in science, social studies, math, reading, writing, and art (painting, weaving and botanical printmaking). In their living laboratory, children are growing, experimenting, observing, measuring, comparing, and learning to care for something that is important to the Nantucket Lighthouse School community and to sustainability efforts around the globe.

Thank you for supporting the Nantucket Garden Festival and helping cultivate Nantucket’s future leaders.

Nantucket Lighthouse School Educational Garden and Greenhouse

SC H E D U LE O F E V E NT S M O N DAY , J U L Y 17 ALL Community Nature Weaving DAY

FREE!

Fair Street Park

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Fair Street Park

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T U E S DAY , J U L Y 18 ALL DAY

Community Nature Weaving

9:00- Gardening for Pollinators $85.

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10:00- Floral Design Workshop with $250.

Noon Megan Soverino of Isle de Flores

10:00- Fair y Gardens & Floral Crowns $60.

Noon with Alana Cullen & Michelle Housel

3:00- ‘Sconset Walking Garden Tour with $85.

5:00 Katie Hemingway

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‘Sconset Market

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W E D N E S DAY , J U L Y 1 9 ALL DAY

Community Nature Weaving FREE!

Fair Street Park

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9:00- Historic District Walking Garden $85.

Fair Street Park pg. 8 11:00 Tour with Julie Wood Sponsored by Surfing Hydrangea Nurser y 9:00- Noon

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Painting Workshop en Plein Air $225.

44 Tennessee Ave. pg. 10 with Illya Kagan Hosted by Beverly Hall and David Billings Floral Embroider y Class $150. with Bee Shay

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10:00- Fair y Gardens & Floral Crowns $60.

Noon with Alana Cullen & Michelle Housel

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1:00- 3:30

The Living Landscape $150. with Rick Darke

Private Garden ‘Sconset

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1:30- 4:30

Botanical Printmaking $125. with Bee Shay

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A Garden Soirée

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SC H E D U LE O F E V E NT S T H U R S DAY , J U L Y 2 0 ALL DAY

Community Nature Weaving FREE!

Fair Street Park

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9:00- Washing Pond Walking Garden $85.

Tupancy Links pg. 8 11:00 Tour with Amy Pallenberg Sponsored by Surfing Hydrangea Nurser y 10:00- Little Diggers with Alana Cullen $60.

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10:00- Nature’s Apothecar y with Noon Kaity Farrell of Fare Isle

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2:00- Mommy & Me Fairy Garden Tea $70./PP 4:00 Par ty

PARTIES A Garden Soirée WEDN E S DAY, J ULY 1 9 | 6- 9PM | $150 | 9 5 M AIN ST R EET

Join honorary co-chairs Beverly Hall and David Billings and celebrate the Nantucket Garden Festival in the historic gardens of the famed Middle Brick. DJ Pete Ahern sets the scene. Sip garden-inspired cocktails and shop an eclectic collection of locally-sourced art and jewelry and vintage finds in the boho-chic artisans marketplace. Peruse the pop up art show featuring Julija Mostykanova Feeney, Illya Kagan, Christine Sanford, David Lazarus, Meredith Hanson and Neeltje Westerlund, among others. Creative cuisine by The Green and a raw bar by Yoho completes the night and party of the summer.

About Rick Darke: A nationally acclaimed landscape designer, consultant and author, Rick Darke’s work is grounded in an observational ethic and is devoted to the design and stewardship of living landscapes. With a vision that blends art, artecology, and cultural geography, Darke’s projects include parks, scenic byways, transportation corridors, corporate and collegiate campuses, conservation developments, post industrial brownfields, botanic gardens and residential landscapes. His latest book, Gardens of the High Line, due out in June, is a collaboration with one of world’s most innovative garden designers and a leading exponent of naturalistic planting, Piet Oudolf.

Darke has studied and photographed North American plants in diverse habitats for nearly 40 years, and this experience is reflected in his articles and books including The American Woodland Garden: Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest and The Living Landscape: Desigining for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden (co-authored with Doug Tallamy).

A broadly knowledgeable botanist and horticulturist, Darke has traveled extensively in both hemispheres exploring diverse ecologies and cultural landscapes in search of ideas to enrich the global garden. page 5

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KEYNOTE WORKSHOP The Living Landscape with Rick Darke WEDN E S DAY, J ULY 19 | 1: 00- 3: 00PM | $150 | PRIVATE GARDEN 'SCONSET

Join acclaimed landscaping consultant and renowned author Rick Darke for an intimate workshop on the Living Landscape, and view a truly one-of-its-kind landscape design on Nantucket. Drawing on his vast experience as a botanist, designer, and consultant, Rick will inspire and educate, discussing sustainable design concepts and planning, plant communities, and observational technique during this innovative outdoor seminar.

Hosted in a private garden in ‘Sconset. Participants will be emailed venue information.

See Rick Darke's bio on page 5.

G A R D E N TO U R S ‘Sconset Walking Tour TUESDAY, J ULY 1 8 | 3- 5PM | $85 | ‘ S CO NS E T MA R KET

Join Katie Hemingway of Grass Roots Gardens for a mid-afternoon tour of ‘Sconset’s exquisitely diverse gardens and learn how they thrive in spite of constant coastal exposure. Find Katie’s bio on page 17. This event is generously sponsored by Nantucket Garden Festival partner Surfing Hydrangea Nursery. *Meet in the square next to the ‘Sconset Market at 2:45pm. Please wear comfortable walking shoes.

Historic District Walking Garden Tour WED N E S DAY, J ULY 19 | 9- 11AM | $85 | FA I R ST R EET PA R K

Julie Wood of Hither Creek Gardener will lead participants on an inspiring tour of in-town gardens. Town gardens are known for their unusual plant materials and clever combinations in a protected oasis. Find Julie's bio on page 19. This event is generously sponsored by Nantucket Garden Festival partner Surfing Hydrangea Nursery. *Meet at Fair Street Park at 8:45pm. Please wear comfortable walking shoes.

Wa s h i n g P ond Wa lkin g G a r de n Tour TH URS DAY, J ULY 2 0 | 9- 11AM | $85 | T U PA NCY L INKS

Join Garden Designer Amy Pallenberg of Amy Pallenberg Garden Design & Care for a morning tour of gardens along Washing Pond Road. Visit a selection of private gardens varied in design, plant materials and style. Find Amy's bio on page 19. This event is generously sponsored by Nantucket Garden Festival partner Surfing Hydrangea Nursery. *Meet at Tupancy Links at 8:45 am. Please wear comfortable walking shoes.

A special thank you to festival partner Nativ Made Nantucket for providing fresh juices for our Garden Tour participants. www.nantucketgardenfestival.org

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WO R KS H O P S Gardening for Pollinators T UESDAY, J ULY 1 8 | 9- 11A M | $85 | 6 2 S O U T H SH O R E R OA D

Experience the living landscape at a tucked away Nantucket home to learn about planting and maintaining your own successful pollinator garden. From garden design and choosing proper native plants to keeping bees and attracting birds, butterflies and other insects, experts Rita Higgins (landscape design) and Emily Molden of the Nantucket Land Council (monarchs and other pollinators) will teach you how to create and maintain a sustainable, edible oasis.

As the finale, participants will learn how to harvest honey, all while enjoying a sampling of local honey from island beekeepers.

About the gardens at 62 South Shore Road: The homeowner’s main goal was to create a sustainable and edible landscape that was organic, conserved water, and provided an inviting habitat for pollinators and birds. With the help of landscape designer Rita Higgins, this became a shared vision. Rita introduced her design talents with the creation of a Hugelkulter pollinator garden in an artistic serpentine form. Filled with native flowering plants and herbs, the garden was intended to be colorful and beautiful and also attract a variety of pollinators. The Hugelkultur raised bed method provided such a fertile environment for growth that the plants, all planted as plugs in June, developed into a well established and dense garden by summer’s end that was teeming with pollinating insects.

Floral Arrangement Workshop with Megan Soverino TUESDAY, J ULY 1 8 | 10- NO O N | $250 | NANTUCKET LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOL

In this two-hour, hands-on course, participants will learn the fundamentals of floral design as well as priceless tips on how to prolong the life of arrangements. Beautiful fresh-cut flowers and a hand-thrown Nell Van Vorst vessel will be provided for each participant, as well as all the supplies needed to create a lovely take home centerpiece (valued at $150). Please find Megan Soverino’s bio on page 19. page 9

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WO R KS H O P S Painting Workshop en Plein Air with Illya Kagan WEDN E S DAY, J ULY 1 9 | 9- NO O N | $225 | 4 4 TENNESSE AV ENUE

A unique opportunity to join one of Nantucket’s iconic artists, Illya Kagan, for a morning of painting en plein air in a beautiful private garden. Bring your easel and supplies to paint in the medium of your choice. Hosted by Beverly Hall and David Billings. Please find Illya’s bio on page 17.

This class sold out last year; please register early to avoid disappointment.

Floral Embroidery Class with Bee Shay WEDN E S DAY, J ULY 1 9 | 9- NO O N | $150 | NANTUCKET LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOL

Ever marvel at the beautiful vintage embroidered details on pillows, dresser scarves, tea towels and other linens? Join Nantucket artist Bee Shay as she introduces you to the simple pleasures of a time gone by and learn a few simple embroidery stitches that even an inexperienced needle worker can learn in a few short hours.

All skill levels welcome. You will receive a kit that includes; hand dyed wool and variegated floss using natural dyes to make an embroidered needle book, two 100% cotton vintage reproduction blue striped tea towels, wooden embroidery hoop, floss keepers, needles, cotton floss and complete instructions on how to stitch your tea towels. Please find Bee’s bio on page 19.

Botanical Printmaking with Bee Shay WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 | 1:30-4:30 | $125 | NANTUCKET LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOL

Spend the afternoon with local artist Bee Shay, creating beautiful prints with leaves and flowers. After two hours of hands-on printing with water based inks and Asian papers, participants will learn how to turn their prints (and bits of prints gone rogue) into cards, gift tags and more. All participants will leave with their creations packed safely into a beautiful portfolio made just for this class, along with a booklet detailing the techniques covered in the workshop. Please find Bee’s bio on page 19.

Tickets or info: 508.228.0427

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WO R KS H O P S Nature’s Apothecary with Kaity Farrell THURSDAY, JULY 20 | 10-NOON | $175 | NANTUCKET LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOL

In this two hour hands-on class, participants will learn how to create their own natural and organic botanical body products with in-depth instruction and discussion with Kaity Farrell of Fare Isle. Participants will create a hydrating flower essence facial mist, a nourishing and moisturizing natural skin serum and a healing herbal skin salve. Each participant will leave the class with the products they’ve created and knowledge of the method of preparation and ingredients used, as well as printed recipe cards so the products can be re-created at home. Please find Kaity’s bio on page 17.

Fine Art Floral Prints Cary Hazlegrove | cary@hazlegrove.com | 508-257-9691

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C HILD R E N ’S WO R KS H O PS Fairy Gardens & Floral Crowns TUESDAY, JULY 18 | 10-NOON | $60 | NANTUCKET LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOL WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 | 10-NOON | $60 | NANTUCKET LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOL

This workshop welcomes children ages 4 and up, and their parent or caregiver, to the amazing world of gardening with fairies in mind. Participants will make a fanciful fairy dwelling out of natural materials. Vine-woven fences, beach stone paths, driftwood homes – these are just a few of the things your child will create to make their fairy house a home. *NEW THIS YEAR* Once children are done with their fairy garden, they will design and craft a beautiful floral crown with fresh-cut flowers from the Nantucket Lighthouse School garden. Led by Nantucket artists (and Nantucket Lighthouse School parents!) Alana Cullen of Tafari Designs and Michelle Housel of Dancey Pants Disco. Supplies will be provided.

Please find Alana and Michelle’s bios on page 17.

Please note that a parent or caregiver must be present with children.

Little Diggers THURSDAY, JULY 20 | 10-NOON | $60 | NANTUCKET LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOL

Children ages 4+ will learn what makes a garden grow and create their own mini edible gardens to take home. The workshop includes a scavenger hunt, where children will find the items needed to create their garden, planting time (complete with worms), and story time.

Please note that a parent or caregiver must be present with children. Please see Alana’s bio on page 17.

Please note that a parent or caregiver must be present with children.

Mommy & Me Fairy Garden Tea- SOLD OUT. THURSDAY, JULY 20 | 2-4PM | $70/PP | NANTUCKET LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOL

Join us for an enchanting afternoon fairy garden tea party. The event will begin with children (and a parent or caregiver) crafting whimsical floral crowns with Nantucket Lighthouse School parent and talented maker Kaity Farrell of Fare Isle. A magical tea party and butterfly scavenger hunt, created by Nantucket Lighthouse School parent Leith Kinney, will follow.

Ages 4+. A parent or caregiver must attend.

Tickets or info: 508.228.0427

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Garden Festival Committee Casey Boukus Lindsey Cressman Alana Cullen Kaity Farrell Logan Gomes Margaret Hallowell Michelle Housel Katie Hemingway Alix Houghton Leith Kinney AlesiĂĄ Myers Henry Sanford Bee Shay Candice TĂŠtrault Jenne Verney Holly Witherell Julie Wood Barbara Zachary

Advisory Committee Caroline Ellis Cary Hazlegrove Virginia Kinney Emily Miller Russell Morash Amy Pallenberg Dale Rutherford Merrielou Symes Connie Umberger

COVER PHOTO: Kaity Farrell

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COMM U NIT Y C H AL LE N G E Community Nature Weaving MONDAY-THURSDAY, JULY 17-20 | AL L DAY | FRE E | FA IR ST R EET PA R K

Stop by the Fair Street Park to participate in Nantucket Ligthouse School’s community nature weaving. Grasses, flowers and natural materials will be provided for children and adults to add to the large loom and help create a collaborative work of art.

E VE NT B IOS ALANA CULLEN Alana’s childhood was filled with handmade dresses and patchwork quilts. She grew up alongside her crafty mother and hardworking father, making and gardening, with the sound of the sea as her mainstay. Today you’ll find her foraging plant materials for her textiles and collecting sea-worn shells for her jewelry with her children by her side. She leads the “Little Lighthouse” playgroup at the Nantucket Lighthouse School and sells handcrafted wares via her website, Tafari Designs, and at Sustainable Nantucket’s weekly Farmer’s Market.

KAITY FARRELL Kaity Farrell is the creative force behind Fare Isle, a local handmade business, featuring organic and wildcrafted goods along with her flower art prints of the island. Kaity writes and shares her delicious plant-based recipes on the Fare Isle blog for all to enjoy. When she’s not making and cooking you can find her out adventuring around the island with her husband and their joyful young son, Iley.

KATIE HEMINGWAY Katie Hemingway of Grass Roots Gardens has been gardening with color for over 15 years on Nantucket island. When she is not in the gardens or greenhouse she can be found at the beach, in the kitchen, or at her painting easel (usually painting gardens or flowers!) Katie lives on Nantucket year-round with her husband Dane and their four children.

MICHELLE HOUSEL Originally from Florida, Michelle found her way to Nantucket and very quickly fell in love with a little island 30 miles out to sea. She attended Ringling College of Art and Design and received a BFA in Illustration.

She is a maker of dolls, portraits, cards and valentines, and unique toys, which she sells via her website Dancey Pants Disco and at Nantucket Bookworks. Michelle and her husband, Zak, have a son named Odin and a daughter named Saoirse.

ILLYA KAGAN Renowned Nantucket artist Illya Kagan’s expressive paintings capture the essence of our landscape. He works on location “en plein air” throughout the seasons, painting the changing light in broad brush strokes that are the hallmark of his inimitable style. Working from the beautiful landscapes of the French West Indies to the Mountains of Colorado to his home on the Island of Nantucket, Illya paints diverse subjects that bring the viewer to feel his strong connection with the place. page 17

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E VE NT B IOS AMY PALLENBERG Amy Pallenberg, owner of Amy Pallenberg Garden Design & Care, is a curator of beautiful spaces. She transforms the ordinary into verdant, high design, inspired spaces that are direct reflections of her customers’ style and desire. Design and cultivation of gardens, containers and interior floral arrangements are her specialty.

MEGAN SOVERINO Megan Soverino has been developing her knowledge for gardens and floral design for the past ten years while learning from a few of Nantucket's top master gardeners. Megan finds her inspiration in the natural movement of field grown flowers that take on various shapes as they grow with the elements of wind and sun. Isle de Flores, the island where Megan's ancestors came from, is the name of her small company she began two years ago which specializes in container gardening, window box design and installation as well as cut flowers for small events, local businesses and weddings. When she is not busy in the gardens during high season, you will find Megan traveling to distant places to continue her education in floral design with some of Instagram's biggest names including Sarah Ryhanen of Saipua, Katie Davis of Ponderosa and Thyme and Ariella Chezar.

BEE SHAY Bee Shay, a published author and island resident, specializes in the art of printing with nature. Although she has been known to practice “gyotaku” (the art of fish printing), her first passion is printing with botanicals. She uses these prints to make functional art as she believes that bringing beauty into everyday life is an essential way to live. She is currently serving as Executive Board President to an international group of printmakers. She has been a practicing artist and instructor since 1978.

JULIE WOOD Julie has made landscaping her career focus since 1995. After apprenticing for a landscape designer, she returned to Nantucket and was hired as a head gardener for Nantucket Island Resorts where she managed the greenhouse operation as well as designing and maintaining gardens for all NIR properties.

Hither Creek Gardener was born in 2002, from Julie’s desire to work independently and in a manner consistent with her core values.

“Cultivate beautiful spaces, but do no harm” is her working mantra.

Julie completed the accredited NOFA organic Land Care program and is passionate about organic landscaping. page 19

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Margaret Hallowell

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Surfing Hydrangea Nursery

Champoux Landscape Mary Drew

DELPHINIUM Naomi Aberly and Larry Lebowitz Cary Hazlegrove Photography Alicia and James Duncan Toni and Mike Massie Nantucket Bank, A divison of Blue Hills Bank Nativ Made Neil Paterson, Inc.

HYDRANGEA Nancy and Dave Abbey Atlantic East Nantucket Real Estate Bartlett's Farm Carol March Emerson Cross Margaret and John Falk Diane Freeman

Green Mountain Compost Hingham Institution for Savings George Hughes Carol and Fred Levinger Consuelo Henderson Macpherson Melinda Tweeddale Interiors Mohr Gardening Inc. Katharine Overlock Dale and Doug Rutherford

LILY Kathleen Ackerman Dorothy Cullen Peggy and David Galka Logan and Tiago Gomes Robin and Craig Maurer The Juice Bar

Mary Jane and William MacLean Joan and Tim Moran Annie and Alex Sacerdote Waterworks of Nantucket

List complete as of July 1, 2017

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