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June 2011
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Portrait of Henriette Suhr. Copyright  Maria Robledo.
New Developments at
Rocky Hills
Spring is typically a busy season for all gardens. Spring 2011 at Rocky Hills, the garden of William and Henriette Suhr in Mount Kisco, New York, was no exception.
LongHouse Reserve Becomes Affiliate Garden
In May, the Garden Conservancy and LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton, New York, signed a memorandum of understanding, establishing the grounds and gardens at LongHouse Reserve as an Affiliate Garden of the Conservancy.
Elaine Silets
Gardener Profile:
Elaine Silets, aka
“The Train Lady”
She is known simply as “The Train Lady,” but there is much more to Open Days garden host Elaine Silets than this title suggests.
News Briefs
Upcoming Events
Gift of Persia:
Exotic Gardens for California

July 15 | 8:30 am – 5:30 pm
Walnut Creek, CA

Stephen Orr on
Tomorrow's Garden

October 11
Austin, TX

Dominique Browning on Making a New Garden—
And a New Life

October 12 | 7:30 pm
Chappaqua, NY

Upcoming Open Days
Alctraz ferry
Tour Operators
Pow Wow at Alcatraz
Dozens of Garden
Conservancy volunteers and staff showed off the Gardens of Alcatraz to an enthusiastic group of wholesale tour operators and travel press on May 22.
split rock
Exuberant Gardens Tour
On Saturday, June 18, an intrepid group of garden voyageurs spent a long and rewarding day exploring five garden landscapes that illustrate ecological themes along Route 101 in northern California.
American holly allée at Yew Dell
New Books
Two recent garden books reflect multiple Garden Conservancy relationships.
New Garden
Conservancy Staff
Welcome our new staff in
San Francisco.
Recent Media

Alice’s Garden Travel Buzz, June 19, Gift of Persia seminar

Press Democrat,
Santa Rosa, CA, June 11, feature on Rt. 101 North tour on June 18

Traditional Home, June 6, Open Days program

In the Garden, Martha Stewart’s blog, June 3,
Open Days

Danbury News Times, May 31, Open Days garden,
Helen Dimos

Dirt du Jour blog, May 25, Marin County Open Day

Los Angeles Times, May 22, Gardens of Alcatraz

New Hampshire Home magazine, May 18, The Fells

Newsday’s Garden Detective blog, May 17, Nassau County Open Day

San Francisco Chronicle, May 15, Organic Mechanics, Open Days garden hosts

Chicago Tribune, May 13, Barbara Wetzel, Open Days garden host

In the Garden, Martha Stewart’s blog, May 12, Gardens of Alcatraz

Foundation for Landscape Studies, May 11, Lifetime Achievement Award,
Frank Cabot

iNeTours.com, April 24, Gardens of Alcatraz

San Francisco Hiking Examiner, April 19 (Part 1), Gardens of Alcatraz.

San Francisco Hiking Examiner, April 19 (Part 2), Gardens of Alcatraz

Plant Talk, Valerie Easton,
April 19, Open Days program

San Francisco Chronicle, April 10, interview with seminar speaker Christine Ten Eyck

Los Angeles Times, April 2, interview with lecturer
Stephen Orr

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