I REMEMBER SITTING in our skyscraper-high offices at Martha Stewart, dreaming out loud together about the “someday” of rural living. Well, I made it out of the city, and so did Brent Ridge—my former colleague, and half of “The Amazing Race”-winning duo called the Fabulous Beekman Boys. Now he and Josh Kilmer-Purcell are coming over to this side of the Hudson River for my August 17 Garden Conservancy Open Day, and to do a talk about “The Heirloom Life” they live.
Want to join us? There’s a giant plant sale on the program, too!, and other gardens open nearby.the day’s highlightsGarden open from 10-4. No reservations required; $5 suggested donation to be shared by the Garden Conservancy and Friends of Taconic State Park (benefiting programs in the state park my Copake Falls, New York, garden is surrounded by). Plant sale by Broken Arrow Nursery at the garden, 10-4; to pre-order larger specimen plants or something specific, call Broken Arrow ahead of time, and ask for Adam Wheeler.
10-11: breakfast and book signing with the Beekman Boys, at Church of St. John in the Wilderness (2 minutes drive from garden); reserve your ticket now; space limited. 11-noon: lecture on ‘”The Heirloom Life” by the Beekman Boys, at the church, followed by book signing; reserve your ticket now; space limited.
10-4: Visit other Garden Conservancy gardens nearby. Details, and directions to my place and all the rest.Want to learn more about the Beekman Boys? Visit their website now.
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