George Schoellkopf of Hollister House - A Way to Garden With Margaret Roach - July 14, 2025

July 11, 2025 00:26:03
George Schoellkopf of Hollister House - A Way to Garden With Margaret Roach - July 14, 2025
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George Schoellkopf of Hollister House - A Way to Garden With Margaret Roach - July 14, 2025

Jul 11 2025 | 00:26:03

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Show Notes

Today’s guest returned from a 1979 trip visiting English gardens inspired to do some garden-making of his own. His canvas was a northwestern Connecticut hillside and not the Cotswolds, and the home he’d just purchased wasn’t a grand manor house but a simple 18th century farmhouse. Nevertheless, George Schoellkopf brought the feel of an English garden to life at the place that became Hollister House—which today is a much-visited destination garden and also the site of a rich offering of educational programs throughout the season, including the popular Garden Study Weekend early each September.  In the gardens at Hollister House in... Read More ›

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