On Sunday, June 1st our 17th Annual Bellefield Design Lecture was an overwhelming success. We are very grateful to Jonathan Kavalier for delivering a fascinating lecture, and for a sold out audience of supporters who contributed to a wonderful afternoon. The financial success of the event contributes significantly to our ability to steward our historic garden and provide meaningful cultural and educational events on site.

Thank you!

Jonathan Kavalier, speaker: The Next Century of Stewardship at Dumbarton Oaks 

Jonathan Kavalier has served as Director of Gardens and Grounds at Dumbarton Oaks since 2018, and has spent the past 24 years working in public garden management and horticulture in the Washington DC area and abroad. Join Jonathan for a virtual exploration of Dumbarton Oaks as he shares the design history and management over the past century, along with contemporary guiding principles that are influencing future stewardship preservation priorities. Jonathan will present challenges and opportunities that come with historical gardening in a 21st century context, and highlight some of the work the gardeners at Dumbarton Oaks are pursuing to ensure its preservation and relevance in the next century.

Program support generously provided by:

Beatrix Farrand Sponsors

Merrill Lynch / Michael Mattiello
Mitchell and Elaine Yanow Charitable Trust

Design Sponsors

Michael Dupree and Michael Fleischer

Peony Sponsors

Adams Fairacre Farms,  Bellefield Inn,
Fred and Marie-Claude Butler,  Dorothy Denny and Gully Stanford, 
Tibby Fischer,  Debby and Fred Glynn,  Lynden Miller,
Bob Ouimette,  Helen Page,  Sarah Peacock,
Peony Design,  Gail and Dick Rau,  Barbara Restaino
Frederick C. Rich,  Karen and Nevill Smythe,
Anne Cleves Symmes and Stephen Ives

Foxglove Sponsors

Amity Construction,  Jane Austin/Gold’s Gym,  Phebe Banta,
Hugo Cassirer,  Anna and Michael deCordova, 
Susan and Dennis Devereux,  Maria and Fred DeWald,
Linda and Norbert Freisitzer,  Katherine H. Kerin,
Susan Lowry,  Marianne’s Floral Garden,
Sheila Parekh Blum,  Linda Patzner and Art Mattiello,
Barbara Peelor in memory of Allelu Kurten
Ellen Petersen,  Randi and David Petrovits
Kelley Redl-Hardisty and David Hardisty
Alex Reese and Alison Spear,  Rhinebeck Bank,  Judith B. Tankard

Patrons

Sigrid Coons,  Kathy Crowley,  Doris Haas,  Angela Henry,  Bindy Kaye,  Mary Lulu Lamping,  Diane Levitt,  Warren Temple Smith,  Pat Stensrud