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Chase Garden, Orting, WA
6JG%JCNNGPIGUQH2TGUGTXCVKQP Garden preservation is central to the mission of the Garden Conservancy. At the fall workshop of the Garden Conservancy Northwest Network (GCNN), held in Oswego, Oregon, on October 21, James Brayton Hall, our president and CEO, and 3DPHOD*RYHUQDOHRXUGLUHFWRURISUHVHUYDWLRQSUHVHQWHGWKUHHH[DPSOHVRIJDUGHQVWKDWHDFKVSHDNLQGLHUHQWZD\V to the challenges inherent in moving a garden from the private to the public realm. Each is a case study from which we can OHDUQDQGLPSURYHRXUSURIHVVLRQDOSUDFWLFHUHȴQLQJWKHZD\VLQZKLFKWKH&RQVHUYDQF\FDQEHDQLPSRUWDQWUHVRXUFH for other organizations and owners contemplating long-term preservation of a garden. Of course, not all gardens can be preserved as public gardens, because of factors discussed at the workshop and summarized in this newsletter. This realization challenges all of us who appreciate the cultural importance of gardens to come up with new approaches to SUHVHUYLQJWKHVSLULWDQGKLVWRU\RIRXUPRVWVLJQLȴFDQWJDUGHQV How do we save gardens? What are the key factors in successfully transitioning a garden to operate as a sustainable public entity? James and Pamela’s presentation described the history, opportunities, and challenges faced by three gardens with which the Garden Conservancy has worked—Ruth Bancroft Garden, Gaiety Hollow, and Chase Garden—and then assessed each within three categories: legacy, resources, and context. Read more on page 4.
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Chase Garden, Orting, WA
6JG%JCNNGPIGUQH2TGUGTXCVKQP Garden preservation is central to the mission of the Garden Conservancy. At the fall workshop of the Garden Conservancy Northwest Network (GCNN), held in Oswego, Oregon, on October 21, James Brayton Hall, our president and CEO, and 3DPHOD*RYHUQDOHRXUGLUHFWRURISUHVHUYDWLRQSUHVHQWHGWKUHHH[DPSOHVRIJDUGHQVWKDWHDFKVSHDNLQGLHUHQWZD\V to the challenges inherent in moving a garden from the private to the public realm. Each is a case study from which we can OHDUQDQGLPSURYHRXUSURIHVVLRQDOSUDFWLFHUHȴQLQJWKHZD\VLQZKLFKWKH&RQVHUYDQF\FDQEHDQLPSRUWDQWUHVRXUFH for other organizations and owners contemplating long-term preservation of a garden. Of course, not all gardens can be preserved as public gardens, because of factors discussed at the workshop and summarized in this newsletter. This realization challenges all of us who appreciate the cultural importance of gardens to come up with new approaches to SUHVHUYLQJWKHVSLULWDQGKLVWRU\RIRXUPRVWVLJQLȴFDQWJDUGHQV How do we save gardens? What are the key factors in successfully transitioning a garden to operate as a sustainable public entity? James and Pamela’s presentation described the history, opportunities, and challenges faced by three gardens with which the Garden Conservancy has worked—Ruth Bancroft Garden, Gaiety Hollow, and Chase Garden—and then assessed each within three categories: legacy, resources, and context. Read more on page 4.
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