Important Books & Authors
Tuesday, January 31Jack deLashmet
Hamptons Gardens
Asprey, 853 Madison Ave at 71st St.
6:00 p.m. - Cocktails with Light Fare
7:00 p.m. - Lecture and Book Signing
Benefactor Ticket $500*
Sponsor Ticket $200*
Patron Ticket $100
To purchase tickets call 212-757-0915 x101
Following C.Z. Guest as the garden editor of Hamptons magazine, noted landscape architect Jack deLashmet’s irreverent column “Diary of a Mad Gardener” remains the basis for his sought-after national lecture series. His recent book, Hamptons Gardens, is an invitation into the private world that lies behind privet hedges and wrought iron gates in one of the world’s exclusive enclaves. In collaboration with photographers Mary Ellen Bartley and Doug Young, deLashmet will take us into the Hamptons’ most beautiful gardens in this visually stunning book. From the sustainable and native to the over-the-top and avant-garde, the selection of gardens expresses the range of styles for which the East End is known. New minimalist approaches to landscaping in Amagansett are contrasted by the classic, lush greenery that surrounds the Grey Gardens estate, as the author explores today’s most important cultivation trends.
His firm, deLashmet & Associates, has completed notable landscape projects and historic garden restorations throughout the United States and Europe. His work has been seen in Town & Country, Elle Décor, House & Garden, Architectural Digest, and Hamptons Cottages & Gardens, among others. A frequent collaborator with architects and fellow landscape designers, he is a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects. He lives and works in East Hampton.
*Individuals who contribute at this level are eligible to win a special gift from Asprey.
About IB&A
For over a decade, The Hort’s popular Important Books & Authors lecture series has featured significant works by emerging and established authors in the fields of horticulture, landscape design, and architecture.
Past Important Books and Authors evenings have showcased Amy Goldman’s The Compleat Squash: A Passionate Growers Guide to Pumpkins, Squash and Gourds, Michael Pollan’s The Botany of Desire, John Loring’s Tiffany’s Palm Beach, Dominique Browning’s The New Garden Paradise: Great Private Gardens of the World, Suzy Bales’ The Garden in Winter, Peter Pennoyer's Peter Pennoyer Architects: Context, History and Design, and many more.