Europe Transplanted: Edith Wharton & American Gardens
with CeCe Haydock
June 22, 2022
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Edith Wharton, a life-long European traveler (and eventual resident), influenced American garden design in several ways: her writing, including her pivotal book Italian Villas and their Gardens (1904), her gardens, most notably The Mount in Lenox, MA, and her close friendships with her niece, the landscape architect Beatrix Farrand, and other garden experts.
In this lecture, landscape architect, CeCe Haydock, shows how Mrs. Wharton’s classical education informed her theories of traditional garden design. And through her travels, her writing, and her friendships with serious garden designers and horticulturists, she developed a reputation as a respected critic and practitioner of classical garden design. Even though she spent the second half of her life abroad, her influence in the United States is still recognized today.
The Mount's general COVID-19 Health and Safety Guidelines may be found here.
The Mount is a Massachusetts Cultural Council UP designated organization welcoming participants of all disabilities. Please contact The Mount at 413-551-5100 or by email, info@edithwharton.org, to discuss accommodations needed to participate fully in this event.
- $20 Mount Member, $25 General Admission
- Preregistration is recommended, and tickets are available at the door.
- The lecture is in Terrace Café.
- Photo: Villa Giulia, CeCe Haydock
Biography
CeCe Haydock graduated from Princeton University (BA English) and received a master’s degree in landscape architecture from the SUNY School of Environmental Science and Forestry. After working for the New York City Parks Department, she joined Innocenti and Webel in Locust Valley, NY, before starting her private practice. Her research, as a Visiting Scholar at the American Academy in Rome, in 2007, centered around Edith Wharton and Italian villas. She has lectured and written on historic Italian, French, and American gardens for Old Westbury Gardens, Maryland’s Ladew Topiary Gardens, Princeton University, and numerous horticultural clubs. A trustee of Planting Fields Arboretum and a member of the International Council of The Preservation Society of Newport County, she is a visiting lecturer at the New York Botanic Garden and an adjunct professor at Long Island University. CeCe is currently expanding her private practice to include landscape sustainability.