Madoo Garden Talks Signal Spring

Truly, spring will come.

The folks at Madoo think so anyway, which is why they’ve lined up three garden talks at the Sagaponack conservancy starting Sunday, February 22.

At noon that day, Lindsey Taylor will discuss “the need for a garden to have a soul, passion and individual vision to be truly successful.”

A garden writer and designer, Ms. Taylor maintains that great gardens, like great works of art, are created through dedication and perseverance. She’ll use gardens like those at Sissinghurst, Hollister House, Dawn Ridge, Les Quartre Vents and Prospect Cottage to make her point, and also sign copies of her book “The Gardener’s Garden: A Very Personal Vision.”

The talk will take place in Madoo’s summer—sigh!—studio, where a reception will follow with refreshments from Topping Rose House in Bridgehampton. Tickets are $30 for non-members and $25 for Madoo’s members, and seating can be reserved through info@madoo.org.

At the second talk, on March 8, Marilee Foster will examine “The Evolving Sagaponack Landscape”—specifically, the difficulties of farming in the 21st century, the success of her Sagg Main farm stand and the steady march of development.

Ms. Foster, whose family settled in Sagaponack centuries ago, is an artist and a writer, and The Southampton Press’s Sagaponack columnist, as well as a farmer.

On March 29, Stephen Orr will give a talk about “The New American Herbal.” A writer and editor, Mr. Orr will discuss the tradition of herbal collections, herbs used in homes and gardens, European herbs such as chervil and lovage, exotic herbs such as lemongrass and nigella, and controversial herbs like marijuana, monkshood and foxglove. He’ll sign copies of his book, too.

Details about time, cost, refreshments and so forth are the same for the second and third talk as they are for the first.

Garden-lovers alternatively can pay $80 (or $65 for members) to attend all three talks.

Further information about Madoo and its programs can be found at madoo.org.