GARDEN TEA 2025
Thursday, May 22, 2025
This Spring we are excited to welcome Fred Landman of Sleepy Cat Farm to our fifth annual Garden Tea event which will raise funds for beautification projects at the Homestead. Join us for beverages in the historic Mather garden, followed by hearty tea boxes on the lawn and lecture in the barn.
SLEEPY CAT FARM
Fred Landman
Sleepy Cat Farm is the vision of one man, Fred Landman, who acquired the handsome Georgian Revival house and grounds in 1994. Deeply committed to the concept of harmony between house and garden, he has dedicated himself to the landscape to create “a garden of which the house could be proud.”
Collaborating with Greenwich architect Charles Hilton and noted landscape architect Charles J. Stick and drawing inspiration from travels in Europe and Asia, Landman has done just that. The landscape unfolds in a series of garden rooms encompassing pavilions, pathways, and pools, statuary and staircases, trees, shrubs, and flowerbeds. Hillsides and vistas change daily, monthly, almost minute by minute, in this undulating landscape of surprises, intrigue, and unexpected beauty.
Guests at the garden tea will hear Fred's incredible story of designing, building a now sharing the lavish Greenwich estate known Sleepy Cat Farm.
Thank You to Our Sponsors
PRESENTING SPONSOR
TULIP SPONSORS
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LILY SPONSORS
DAFFODIL SPONSORS
Amy Nidds, Valerie Wilson Travel
Ariane de Braux Triay, French Goose Interiors
Be Well With Michelle
May 22, 2025, 11:30 AM – 2:00 PMJoin us for our fifth annual garden tea supporting preservation of the Mather Homestead and property. We will be joined by Fred Landman of Sleepy Cat Farm in Greenwich who will take us on a tour of the property he created as “a garden of which the house could be proud.” RAINDATE Friday May 23
GARDEN TEA 2024
Featuring Pieter Estersohn
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Many thanks to all supported the fourth annual garden tea which welcomed ~150 women for education and fun. The event began with beverages in the garden, followed by tea sandwiches and sweet treats on the lawn. Then, guests heard Pieter Estersohn, photographer and author, and Nancy Sheed, author advocate, discuss Pieter's new book Back to the Land: A New Way of Life in the Country, and Nancy Sheed. This important fundraising event raised over 30,000 for property enhancement projects identified in a recent master plan.
Thank you Bedford New Canaan Magazine and Andrea Ceraso for the fabulous photos below!
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GARDEN TEA 2023
Featuring Calvert Crary
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Our third annual garden tea raised over $15,000 for beautification and gardening projects. The event featured Calvert Crary, florist, photographer and author of Flower School. Guests enjoyed beverages in the garden, hearty tea boxes by Carolyn's Absolutely Fabulous Events on the lawn, and a presentation in the barn.
Many thanks to our sponsors, volunteers and the many people who purchased raffle tickets!!
Photos by Katharine Calderwood.
