FILM & TALK: FIVE SEASONS, The Gardens of Piet Oudolf
2019-06-07 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Parrish Art Museum, 279 Montauk Highway, Water Mill, NY, 11976, United States
2017, NR, 76 minutes, Directed by Thomas Piper
In collaboration with Hamptons Doc Fest. Part of Landscape Pleasures 2019.
Followed by a conversation with film director Thomas Piper and Parrish director Terrie Sultan.

After completing a feature documentary on New York’s High Line, award-winning filmmaker Thomas Piper met the inspirational designer and plantsman, Piet Oudolf, and the idea for a new project was born. The documentary, FIVE SEASONS: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf, immerses viewers in Oudolf’s work and takes us inside his creative process, from his beautifully abstract sketches, to theories on beauty, to the ecological implications of his ideas. Intimate discussions take place through all fours seasons in Piet’s own gardens at Hummelo, and on visits to his signature public works in New York, Chicago, and the Netherlands, as well as to the far-flung locations that inspire his genius, including desert wildflowers in West Texas and post-industrial forests in Pennsylvania.
Piet Oudolf was born in 1944 in Haarlem, Netherlands. Since 1982, he has lived and worked in Hummelo, a tiny village in east Netherlands, where he started a nursery with his wife Anja, to grow perennials. His garden has since become renowned for its radical approach and ideas about planting design. Oudolf also co-founded Future Plants, a company specializing in selecting, growing, breeding and protecting plants for landscaping and public areas. Oudolf`s recent projects include The High Line, New York NY; No. 5 Culture Chanel, Paris, France; Lurie Garden, Millennium Park, Chicago IL; Serpentine Gallery, London, England, and the Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy.
Thomas Piper is an award-winning non-fiction filmmaker, specializing in documenting the contemporary arts. He has directed, photographed and edited over 30 films on subjects including the visual artists Pablo Picasso, Ellsworth Kelly, Sol LeWitt, Alex Katz, and Kiki Smith; architects including Frank Lloyd Wright, Peter Eisenman, Jeanne Gang, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Thom Mayne, Jean Nouvel, and Steven Holl. Thomas is Director of Production for the Checkerboard Film Foundation, responsible for directing, shooting, and editing long-format documentaries on individuals who have made important contributions to the contemporary arts.
Friday nights are made possible, in part, by Presenting Sponsor:
Additional support provided by The Corcoran Group and Sandy and Stephen Perlbinder.

Landscape Pleasures 2019
2019-06-08 09:00 - 13:00
TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE PARRISH ART MUSEUM
OPEN SATURDAY UNTIL 5 PM, SUNDAY 10AM-5PM
SEE WEEKEND SCHEDULE, SPEAKER BIOS, AND GARDEN TOUR INFORMATION HERE
Symposium
Saturday, June 8, 9am to 1pm
Featuring: Eric Groft, Simon Johnson, and Noel Kingsbury
*Noel Kingsbury will lead a Friday afternoon workshop. See below.
Garden Tours
Sunday, June 9, 10am to 3pm
Self-guided tours with exclusive access to private gardens including the Bridgehampton garden of Judy and Aaron Daniels, the East Hampton garden of Vincent Covello and Carol Mandel, a garden on Springs Fireplace Road and a garden on Gerard Drive, both in Springs.
Benefit Committee Cocktail Party
Saturday, June 8, 5:30 to 7:30pm
Landscape Pleasures supporters at the Sponsor level and above will receive a special invitation to an evening of cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at the classic Southampton garden of Clelia and Tom Zacharias
Friday Night Program: Film & Talk
Friday, June 7, 6 pm
Film & Talk: Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf
Directed by Thomas Piper (2017, Documentary, 1h 16m)
Presented in collaboration with Hamptons Doc Fest
Followed by a conversation with film director Thomas Piper and Parrish director Terrie Sultan.
Free for Landscape Pleasures ticket holders. Reservations recommended.
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Special Workshop with Noel Kingsbury
Friday, June 7, 10am-3pm.
Workshop generously hosted at Marders. Lunch will be provided.
The rabbit’s eye view – long term plant performance
How long will plants survive? Will they spread? How will my new border look in five years time? This full-day garden-based workshop aims at encouraging participants to observe garden and landscape plants, focusing on their growth through the year, looking at how they compete with each other, how to assess prospects for their longevity and their suitability for a variety of garden locations. Gardeners and designers can then use their experience and knowledge of plants to plan for the maximizing of interest and the minimizing of maintenance at all seasons.
$500 per person ($100 is non-deductible)

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE PARRISH ART MUSEUM
OPEN SATURDAY UNTIL 5 PM, SUNDAY 10AM-5PM
Benefit Committee Tickets
Each ticket includes admission to the Saturday lectures, Sunday garden tours, Friday night program, and Saturday evening cocktail reception
Benefactor: $1,000 each
Sponsor: $400 each
Associate Tickets
Each ticket includes admission to the Saturday lectures, Sunday garden tours, and Friday night program
Member: $200 each
Non-Member: $250 each
Sponsorship
Grand Patron: $7,500 (includes 8 tickets)
Grand Sponsor: $5,000 (includes 6 tickets)
Grand Participant: $2,500 (includes 2 tickets)
Please call 631-283-2118 ext. 150 for additional information or to purchase tickets by phone.

Landscape Pleasures 2019 is made possible, in part, with support from Grand Patrons Meryl Meltzer/Romenesa Foundation, and Lillian and Joel Cohen; Grand Sponsors Linda Hackett and Melinda Hackett/ CAL Foundation, LaGuardia Design Group, Summerhill Landscapes, and Whitmores; and Grand Participants Tish Rehill/Gardeneering, Arthur L. Loeb, Owen Brothers Landscape Development, Sandy & Steve Perlbinder, and Piazza Horticultural. A special thanks to Marders for hosting Friday’s workshop. Hamptons Cottages & Gardens is the media sponsor.
