For the Love of Peat! The Search for Meaning in America's Gardens Friday, September 19, 1997 a one-day garden seminar sponsored by Historic Cherry Hill Albany, New York Lived in by five generations of one family from 1787 through 1963, Cherry Hill has been described as an archetypical Colonial Revival site. Today, the museum uses the intact collection, including 20,000 artifacts, 30,000 manuscripts, 5,000 books and 3,000 photographs, as it strives to interpret its universally relevant story of one family's search for order and stability in response to personal and social change. This day-long look at American gardens will focus on the phenomenon of the Colonial Revival as reflected in the landscape, the history of American garden ornamentation, and a successful and important garden restoration project. The public will also be introduced to Historic Cherry Hill's goals of restoring and interpreting the landscape in the context of this unique site and its story. 9:15 a.m. Registration & Welcome 10:00 a.m. The Colonial Revival Garden, Lucinda Brockway, principal and owner of Past Designs, Kennebunk, ME 11:00 a.m. An Overview of Garden Ornament in America, Jeffrey A. Steele, owner, Ashley Falls Nursery, Ashley Falls, MA Noon Lunch Abbreviated house tours 1:30 p.m. Case Studies: Development of Fort Ticonderoga's Jardin du Roi, Delight Gartlein, Curator of Landscape, Fort Ticonderoga The Cherry Hill Grounds Maxine Lorang, Researcher and Liselle LaFrance, Director 2:30 p.m. Break 3:00 p.m. Tours of the Cherry Hill Grounds Cost per person: $45, which includes buffet luncheon For further information, seminar brochure and reservations, contact: Historic Cherry Hill, 523 1/2 South Pearl St., Albany, NY 12202; 518-434-4791. Registration Deadline: September 12, 1997 A free garden clinic featuring Northeast Public Radio's "Natural Gardener", Laurence Sombke, and representatives from the Capital District's Rose, Iris and Hosta Societies and self-guided tours of the Cherry Hill Grounds will be offered on Saturday, September 20, 9 a.m. - Noon.