Federal Twist Private Tour with James Golden for up to 6 Guests & 'The View from Federal Twist: A New Way of Thinking About Gardens, Nature and Ourselves'

You and 5 guests will enjoy a private and exclusive walk and talk tour with author, designer and owner of Federal Twist, James Golden. Explore the many gravel paths in the naturalistic garden to discover hidden gardens. Federal Twist is an immersive experience intended to evoke strong emotions. When British garden guru Monty Don visited Federal Twist for his American Gardens TV series, he commented, "It made me rethink what a garden can be and do." Enter through a woodland garden to the side of the house, where you first glimpse the broader landscape behind: a large, sunny glade. Massed perennials and grasses evoke an Alice-in-Wonderland feeling (many plants are taller than you). The garden is in the New Perennial tradition: plants grow in interwoven communities and emphasize structure, shape, and form-which are long-lasting-as much as flower. Begun as an experiment to explore garden making in the challenging conditions of unimproved, heavy, wet clay, the garden is ecologically similar to a wet prairie and is maintained by cutting and burning. Flowering begins in early June and peaks in mid-July, when the perennials and grasses reach maturity The second peak occurs in October, when low sunlight makes the grasses glow in yellows, russets, and golds. Three small ponds attract hundreds of frogs, insects, and wildlife. The tour will be completed on a weekday between mid-June and late October, 2025. James' most recent book 'The View from Federal Twist: A New Way of Thinking About Gardens, Nature and Ourselves' was released on March 1, 2022 and is included in this special offering. This is an enchanting and important book for ecological gardeners and anyone interested in exploring the relationship between gardens, nature, and ourselves. James will contact the winner of the tour to make arrangements. Federal Twist is located in Stockton, NJ.