Peter Bevacqua honed his gardening skills studying with Christopher Lloyd and Fergus Garrett at Great Dixter, and with Helen Dillon in her garden in Dublin. He came to garden and landscape design after 25 years in advertising, where he was creative director in the New York office of an internationally well-known ad agency. Combining his background in art and design with this lifelong addiction to plants, Peter approaches the landscape in a manner akin to how he applied his skills to his work in advertising, taking an understanding of a client’s needs (or his own in the case of his garden) and working to create artful solutions that are aesthetically pleasing and stand the test of time. Sharing ideas and photographs of his own garden and those of clients, Peter lays out an approach that demonstrates how gardens can be beautiful throughout the seasons, sharing ideas on how to make one’s own landscape come to life all year long. His garden has been twice in The New York Times, a featured garden in The Gardens of the Hudson Valley by Monacelli Press, and in the Private Gardens of the Hudson Valley.
Your $25 suggested donation does more than get you a seat. It helps plant a new Arts-and-Crafts garden behind Dewey Hall, with a stone terrace and an accessible entrance so everyone can enjoy the Hall for the next 140 years.
Seating is limited, so reserve your place today.
About The Garden-Makers Talks
Since its founding in 1887, Dewey Hall has been a place for Berkshire residents and visitors to come together for social and educational activities. As we approach our 140th anniversary, the board is making a number of capital improvements – among them, an enclosed garden behind the Hall where events, from our Dahlia Festival and Ice Cream Social to concerts and private celebrations, can spill outdoors and connect guests to the landscape.
Your suggested $25 donation for each program goes directly to the Dewey Hall Garden Fund, which will create our own Arts-and-Crafts garden. The new garden will also provide accessible entry into the Hall, welcoming everyone through a landscaped garden and stone terrace.
Saturday, November 21, 2026 – 4 pm
Dewey Hall, 91 Main Street, Sheffield MA 01257
$25 suggested donation – light refreshments to follow
All proceeds benefit the Dewey Hall Garden Fund
Click here to reserve your seat
Peter Bevacqua honed his gardening skills studying with Christopher Lloyd and Fergus Garrett at Great Dixter, and with Helen Dillon in her garden in Dublin. He came to garden and landscape design after 25 years in advertising, where he was creative director in the New York office of an internationally well-known ad agency. Combining his background in art and design with this lifelong addiction to plants, Peter approaches the landscape in a manner akin to how he applied his skills to his work in advertising, taking an understanding of a client’s needs (or his own in the case of his garden) and working to create artful solutions that are aesthetically pleasing and stand the test of time. Sharing ideas and photographs of his own garden and those of clients, Peter lays out an approach that demonstrates how gardens can be beautiful throughout the seasons, sharing ideas on how to make one’s own landscape come to life all year long. His garden has been twice in The New York Times, a featured garden in The Gardens of the Hudson Valley by Monacelli Press, and in the Private Gardens of the Hudson Valley.
Your $25 suggested donation does more than get you a seat. It helps plant a new Arts-and-Crafts garden behind Dewey Hall, with a stone terrace and an accessible entrance so everyone can enjoy the Hall for the next 140 years.
Seating is limited, so reserve your place today.
About The Garden-Makers Talks
Since its founding in 1887, Dewey Hall has been a place for Berkshire residents and visitors to come together for social and educational activities. As we approach our 140th anniversary, the board is making a number of capital improvements – among them, an enclosed garden behind the Hall where events, from our Dahlia Festival and Ice Cream Social to concerts and private celebrations, can spill outdoors and connect guests to the landscape.
Your suggested $25 donation for each program goes directly to the Dewey Hall Garden Fund, which will create our own Arts-and-Crafts garden. The new garden will also provide accessible entry into the Hall, welcoming everyone through a landscaped garden and stone terrace.
Saturday, November 21, 2026 – 4 pm
Dewey Hall, 91 Main Street, Sheffield MA 01257
$25 suggested donation – light refreshments to follow
All proceeds benefit the Dewey Hall Garden Fund
Click here to reserve your seat
