Experience - Bill Noble Gardens

Bill Noble
724 Bragg Hill Road
Norwich, Vermont 05055
[email protected]
www.billnoblegardens.com
Experience
GardenDesign,PublicGardenManagementandGardenPreservation
Current
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Gardendesignandconsultationforresidentialandinstitutionalproperties;master
planning,gardendesign,plantselection,constructionmanagement.
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Restorationofexceptionalgardens;preservationplanning.
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Consultationwithnewlyemergingpublicgardens,nonprofitorganizationsand
communityorganizationstodeveloppreservationandmanagementstrategies.
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Advisepublicgardens;providestrategicplanning,organizationaldevelopment,garden
managementservices.
DirectorofPreservation,GardenConservancy,ColdSpring,NY
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ResponsibleforimplementingtheConservancy'smissiontopreserve,manageand
sharegardenswiththepublic.Oversawtheselectionofgardens.
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Developedandimplementedsuccessfulstrategiesforthetransitionofgardensfrom
privatetononprofitownershipandmanagement.
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OversawrestorationofsignificantAmericangardens.Monitored,assessedandadvised
onqualityofgardenpresentationandmanagement.
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Workedwithgardenownersandstaff,developedgovernanceandfundingcapacityto
sustaingardens.Advisedgardenowners,publicagencies,nonprofits,friendsgroupsand
volunteersonhorticulture,planning,fundraising,promotion,education,volunteer
managementaswellasthelegalaspectsofgardenownershipandpreservation.
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Ledanationalteamthatmanagedabroadrangeofgardensinavarietyofregions.
Supervisedandencouragedthedevelopmentofmanagerialskillsofpeopleonsite.
Developedmanagementstrategies;thisrolerequiredleadershipandmanagement
skills,andbudgeting,personnelandadministration.
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Gavefrequentlecturesandworkshopsanddevelopedtrainingprogramsand
publications.
1999–2013
DirectorofLandscapes,TheFells,Newbury,NewHampshire
1993–1998
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Directedpreservation,planning,andmaintenanceofhistoriclandscapeofTheFells,
summerretreatofJohnHay.Managedgardenstaffandvolunteers;directedrestoration
ofwalledwoodlandgarden,perennialgardens,androckgarden.
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Ledsitebudgeting,planningandfundraisinginitiatives;launchedmembership
programanddevelopedsiterevenuegeneratingprograms.
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Developededucationalandinterpretiveprogramsincludingworkshops,tours,and
conferences.Responsibleforpromotionandoutreach.
Horticulturist,SaintGaudensNationalHistoricSite,Cornish,NewHampshire
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RestoredandmaintainedthehistoricgardensofAspet,thehomeandstudioofsculptor
AugustusSaintGaudens.
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Researchedanddocumentedhistoryofthegardens,rehabilitatedhistorichedges,
restoredhundredyear-oldflowergarden,improvedmaintenanceoftreesandlawns,
developedmaintenanceplan.
1987–1993
MarketGardener,Noble’sMarketGarden,Windsor,Vermont
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1981–1987
Raisedandsoldvegetablesthroughretailfarmstandandfarmersmarket.
Education
ArnoldArboretum,HarvardUniversity,CertificateinGardeningArts
UniversityofToronto,MastersinMedievalStudies
BeloitCollege,Beloit,WisconsinBAinClassicsandComparativeLiterature
Editorial
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FormercontributingEditor,OrganicGardeningmagazine
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FormerContributingEditor,GardenDesignmagazine
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ContributingEditor,TheGardener’sGarden,Phaidon
1987-1991
1975-1977
1970-1974
Awards
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MarjorieVanWickleLyonHorticulturalAward,Blithewold,Bristol,RI2007
Boardservice
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TrusteesofSaint-GaudensMemorial
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HollisterHouseGarden
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Advisor,Lord&SchryverConservancy
GardenDesign
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TheRocks,Washington,CT
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StetsonGarden,Norwich,VT
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GardeninLongLake,NY n
Hooverness,FishersIsland,NY
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Northcote,Cornish,NH
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HighCourt,Cornish,NH
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PlattGarden,Cornish,NH
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Tiadnock,Dublin,NH
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BimbaGarden,Hanover,NH
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WilkinsonGarden,Hanover,NH
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ExtendedCareFacility,MountAscutneyHospital,Windsor,VT
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GardenofBillNobleandJamesTatum,Norwich,Vermont
Selectedpublications
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"Northcote,anArtist'sNewHampshireGarden,"TheJournaloftheNewEnglandGarden
HistorySociety,Spring1993.
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"GardeningwithGranite:ClarenceHay'sNewHampshireRockGarden",RockGarden
Quarterly,Summer2000.
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“TakingaGardenPublic:FeasibilityandStartup,”TheGardenConservancyPreservation
HandbookSeries,2001and2005.
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“HighGround”,HorticultureMagazine,May1,2007,“PersonalGardens”.
Selectedpublicationsonprojects
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OutstandingAmericanGardens:ACelebration:25YearsoftheGardenConservancy,
Abrams,writtenbyPageDickey,photographsbyMarionBrenner.Chapterongardenof
BillNobleandaselectionofpreservationprojects.
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“NorwichResident’sWorkHonoredbytheGardenConservancy”,articlebyHenry
Homeyer,ValleyNews,WestLebanon,NH,December30,2015.Articlediscussing
gardenofBillNoble.
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“IntheMix”MarthaStewartLiving,articlebyStephenOrr,photographsbyRogerFoley,
July2012.ArticlediscussinggardenofBillNoble.
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“IntheGarden:ADesignSproutedfromAgedRuins”,TheNewYorkTimes,AnneRaver,
August2009.ArticlediscussinggardenofBillNoble.
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“NewEnglandPrimer”,ElizabethPochoda,HouseandGardenMagazine,September
2003.ArticlediscussinggardenofBillNoble.
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“GardensoftheCornishColony”,CarolWilliams,HouseandGardenMagazine,October
2000.
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“HumanNature:TheKeepersoftheGarden’sSoul”,TheNewYorkTimes,AnneRaver
discussingGardenConservancyanditsaccomplishmentsatTheFells.October1,1999.
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“BorderDiplomacy”,PaulDunphey,GardenDesignMagazine,August/September1997.
ArticlediscussingtherestorationofTheFells.
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“TheLongView“,DouglasBrenner,GardenDesignMagazine,June/July1995.Article
discussingthePlattgardenanditsrestoration
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"GardeningwithGranite:ClarenceHay'sNewHampshireRockGarden",RockGarden
Quarterly,Summer2000.
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“TakingaGardenPublic:FeasibilityandStartup,”TheGardenConservancyPreservation
HandbookSeries,2001and2005.
Selectedpresentations
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“ImaginingandConservingAmericanGardens”,HardyPlantSocietyofOregonWinter
Lecture,January24,2016,slidepresentation.
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“ImaginaryGardenswithRealToadsinthem”,HollisterHouseGardenStudyWeekend,
September12,2015,slidelecture.
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“TheGardener’sEye”,WestVirginiaNurseryandLandscapeAssociationannual
meeting,Charleston,WV,January23,2015
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“TheGardener’sGarden”,WestVirginiaNurseryandLandscapeAssociationannual
meeting,January23,2015.
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“PreservingAmerica’sGardenMasterpieces”,slidelecturepresentedinWashington,DC,
Boston,MA,NewYork,NY,Denver,CO,Portland,OR,Shelburne,NY,Vancouver,BC,and
Montreal,PQ,Canada.
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ScottMedalAwardCeremonyRemarksandinterviewwithJohnG.Fairey,Peckerwood
Garden,March17,2013
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“ChangeandTransition,theJourneyfromPrivatetoPublic”,GardenConservancy
PreservationWeekend2012,ChicagoBotanicGarden,September2012
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“EmergingPublicGardensRoundtable”,sponsoredcreationofnetworkofgarden
activistsworkingtopreservehistoricandcontemporarygardensinOregon,
WashingtonandBritishColumbia.
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“PreservationStories:ReportsfromtheField”,moderatedpaneldiscussionpresenting
gardenpreservationsuccessstoriesattheGardenConservancy’s10thAnniversary
Celebration,Charleston,SC,October1999.
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"GardeningwithGranite:ClarenceHay'sRockGardenatTheFells",slidelecture
presentedat"GardeningwithaLegacy,"ASymposiumsponsoredbytheIndianapolis
MuseumofArt,September19-21,1997.
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"TheGardensoftheArtistsoftheCornishColony",aslidelectureandworkshop
developedpresentedforSotheby'sEducationInstitute:NewYorkCity,Hanoverand
Cornish,NH,1997.
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"WorkingwiththeWoods","SummerPruning","PerennialBorderDesignand
Maintenance","OrganicLawnCare".WorkshopsofferedatTheFells,1996-97.