By MARY SHUSTACK
THE JOURNAL NEWS
(Original publication: March 2, 2013)

A rare look at Bill and Hillary Clinton’s Chappaqua garden will be a highlight of this year’s Gramercy Garden & Antiques Show.

Landscape designer and author Jan Johnsen will offer a slide presentation, “Glimpses of a Presidential Garden” at the show tomorrow afternoon in Manhattan.

Johnsen, of Johnsen Landscapes & Pools in Bedford Hills, will talk about the treasures from around the world that can be found in the Clinton garden and discuss the design and plants used in the cottage garden and foliage border for former President Bill and U. S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y.

The show opens tomorrow and continues through Sunday at the 69th Regiment Armory. It will also feature exhibitions from some 80 dealers, with Michele Fox of Upper Grandview showing floral textiles, quilts and porch and garden furniture and Antiques II, Ltd. of Bedford Village bringing a collection of statuary, architectural pieces and iron furniture.

Other talks, which are included with admission, will be offered each day. Charles A. Birnbaum, founder of the Cultural Landscape Foundation, will speak on “Change, Continuity and Civic Ambition: Cultural Landscapes, Design & Historic Preservation Today” at noon tomorrow, followed by Johnsen’s talk at 2 p.m.

Garden designer and author Jon Carloftis will discuss “What Really Makes a Garden Beautiful & How You Can Do It” at noon Saturday, followed by a “Flower-Designing Workshop” with floral designer Hiroko Takeshita at 2 p.m. Sunday’s seminars will feature Donna Dorian, style editor of Garden Design Magazine, speaking on “A Journey to the Interior: Notes from an Adventure in Morocco, Touring the Gardens of Morocco” at noon, with Helen Hersh of the Greater New York Orchid Society offering an “Orchid Workshop” at 2 p.m.

The show will run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $12. A gala preview party will be held from 6 to 9 tonight, with proceeds to benefit the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Tickets are $125 at the door. Call 718-623-7254.

An online preview of the show will be available beginning at 7 tonight at www.stellashows.com. The armory is on Lexington Avenue, at 26th Street.

For further details on the show, visit the Stella Web site or call 212-255-0020.