Filmmaker Karyl Evans

Screening/Lecture: “The Life and Gardens of Beatrix Farrand”  (40 minute film) about the trailblazing female landscape architect who designed Dumbarton Oaks, the Rose Garden at the New York Botanical Garden, and the Rockefeller Garden in Seal Harbor, Maine among over 200 commissions during her 50 year career.   Karyl will introduce the film and take questions after the screening.

Powerpoint and Lecture: “Beatrix Farrand’s Landscape Architecture Work at Yale University” describes in detail the work of Farrand on the Yale campus from 1922 – 1945;  the University’s first campus landscape architect who designed over 75% of the campus.

Documentary filmmaker Karyl Evans has won six Emmy Awards for her documentary film projects among many other awards including a historic preservation award from the Garden Club of America.  Ms. Evans earned her B.S. Degree in Horticulture with an emphasis in Landscape Architecture.  She is a Master Gardener and is a member of the Garden Club of New Haven. She recently created an Arboretum at the Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven.  Ms. Evans was a full-time Associate Professor at Southern Connecticut State University and is currently an Associate Fellow at Yale University.  Karyl screens her films and lectures widely across the country.