Horticultural Society of New York Benefit

Every year the HSNY invites designers to do tables based on a theme. For this year's A Garden Party, we celebrated the quirky, gracious, ready-for-a-good-time spirit of Savannah. You can see the full table, evocative of the town's historic squares, at http://newyorksocialdiary.com/node/4710.

Here the iconic "Bird Girl" is hoisting a pair of Absolut Vodka martinis while a tiny bottle of Absolut sits on a stone bench, recalling writer Conrad Aiken's final resting spot in Bonvaventure Cemetery. The guests, seated underneath a tree dripping with Spanish moss, received copies of "The Book," as Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is known in Savannah, autographed by John Berendt. Helpful hint: Should you be tempted to collect Spanish moss as a souvenir of Savannah, be forewarned. It may contain chiggers. The locals zap it in the microwave before using it as decoration.