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List of program schedule during our 2022-2023 season:
September 20, 2022
Kelly Norris on Plants with Style
Kelly suggests ditching ho-hum varieties and using cutting-edge plants in his popular #newnaturalism book, social media and lectures. A passionate horticulturist and lifelong gardener, he wrote New Naturalism: Designing and Planting a Resilient, Ecologically Vibrant Home Garden (2021) and Plants With Style (2015). His A-list plant selections allow you to forge a personal style in harmony with your garden’s setting and local environment. As Kelly says, “A garden is the best way to savor life on earth.”
Learn more at https://kellydnorris.com/
October 17, 2022
Don Pell on Designing and Managing Naturalistic Gardens: Successes and Failures in the Landscape
International designer Don Pell focuses an unbiased eye on what is – and is not – working in the plant communities he creates. Not all plants “play nice,” which can force the gardener to make revisions that keep plants in check. Don shares his approach to editing, highlights his successful compositions, and reveals a few that didn’t go quite as expected. Winner of top design awards from the Perennial Plant Association, the Association of Professional Landscape Designers, and most recently, a Silver Medal in his first-ever appearance at the Philadelphia Flower Show, Don’s gardens have been in The New York Times, Garden Design and other publications.
Learn more at https://donaldpell.com/
November 14, 2022
Matt and Tim Nichols on 20 Japanese Maples you Need for Your Garden
The “Mr. Maple” guys answer your acer japonica questions in a fun lecture. Growing up in the mountains of North Carolina, Matt and his brother Tim expanded their father’s hobby into a well-known nursery near Asheville that offers over 1000 Japanese maple cultivars, over 100 acer species, and over 150 cultivars of ginkgo. They’ve been featured in Fine Gardening, Margaret Roach’s A Way To Garden NPR show, Country Gardens, Joe Gardener’s podcast and HortTube.
December 12, 2022
Ellen Mary on Houseplants for Wellbeing
Splitting time between Charlotte and the U.K, this gardening influencer, author and podcaster shares her uplifting message on people, plants, wellbeing and our intrinsic connection to the natural world. Discover the benefits of growing houseplants, plus how to care for, connect with and create stunning displays in your home for a beautiful, serene environment. Writer of The Joy of Gardening; the Everyday Zen of Mowing the Lawn (2021) and How to Grow a Garden (2022).
Learn more at https://www.ellenmarygardening.co.uk/
January 23, 2023
Anne Spafford on High Performing Rain Gardens: A Beautiful Solution to Water Runoff
Anne is a Professor in the Department of Horticultural Science at NC State University and co-author of the award-winning Rain Gardening in the South as well as Pollinator Gardening for the South. An advocate that creative landscape design should help mitigate environmental as well as social issues, Anne joins us with solutions to runoff issues in residential gardens that also create a beautiful, low-maintenance habitat for pollinators and human well-being. Currently teaching Sustainable Residential Landscape Design, Permaculture and Green Infrastructure courses to name a few, Anne is principal and owner of Raleigh-based landscape design company, Sprezzaterra.
Learn more at: https://cals.ncsu.edu/horticultural-science/people/amspaffo/
February 27, 2023
Teresa Speight on Small Space Gardening
Co-author of The Urban Garden (2022) and author of Black Flora: Profiles of Inspiring Black Flower Farmers + Florists (2022), this blogger, Master Gardener and proud descendant of Carolinas sharecroppers shows you how to grow food and beauty with limited space. Enjoy Teresa’s inspiring tips on transforming a balcony, rooftop, front stoop or patio into a gorgeous and unique garden. From wall pockets and grow bags to pet-friendly urban yards, her ideas will turn your tiny yard into a green oasis.
Learn more at https://cottageinthecourt.com
March 20, 2023
Dr. Shannon Currey on Native Grasses and Sedges
After 15 years with a wholesale nursery specializing in ornamental and native grasses, Shannon recently joined Izel Native Plants. She will share how grasses and sedges deliver tremendous benefits and add unique aesthetic appeal in the garden. Focusing on native selections, she’ll explain their role in reducing erosion, managing runoff, and reducing weed competition. You’ll enjoy her top grass picks and learn planting, siting, and care tips. With a Ph.D. in social psychology and a long career in horticulture, Shannon will grow your appreciation for the value native grasses bring to our lives.
April 17, 2023
Karl Gercens on Taking Wow Photos of Your Garden
As Conservatory Manager for Longwood Gardens, Karl not only grows breathtaking plants but teaches others his photography magic, too. For over 14 years, Karl has helped design and install Longwood’s world-renowned displays of nearly four acres under glass. His plant passion took seed while growing up on a 10,000 acre cotton plantation in Mississippi. Karl has toured public and private gardens in all 50 states and over 20 countries; he will share tips and tricks to taking vibrant and vivid digital garden photography – and his garden pics are spectacular!
Learn more at http://karlgercens.com/
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