Spring cleaning in the garden is crucial to get shrubs and herbaceous borders looking their best and to prepare vegetable and herb beds for a bountiful year. Daryl Beyers will review a checklist of earth-friendly gardening tasks to be performed during spring maintenance based on the key elements of soil, trees and shrubs, herbaceous perennials, vegetables ... Read more
Understanding and applying just a few key principles of composition will bring strength, balance and the “wow” factor to your artwork in any medium. We will explore a range of basic principles and techniques through observation of Great Masters’ works of art and a variety of short exercises in pencil. These exercises include: focal point, ... Read more
The garden opens for the season on Friday, April 23, Visiting hours for the 2021 season are: Wednesdays and Fridays 1-4 Saturdays 10-4 All visitors are required to observe the following guidelines: Please visit in small family groups only - a maximum of 4 adults per group. Please observe 6' social distancing from other groups ... Read more
Adam Wheeler of Broken Arrow Nursery in Hamden, Connecticut will share knowledge of trees, shrubs and conifers that are often overlooked by gardeners and landscape designers when planning gardens. This expert plantsman will present creative and unique approaches to using these plants. Gain insight into the development of unusual plants, the value and use of foliage ... Read more
