The Nantucket Garden Festival benefits the Nantucket Lighthouse School, an independent day-school serving children pre-school through sixth grade through a developmentally appropriate education that engages the whole child – head, heart and hand.
Thursday, July 23
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.           Preview Party and Keynote:
Holly Shimizu, first-look at the Garden Marketplace, auction, hors d’oeuvres and libations. Read more.
Friday, July 24
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.         Hypertufa Workshop:
Kathy and Chris Tracey. Make a look-alike stone trough planter. Limit 12; bring rubber gloves. Read more about it.
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.        “Out of their Elementâ€:
Ellen Hornig’s power point lecture on growing tender plants in inhospitable climates. Read more about it.
9:30 – 11:00 a.m.         Cut it Out:
Janice Shields demonstrates making garden trellis from vines and twigs. Read more about it.
10:10 – 11:10 a.m.       “Epimediums: No Longer Just a Groundcover:”
Karen Perkins Probst is the proprietor of Garden Visions, the nursery credited with breeding epimediums, botany’s gift to dry shade. Read more about it.
11:15 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.   Garden Tour & Luncheon with Michael May:
A tour of four private gardens with lunch catered by Sarah Leah Chase. Limit 30. See “Special Events” for details. Read more about it.
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.           “True Organics: Landscaping with Yesterday’s Knowledge and Today’s Science†Seminar with Michael Nadeau. Read more about it.
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.   Stonewalling Demonstration by Nantucket Plantsman. Read more about it.
6:30 – 9:30 p.m.           Dinner in the Garden with David Wheeler:
A dinner party in an evening garden setting. Seating limited. Read more about it.
Saturday, July 25
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.         Beekeeping Seminar:
David Berry discusses the rewards of beekeeping. Read more about it.
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.         “Thinking Like a Seedâ€:
Ellen Hornig’s challenge in this power point lecture. Read more about it.
11:15 – 1:15 p.m.         Hypertufa Workshop:
Make a look-alike stone trough planter. Limit 12; bring rubber gloves. Read more about it.
11:15 – 3:00 p.m.         Garden Tour & Luncheon with Russ and Marian Morash:
A tour of four very different vegetable gardens with lunch catered by Black Eyed Susans. Limit 30. See “Featured Events.†Read more about it.
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.           Raffle
10:00 – 2:00 p.m.         Stonewalling Demonstration by Nantucket Plantsman. Read more about it.
Children’s Program conducted by Lizbet Carroll Fuller, co-founder of the Nantucket Lighthouse School
Friday:
9:00 – 10:15                   Feather Your Own Nest (ages 6 – 12)
10:45 – 12:00                 Make a Mosaic Flowerpot (ages 6 – 12)
Saturday:
9:00 – 10:15                   Create a Miniature Fairy Garden (ages 6 – 12)
10:45 – 12:00                 Make a Sunprint Pillow (ages 6 – 12) or                                                                                                                       Build a Wooden Birdhouse (ages 8 – 12)
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