Tower Hill Botanic Garden will host an illustrated lecture on the history, design and future of the white garden beginning with Sissinghurst in England, then showing lecturer Carol Julien’s 1,000 square foot garden since 2001 and her theory for transferring the sanctuary of our gardens to the busy world beyond.

For reasons known only to a seven year old, Carol began gardening in Canton, Massachusetts, when she asked her mother for a section of the perennial border that she could call her own. While at Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, (on scholarship from the Canton Art Association) she began working as an estate gardener in Sharon. Carol was graduated from S.U.N.Y., College of Environmental Science and Forestry, School of Landscape Architecture, with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1979. Carol’s core belief is that anyone can build a garden if they have spirit, energy and are willing to work hard. And none of this requires formal training. The key to gardening and design is to be a keen observer of much of what is around you.

The February 1 lecture is free with admission and takes place from 2 – 3:30, but Tower Hill asks that you pre-register at https://dnbweb1.blackbaud.com/OPXREPHIL/EventDetail.asp?cguid=C7E2C131-AD0F-49AA-B073-5B92F8300A37&eid=50738&sid=530D164F-406E-4300-BB6E-37BEE61F8747.