Sunday, October 4, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm – Learning from the Wild and The Rock Garden
The secret to growing challenging plants in the garden is to understand and to accommodate their adaptations to conditions in the wild. In this talk, Peter Korn discusses in what ways plants are adapted to specific natural environments: deserts, steppes, forests, mountains and more, and shows how these adaptations can be accommodated in the garden, using a mix of photos from nature and from his own garden. The program takes place at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston, on Sunday, October 4, from 11 – 12:30. Free with admission to the Garden.
Then, from 1:30 – 3:00, Peter returns with a talk about the design and construction of rock gardens, and the cultivation of rock-garden plants. Rock gardens can be successful in almost any environment; the secret to success lies in choosing appropriate plants for your conditions as well as, to the degree possible, tailoring your conditions to the plants you want to grow. Depending on your skills and circumstances, these may range from desert plants through small temperate-zone plants to the most demanding alpines. Illustrated primarily with photos from Peter’s extensive and amazing gardens.
Presented by the New England chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society, www.nargs.org.
