In this August 19 talk sponsored by the Garden Conservancy, Page Dickey shows and describes a variety of private gardens in the U.S. and in Europe that especially appeal to her because of their strong sense of design, atmosphere, or spirit of originality. She will feature gardens that she has visited through Open Days (a program she co-founded in 1995) and that she has written about in numerous books, most recently Outstanding American Gardens, which she edited to celebrate the Garden Conservancy’s 25th Anniversary. She ends with some pictures of her own garden which is a favorite simply because it is hers. The lecture will take place beginning at 7 pm in Bass Hall at the Monadnock Center for History & Culture, 19 Grove Street in Peterborough, New Hampshire. $10 for members of the Garden Conservancy, $15 for nonmembers. Register at www.gardenconservancy.org.