Join The Massachusetts Horticultural Society on April 25 at the Gardens at Elm Bank for this special evening and book signing. Copies of Margaret Roach’s all-new version of her first award-winning book, A Way to Garden, are being published in spring 2019 by Timber Press, on its 21st anniversary. Copies will be available for purchase and signing at this event (before it’s on shelves)!
The evening will also include an inspiring and informative presentation, The 365-Day Garden. Want to make a garden for all seasons? Margaret loves looking out her windows 365 days a year—not just in “garden season.” She has worked for more than 25 years to make her garden in the Hudson Valley-Berkshires area a visual treat every day of the year. Meet the plants and the philosophy that make it happen, delivered with a dose of “horticultural how-to and woo-woo.”
Come hear the story of her garden, including:
- the background of how she came to garden in rural Columbia County, NY—with a little “before and after” for perspective
- how and why she made a four-season garden—and the basic principles of garden design that she applied
- how to shop for plants with that goal in mind (with profiles of many of her garden-worthy favorites)
- what makes the garden so appealing to nearly 70 species of birds and other welcome wildlife
- how to go beyond “outdoor decorating” aimed at pure visual effect, and really engage with the garden through all your senses and emotions (that’s the “woo-woo” part!)
Cocktail hour begins at 6, presentation to begin at 7. $30 for Mass Hort members, $45 general admission. Register at www.masshort.org.
