In this April 19 two-part Tower Hill Botanic Garden workshop with Ellen Ecker Ogden, author of The Complete Kitchen Garden, you will learn the six steps for successful kitchen garden design that combine art with productivity. The morning lecture, The Art of Growing Food, is a photo presentation and talk, and the afternoon session is a hands-on workshop.
Lecture only: $15 Member; $20 Non-Member
Lecture and Workshop: $45 Member; $55 Non-Member
The Art of Growing Food, Sunday, April 19, 11AM-12:30PM
A true kitchen garden opens your senses in new and inspiring ways, both in the garden and in the kitchen. You’ll start dinner by simmering onions on the stove, then dash to garden to see what you can harvest. It might be tiny artichokes, fresh peas, purple basil tips, tiny rainbow chard or spoon shaped mache, harvested in bare feet and brought into the kitchen in a lovely basket.
In this lecture, The Art of Growing Food, you will take home new ideas for designing your kitchen garden to be more productive and more beautiful—combining art with practical technique and design. Best of all, you garden will be easier to maintain.
In this one hour presentation, you’ll revel in the colorful photos from my book, and take a journey to visit many of my favorite kitchen garden designs, that will leave you with fresh ideas for your own.
Ideal for gardeners just starting out and experienced gardeners who are planning to take the next step in their garden odyssey. Participants will learn new ways to design, select the best plants, and how to include arbors, fences and practical paths that add personalized touches to bring style and whimsy.
Lunch – 1 hour. Bring your own or eat at the cafe
Workshop: Kitchen Garden Design The above lecture is a prerequisite, and taught as part of the full day program. Sunday, April 19, 1:30-4:30PM
With graph paper, pencils and photos of your own kitchen gardens, participants brainstorm ways to integrate a garden into the rest of their home landscape and to design the kitchen garden of their dreams. Basic organic gardening techniques are covered: from building healthy soil, selecting seeds and how to read a seed catalog to getting the right garden tools. Adding personality to the garden with trellises, benches and garden arts is also key. Lots of individual attention and sharing among participants. Everyone will leave with a plan, a list of plants and a vision for their new kitchen garden. Space in the workshop is limited, so sign up early!
