Don’t let a lack of sun cast a shadow on your garden! Find out which plants thrive in shady conditions while bringing charm and color. You’ll see how to expand your palette from reliable standards such as hosta, and plant for architectural and textural interest across the spectrum of trees, vines, shrubs, and perennials. Discover ways to improve issues that shade presents, so that you can cherish your shade as the calming treasure it is. This New York Botanical Garden online class will take place August 28 from 10:30 – 1:30, and is taught be Lorraine Ballato.
Lorraine Ballato, a Connecticut based horticulturist, wears many hats:lecturer, horticultural consultant, and garden writer/photographer. Her lectures, social media writings, magazine articles and photographs can be found in Connecticut Gardener, Edible Nutmeg, regional symposiums, flower shows, the Connecticut Master Gardener program and elsewhere. She has published two books: Successful Self Watering Containers: Converting Your Favorite Container to a Self-Waterer, and most recently, Success with Hydrangeas: A Gardener’s Guide.
$69. Registered students will receive login instructions. Register at New York Botanical Garden’s website.
