Container plantings offer the opportunity to introduce focal points of foliage and flowers where there is no ground space, and are particularly useful around a pool, on a terrace or flanking an entrance way. Interest in potted plantings still remains strong even after many years of popularity, but choosing an appropriate container, assembling beautiful and compatible combinations, and avoiding design clichés can be challenging. Led by designer Robert Clyde Anderson, the Berkshire Botanical Garden class will take place on April 29 from 11 – 12:30, and is $20 for BBG members, $25 for nonmembers. Register HERE

Instructor Robert Clyde Anderson provides a lively, enjoyably opinionated and informative illustrated talk based on his years of experience as a designer and in the retail gardening business.