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  • Tuesday, February 22, 2:00 pm – Rose Workshop with Michael Marriott, Online from the UK

    Tuesday, February 22, 2:00 pm – Rose Workshop with Michael Marriott, Online from the UK

    Join the Morven Museum & Garden for an online afternoon (February 22, 2 pm Eastern) surrounded by roses and lush gardens with renowned rosarian and garden designer Michael Marriott as he presents a special rose workshop just for Morven.  Mr. Marriott did this virtual event last year to great acclaim.

    This virtual program – live from the UK – will include highlights and history of some of Morven’s roses as well as garden design techniques and Mr. Marriott’s common sense approach to growing and caring for roses. 

    Michael Marriott was an integral part of David Austin Roses for 35 years and at the firm’s headquarters in Albrighton where he was the font of knowledge for all matters relating to roses. Michael has played an important part in the development and popularization of English Roses and therefore has intimate knowledge of all of the 200 plus English Roses bred and introduced by David Austin Roses.

    As a garden designer, he is known for dense romantic beds whether purely roses or mixed in with perennials. He has designed many rose gardens and borders around the world of varying sizes, both public and private. Public gardens include the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Queen Mary’s Rose Garden in Regent’s Park, Hampton Court Palace, Wynyard Hall, Trentham Gardens and the David Austin garden near Osaka in Japan. His private clients are primarily in the United Kingdom, the United States and Europe, but he has also worked on gardens in New Zealand, China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Russia and even Bhutan.

    $10 for Friends of Morven, $15 for general public. A personal Zoom link will be emailed the day of the event. A recording of this lecture will be sent to all registrants following the presentation, Register HERE.

  • Tuesday, March 23, 6:30 pm – The Mount: A Great American House & Garden Designed by a Great American Writer, Online

    Edith Wharton is known today mainly for her contribution to American literature, yet she was also a skilled pioneer of house and garden design. This Morven Museum & Garden online program on March 23 at 6:30 will look at The Mount, Wharton’s elegant estate in Lenox, Massachusetts, which she designed with the same passion and lucidity she applied to her written work. This evening we will survey the history of The Mount from its creation in 1902 to today, where its thrives as a cultural center that celebrates the intellectual, artistic, and humanitarian legacy of Edith Wharton. Led by Anne K. Schuyler, Director of Visitor Services at the Mount, and underwritten by Callaway Henderson/Sotheby’s International, the fee is $18 for Friends of Morven, $25 for general public. Register HERE.