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  • Friday, July 8, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm – Success with Hydrangeas

    Lorraine Ballato presents Success with Hydrangeas at Highfield Hall & Gardens, 56 Highfield Drive in Falmouth, on July 8 from 4 – 5:30. No garden is complete without this queen of American shrubs. From 18-inch, container-sized, reblooming beauties to 8-foot explosions of multicolored zing, there is a hydrangeas for every garden. Through slides and discussion, you will learn all about hydrangeas, including the many recent introductions that have hit the market, their proper care and the hardy cultivars that perform well despite over-enthusiastic pruning and finicky weather. You will leave this talk never again to ask the question, “Why doesn’t my hydrangea bloom?”

    As a professional horticulturist, Lorraine has been a guest on numerous gardening radio programs from Alaska to Connecticut. She speaks at regional symposiums, flower shows, to civic groups and garden clubs, creating talks that are both instructive and highly entertaining on a broad range of subjects tailored to each audience.

    Highfield Garden Tour with Landscape Director George Chapman following the talk.

    $10 Highfield Hall members, $20 non-members Register online today or call us at 508-495-1878 ext. 2

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  • Saturday, June 26, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm – Digging Deeper: A Small Space with a Big Feel

    Join The Garden Conservancy and George and Marcia Chapman for a walk through their remarkable 37-year-old, half-acre garden on Cape Cod, in East Falmouth, on June 26 at 10:30 am. Moving purposefully through the space, these horticultural experts and generous teachers will share the specific techniques used—layering, vistas, winding paths, and obscured property lines—to create a garden with an engaging array of features that feels much larger than its actual size. Along the way there will be discussion of the hundreds of varieties of plants these collectors use with finesse. Regardless of the scale of your garden and the depth of your experience, be prepared to be inspired and take away practical ideas you can apply elsewhere. The Chapmans have worked in professional horticulture for more than 45 years, directing three retail garden centers and growing plants on fifteen acres and in three acres of greenhouses. Their garden has been featured in Cape Cod Home and Fine Gardening magazines.

    Registration 
    $30 Garden Conservancy members
    $40 General admission

    For more information, please contact the Garden Conservancy by telephone 845.424.6500, M-F, 9-5 Eastern, or email events@gardenconservancy.org.