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Tag: Peter Korn

  • Thursday, August 30 – Friday, August 31 – The Beth Chatto Symposium: Ecological Planting in the 21st Century

    On 30-31 August 2018 the Beth Chatto Education Trust will host a special gathering of gardeners, designers and plantspeople in honor of Beth Chatto. Join us at the University of Essex as we hear from speakers from around the world who are re-imagining ecological gardening in both design and practice, and working to further advance and expand our plant palette. A private garden party will also be held at the Beth Chatto Gardens and Nursery for our dear friends and fellow gardeners.

    All proceeds from the Symposium will go to support the work of the Beth Chatto Education Trust. The all-star cast of international speakers includes James Hitchmough, Dan Pearson, Cassian Schmidt, Keith Wiley, Marina Christopher, Olivier Filippi, Asa Gregers-Warg, Peter Janke, Taylor Johnston, Peter Korn, Andi Pettis, and Midori Shintani. For complete costs and information visit https://www.bethchattosymposium.com/

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  • Sunday, October 4, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm – Learning from the Wild and The Rock Garden

    The secret to growing challenging plants in the garden is to understand and to accommodate their adaptations to conditions in the wild. In this talk, Peter Korn discusses in what ways plants are adapted to specific natural environments: deserts, steppes, forests, mountains and more, and shows how these adaptations can be accommodated in the garden, using a mix of photos from nature and from his own garden. The program takes place at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston, on Sunday, October 4, from 11 – 12:30. Free with admission to the Garden.

    Then, from 1:30 – 3:00, Peter returns with a talk about the design and construction of rock gardens, and the cultivation of rock-garden plants. Rock gardens can be successful in almost any environment; the secret to success lies in choosing appropriate plants for your conditions as well as, to the degree possible, tailoring your conditions to the plants you want to grow. Depending on your skills and circumstances, these may range from desert plants through small temperate-zone plants to the most demanding alpines. Illustrated primarily with photos from Peter’s extensive and amazing gardens.

    Presented by the New England chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society, www.nargs.org.