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Special Weekend Programs Shade Gardening Saturday: February 11, 2006 This exciting day offers a selection of courses for those gardeners who have Classes include: Spectacular Blooming Shrubs for Shade This slide-illustrated lecture features time tested plants from the instructor’s organic garden. Learn about a wide selection of sumptuous flowering, often fragrant, easy-care shrubs which thrive in the shade. Advice on plant care, including planting, feeding and pruning is provided. Lois Sheinfeld has been a passionate, hands-on gardener for almost 30 years and is a frequent lecturer. An educator for more than 25 years, she has also been a professor at NYU and Stanford University. She served on the Environmental Law Committee of the NYC Bar Association, chairing its sub committee on pesticide use. Flower Gardens in the Shade Just because you have shade doesn’t mean you can’t have a flower garden. There are many flowers, colorful and fragrant, that need protection from the sun. Learn about small trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals that will help you achieve a beautiful, all-seasons shade garden. Jane Brook Barba studied Landscape Design at the Garden, and Garden Restoration and Preservation at La Napoule Art Foundation in France. New! City Shade City gardens present a unique set of challenges. This class looks at deep and partial shade courtyard gardens, north-facing, enclosed brownstone gardens, entrance gardens and shaded rooftop gardens. Students learn about recommended plants and special care considerations including protection from winter winds, air circulation and irrigation. Cynthia Reed is a horticulturist and herbalist. A gardener at Queens Botanical Garden for several years, she is now a member of their education department. The principal of her own garden design business, she received her certificate in commercial horticulture from NYBG and has a background in fine art. Evergreens for the Shade Garden Selecting the appropriate evergreens for shade conditions provides year round interest and a range of foliage forms and textures, from needled conifers to broad-leaved evergreens. Rhododendrons, mountain laurel, and andromeda offer a wide variety of color and flower shape when in bloom. Vincent Simeone is the Director of Planting Fields Arboretum in Oyster Bay, Long Island, and a horticultural consultant. He is the New! Herb Gardens Made for Shade If you thought herb gardens had to be sunny, think again. A wide range of herbs can be cultivated in the shade. Many are fragrant and ornamental in addition to having culinary and medicinal uses. Include these double (and triple) duty plants in your shady border or woodland garden. Cynthia Reed (See previous description). Variegated Perennials A garden is so much more than just a collection of flowers. Variegated foliage enhances every garden, illuminating dark corners, connecting blooms of different hues, and providing color all season long. Variegation may be subtle or striking, patterned or entire, and many colors are possible: yellow, red, white, purple, silver, to name a few. Expand your plant palette by incorporating these foliage standouts into your home garden. Arthur Herman was trained at NYBG and has over 40 years of experience in horticulture. He currently serves as the Assistant Director of Grounds and Transportation at Fordham University.
Flowers Galore! Plant Lovers’ Saturday: March 4 This year, explore new topics and some of last year’s favorites on an exciting Classes include: Gardening with Wildflowers Many American Wildflowers make excellent garden plants for the home landscape, offering a long season of bloom in a rainbow of colors. Often these plants are pest and disease resistant, requiring very little maintenance. Learn which wildflowers are best for sunny borders, shady woodland gardens, and even containers. This class covers planting tips, cultural care, and sources for wildflowers. Jane Brook Barba studied Landscape Design at the Garden, and Garden Restoration and Preservation at La Napoule Art Foundation in France. Fragrant Plants Fragrance adds another dimension of sensory experience to your garden by encompassing the most powerful of our senses, the sense of smell. Fragrant plants intoxicate and romanticize any setting. In this class we look at what makes plants fragrant, how to create a fragrant garden and how to extend that aromatic pleasure indoors. Cynthia Reed is a horticulturist and herbalist. A gardener at Queens Botanical Garden for several years, she is now a member of their education department. The principal of her own garden design business, she received her certificate in commercial horticulture from NYBG and has a background in fine art. Rose Introductions Discover the newest roses for your garden. Learn which will thrive in the tri-state area and which will make your flower garden the envy of the neighborhood. Then, rediscover some unique, old roses that add fragrance and character to your garden bed. Eric DePrano is the Curator of the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden and Rose Collections at the New York Botanical Garden. He has worked at the Huntington Botanical Gardens in Los Angeles and maintained the rose collection at the Virginia Robinson Gardens in Beverly Hills. Ornamental Grasses Learn about the wide range of ornamental grasses in use today. Discover grasses that can be tall or short; hardy or tender; cool or warm season; native or exotic. See how the old Victorian favorites were used and how to adapt them to today’s gardens, how to propagate, and maintain them in the garden. Jack Weiskott discusses recent introductions including three from his nursery; one of which has yet to be introduced to the markets. Jack Weiskott is the owner of Ornamental Plantings, a Southold, N.Y. landscape design firm and greenhouse/retail nursery. “Little Bunny,” a miniature fountain grass and “Silver Lining,” a very silver-blue fescue, Gorgeous Groundcovers Most people think of groundcovers as utilitarian plants that fill in the bare patches of a garden. Ah, but they can be so much more: a living mulch, a warrior against weeds, a carpet of bloom. Learn which groundcovers grow best in shade, sun, moist and dry soils, with an emphasis on those that reward you with flowers as well as foliage. Leda Meredith is a professional gardener with residential, commercial, and institutional garden clients. She gardens on rooftops, patios, and in other urban settings, as well as in the occasional, traditional garden bed. Ferns and Woodland Plants Dry shade, wet shade, deep shade. If these describe areas of your garden that you find challenging, think about plants whose native habitats mimic the spot. A magical wonderland can be created with plants that thrive in forest terrain and require minimal maintenance. Learn about woodland plant communities that enhance your landscape Cynthia Reed (See previous description). Flowering Succulents Succulents are not only drought tolerant, John Beirne, a horticultural and garden design consultant, runs a horticultural therapy program at New Bridge Services, Inc., a mental health center in Pompton Plains, N.J. Gardens of Abundance Abundant gardens range from traditional cottage gardens to flamboyant tropical displays (with lots in between). Debra Prinzing explains the nine essential elements of an abundant garden in this presentation that emphasizes full plantings with striking plant species in plentiful quantities. Deborah Prinzing is a Master Gardener and a frequent lecturer at garden clubs and flower shows. She writes for several horticultural magazines and newspapers and is the author of The Abundant Garden. Flowering Shrubs Flowering Shrubs are an essential part of the mixed border. They can be used as hedges or as specimen plants and grow in a wide range of conditions, from full sun to woodland shade. Many are fragrant as well as lovely to look at, and they offer a wide range of colors and forms to the home gardener. Discover which flowering shrubs are best for your own growing conditions. John Beirne (See previous description). Uncommon Plants, Uncommon Beauty Take the garden path less traveled and discover little-known garden gems that stand out in your garden. These beauties are not only unique, but make excellent specimen plants when combined with familiar garden favorites. Learn how to find them, how to grow them, and how to incorporate them into your home landscape. Jack Weiskott (See previous description). Flowering Vines The exceptional versatility of flowering vines makes them an essential element in any garden. Whether you train them on a trellis, over a railing, up a mailbox, or through a small shrub, flowering vines (both annual Robert Monteleone is a graduate of the Botanical Garden’s School of Professional Horticulture. He operates a garden design A Bouquet of Spring Bulbs Spring bulbs provide some of our earliest color; an extravagant display of spring bloom can be both provocative and inspiring. Begin the growing season with a bang, by combining a wide variety of bulbs of different shapes, sizes, and colors. These plants are low-maintenance and exceptionally rewarding, providing plenty of bang for your buck. Deborah Prinzing (See previous description).
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