Lectures/Classes 2011

The next best thing to gardening is talking about gardening, and I would love to speak to your group!  I offer a wide range of presentations for a variety of audiences. Please check my Lectures page for details, and use this Contact form to make further inquiries. You can also visit my listing at the GreatGardenSpeakers.com website, where you’ll find a wealth of details. Here’s my current schedule of upcoming lectures. I hope to see you at one of them!

 

Wednesday, January 19
When: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM
Where: Chappaqua Library, 195 South Greeley Ave., Chappaqua, NY
Phone: (914) 909-0758 (please restrict calls to normal business and early evening hours)
Lecture: Containers that Won’t Quit

Thank you to the Taconic Gardeners Club  for hosting this event.

 

Wednesday, March 2
When: 9:30 AM
Where: New Canaan Library (Adrian Lamb room), 151 Main St.., New Canaan, CT
Phone: (203) 966-7575 (please restrict calls to normal business and early evening hours)
Lecture: Cottage Gardening

Thank you to the Garden Center of New Canaan for hosting this event.

 

Wednesday, March 16
When: 6:30 PM
Where: New Milford Public Library, 24 Main St., New Milford, CT
Phone: (860) 355-1191
Lecture: Cottage Gardening

Thank you to the New Milford Public Library for hosting this event.

 

Saturday, March 26
Connecticut Master Gardener Symposium
When: two sessions, 11:00 AM-noon and 1:00 PM-2:00 PM
Where: Manchester Community College, Manchester, CT
Lecture: Cottage Gardening

For information about cost, please check the Connecticut Master Gardener Association website. Thank you to the CMGA for including me in their program.

 

Saturday, April 2
When: 2:00 PM
Where: Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller Street, Meriden, CT
Phone: (203) 630-6349
Lecture: Cottage Gardening

Thank you to Meriden Public Library for hosting this event.

 

 Thursday, April 7
When: 12:00 noon
Where: Church of Christ Congregational, on the rotary in Goshen, CT
Phone: (860) 491-9142 (please restrict calls to normal business and early evening hours)
Lecture: Cottage Gardening

Thank you to the Goshen Garden Club for hosting this event.

 

Thursday, April 21
When: 10:00 AM
Where: Newbury Congregational Church, corner of Rte. 133 and Tower Rd., Brookfield, CT
Phone: (203) 775-8106 (please restrict calls to normal business and early evening hours)
Lecture: Shade Revealed: How to Have Success in Low Light (Really!)

Thank you to the Garden Club of Brookfield for hosting this event.

 

Tuesday, April 26
When: 10:00 AM
Where: Keeler Tavern Museum, 132 Main St., Ridgefield, CT
Limited to members of the Ridgefield Garden Club and guests
Lecture: Shade Revealed: How to Have Success in Low Light (Really!)

Thank you to the Ridgefield Garden Club for hosting this event.

 

Saturday, June 4
When: 11:00 AM
Where: Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme St., Old Lyme, CT
Reservations required; fee charged.
Phone: (860) 434-5542, ext. 111
Lecture: Containers that Won’t Quit

Thank you to the Florence Griswold Museum for hosting this event as part of their GardenFest programming series.

 

Wednesday, June 8
Cornell Cooperative Extension Home Gardening Lecture Series
When: 10:00 AM
Where: The John Jay Homestead, 400 Rte. 22, Katonah, NY 10536
Phone: (914) 285-4640
Lecture: Cottage Gardening

For information about cost, please check the Cornell Cooperative Extension website and click on “Calendar” at the top. Thank you to the Lecture Series coordinators for including me in their program.

 

Tuesday, October 18
When: 1:00 PM
Where: Barrington Public Library, 281 County Rd., Barrington, RI
Lecture: Cottage Gardening

Thank you to the Barrington Garden Club for hosting this event.