Janet Draper, Horticulturist as the Mary Livingston Ripley Garden (part of the Smithsonian Gardens), is coming to Chestertown. Ms. Draper was awarded a travel grant to go out to the Midwest to explore some of the region’s ‘Prairie Inspired’ gardens; the latest trend in landscape design.
Rather than trying to control nature, the 21st century garden is designed to work with nature and promote biodiversity. Janet Draper will share what she learned at the Lurie Garden in Chicago and the Olbrich Botanical Garden in Madison, WI.
The Lurie Garden was designed by Piet Oudolf, the famous garden designer, who also designed the plantings for the High Line in New York City. These two public gardens have moved away from a formal planting design to gardens that are more ecologically balanced and support a wide array of insects and wildlife.
The talk will be held at the Chestertown Town Hall, 2nd floor conference room, on Saturday, April 16 at 2pm. The event is free and open to the public. For more information please contact Sabine Harvey, [email protected]