Speaker:
Judy Tiger
Title:
Community Gardening
Learn about community gardening projects in Washington D.C. from Judy Tiger, Executive Director of GROW (Gardens Resources of Washington). The theme of the presentation will be community “greening” a term used which not only encompasses gardens but parks, tree planting, and flower boxes to improve the environment, build a sense of community, and enhance lives. GROW, now entering its 21st year, encourages environmental stewardship, neighborhood revitalization, community food security, community self reliance and youth development through its many projects.
Ms. Tiger has been
recognized
as one of WETA’s
hometown heroes .
Speaker:
Robert Boone and Pat Gladding
Title:
Anacostia Watershed Restoration
We always hear about the health of the Potomac River but it's the Anacostia River Watershed that runs through Beltsville. Tonight, learn about the "other river" in the Washington Metropolitan Area--the Anacostia River. Robert Boone and Pat Gladding will tell us what the Anacostia Watershed Society (AWS) to protect and restore the Anacostia River and its watershed.
Robert Boone is President and founder of the Anacostia Watershed Society. Pat Gladding, also a Beltsville Garden Club member, is Development Director. Mr. Boone has also been recognized as one of WETA's Hometown Heroes.
This program was cancelled due to snow and Duckworth school closing.
Speaker:
Lynne Meyer
Title:
Great Gardens of the World
Enjoy a slide lecture
program
on great world gardens with a discussion of their history, design, and
traditional plantings. Some of the gardens presented will be from
India,
Pakistan,
Thailand, and Japan.
Lynne has lectured at the
Smithsonian
Institution, the American Horticultural Society and area garden
clubs.
She has also been a university instructor and a writer and photographer
for horticultural magazines and books.
Speaker:
Joel Lerner
Title:
Anyone Can Landscape
Just in time for spring planning, learn how to do your own landscaping. Landscape designer and Washington Posts columnist Joel M. Lerner reveals the secrets to a landscape that fits the home owner's personality. Mr. Lerner will explain the fundamentals of design principles and how to apply them.
Joel Lerner is a well
known
landscape designer in the Washington D.C. area. He is founder and
CEO of Environmental Design,
Capitol
View Park, MD, a firm specializing in landscape consulting and
design.
In addition to running his own business, he writes a weekly gardening
column
in The Washington Post. He has appeared on Fox Morning News and was
featured
in a 4-part homeowner series on TBS, Lifetime's Our Home.
His
latest book is Anyone Can Landscape!
Speaker:
Cindy Brown
Title:
Heirloom Vegetables
Spend a evening with us learning about which heirloom vegetables to grow in your garden. Find out what are heirloom vegetables and why should you consider growing them in your vegetable garden? Before you throw out all your hybrid seeds and jump on the heirloom bandwagon, let's take a closer look at the differences and make a 'tasteful' selection.
Our presenter is Cynthia Brown, an interpretive horticulturist at Green Spring Gardens Park in Alexandria, Virginia. Green Spring is a 27-acre garden which promotes gardening and educational programming. Green Spring advances the awareness and practice of gardening in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
Speaker:
Debra Gilmore
Title:
Creating Night Space In Your Garden
Learn how to enjoy your gardens day and night. Visualizing night beauty is dependent on the moon, your visual memory, or the way we sculpt form with light. Ms. Gilmore will present basic lighting concepts and how they relate to “nightscaping” the garden.
Ms. Gilmore, the founder
of
D. Gilmore/Lighting Design Inc. is a professional architectural
lighting designer and
consults
on both interior and exterior applications for public and large
scale residential projects.
Current projects include the Asia Trail at the National Zoological
Park, National Institute of
Realtors Headquarters Building, Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Visitors Center, Fort Worth,
TX and Harbor Square, Washington, DC.
Speaker:
Ann Brooks
Title:
From Garden to Vase
Favorite blooms for the cutting Garden, with tips on harvesting and conditioning. Emphasis on perennials, although some shrubs and annuals are included, as well as plants providing good foliage for arranging. This slide program pictures the plants growing, and some arrangements demonstrating their use."
Ms.
Brooks
draws from 40 years of gardening experience and 20 years as a floral
designer.
All slides are from her own camera. Each plant discussed has been
tested at least 5 years in her garden before she recommends it.
Her
home business, Hollywalk, has been specializing in wedding flowers for
25 years in Brookville, MD."
