Garden History Lecture Series
Early American Garden Design:
Popular Landscaping in Colonial and Victorian America
Monday, June 3, 7:00 pm
To highlight the importance of the garden in history, we are presenting a series of illustrated garden history talks by horticulturalist Diana Chapin ofThe Heirloom Garden of Mainein Montville. Diana's first talk ison how gardening changed from the Colonial
through the Victorian Eras. Her slides depict popular landscape design techniques of the period and will help anyone with an old home or an interest in heirloom gardening to develop their landscape using traditional design techniques.
Diana George Chapin's family has farmed in New England since 1628. At The Heirloom Garden of Maine she collects, preserves and propagates over 300 varieties of flowers, bulbs, vegetables and herbs that were common in early American gardens. Diana holds a B.S. in Landscape Horticulture and Design, and a M.S. in Plant, Soil and Environmental Science from the University of Maine.
This talk will be at PMM's Stephen Phillips Memorial Library, 11 Church Street, Searsport, on Monday, June 3, at 7:00 pm. Tickets in advance are $8 members, $10 non-members, or at the door $12 members, $15 non-members. Buy tickets online athttp://garden01.eventbrite.com or call 207-548-2529.
Series tickets are available for all four talks at $24 for members and $30 for non-members. The other talks in the series are Heirloom Gardening is for the Birds! (Bees and Butterflies, too!) on Monday, July 1, 7:00 pm, Colonial Herbs for meate and medicine, and Shaker Influence on Monday, August 5, 7:00 pm and Seed Saving Primer, and Genetic Engineering and Food Security on Monday, September 9, 7:00 pm.
www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org
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