The Vollmer Center |
Members are required to show a current MEMBERSHIP CARD for free admission to lectures Guest of members also receive free admisiion Admission for non-member is $10 |
For more information call:410-821-5561 E-mail Programs |
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TUESDAY, 7:30 PM Plant Sale and Seed Swap 6:30 - 7:15
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![]() Few gardeners are aware of the two species of Stewartia native to the eastern U. S. Tim Boland, director of the Polly Hill Arboretum on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, outlines the efforts of a new public garden–commercial collaboration to document their distribution in the wild. Efforts include the collection and propagation of trees from throughout their natural range. The group is dedicated to the promotion of these plants for cultivation in our gardens as well as their protection in the wild. |
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Ferns impart a cool grace to gardens that no other group of plants can match. From the filigreed lace of the Lady Fern to the erect swords of the Tokyo Woodfern, Ferns beguile us with their colors, forms and textures. Learn how to tame these garden treasures and discover the beauty of new Ferns available today. Cole presents topics including anatomy, life cycle, growth habits, environmental requirements and garden design. The lecture explores the unrivaled beauty and mystery of an underutilized group of plants. C. Colston Burrell is an acclaimed lecturer, garden designer and photographer. The author of 12 books, Cole has twice won the American Horticulture Society Book Award. A certified chlorophyll addict, he is an avid and lifelong plantsman, gardener and naturalist. He is an international lecturer on topics of design, plants and ecology; he has shared his knowledge with professional and amateur audiences for 35 years. Cole is principal of Native Landscape Design and Restoration, which specializes in blending nature and culture through artistic design. In 2008 he received the Award of Distinction from the Association of Professional Landscape Designers for his work promoting sustainable gardening. Cole gardens on ten acres in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. |
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Native Plants and Habitats in the Suburban Garden Once you’ve made a commitment to “go native” with your landscape, how do you begin? Connie Schmotzer will share how she and her husband converted a one-half-acre suburban lot into a landscape of rain gardens, meadows, a small forest and more than 200 species of native plants. |
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Janet Draper designs and cares for the Mary Livingston Ripley Garden next to the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Museum. She has packed this one-third-acre garden with an amazing array of plants, the wild and funky as well as the rock solid but underappreciated workhorses. It is open to the public 24 hours daily since it has no gates, so maintaining and changing it through the seasons has to be done as the public looks on. She says “There is always something interesting going on when you work in front of crowds of people from around the world and your work space abuts a multi-million dollar renovation of an historic building.” Come and hear Janet recount some adventures presenting a garden to the public in a super-hot urban space, foiling plant-nappers, and much more! Janet has trained and worked at major horticultural centers in the Maryland area, including Bluemel, Inc., Oehme, von Sweden, and the Mt. Cuba Center as well as overseas at the perennial nursery of Countess von Stein-Zeppelin in Germany and Beth Chatto’s gardens in England. She has been the horticulturist for the Mary Livingston Ripley Garden since 1997. |
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![]() Plants have influenced war for centuries, whether as objectives to be captured, such as rubber plantations during World War II, or cover vegetation to be eliminated, as in Vietnam. Roger shares what he has learned about this phenomenon and its sometimes far-reaching and long-lasting consequences. Roger’s lecture on mycorrhizae for HSM was well-received in spring 2010. He is now a professor at Brigham Young University.
Roger Koide |
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