CT Horticultural Society Lecture Series via Zoom

CT Horticultural Society Lecture Series via Zoom

When:
March 16, 2023 @ 7:00 pm
2023-03-16T19:00:00-04:00
2023-03-16T19:15:00-04:00
Cost:
Free for members
Contact:
Mary Anna
860 529-8713

Join us Thursday!

“Poppies, Peacocks and Parterres – Gardens of Scotland”

with

Nancy Stevens

7:00 pm on Zoom

 

FREE for members, $10 non member donation

In her presentation, Scottish native Nancy Stevens will discuss everything from a 17th century Renaissance parterres to a garden of cosmic speculation; from General Eisenhower’s “holiday home” to the garden where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes acquired his extensive knowledge of poisonous plants. You’ll view an artist’s garden, an author’s garden, see where Clive met Louise & Henrietta, and learn what the size of your walled garden says about your social status.

After working in the corporate world of banking, commerce and industry as ICI, GEC, Nancy Stevens decided to switch careers and become a freelance journalist. This has been augmented by her lifelong passion for plants and gardens: 30 years of owning gardens of various shapes, sizes and topography, supplemented by garden visits, broadened by the written word and topped off by membership of an excellent gardening club; in her case, Baldernock Gardening Club, where she was chairman, as she said, “for seven very enjoyable years.”

Click here to join us via Zoom

When you link to the meeting please choose to not appear on screen. Also, please mute your phone/computer microphone. Nancy’s presentation is what will be visible and heard. Her talk will be followed by a question & answer session. Questions must be typed in and the moderator will present the question to Nancy for all to hear. Log in anytime between 6:45 and 7:00 pm, and you will be let in from the Zoom ‘waiting room’ when the presentation is about to start, at about 7:00 pm.

If you can’t join us on Thursday, not to worry. Nancy’s talk will be recorded and the link will be sent to you next week. This is just one of the many features of membership – we thank you for supporting our efforts.