Old Westbury Gardens Spring 2012 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

LISA REICHENBERGER
Horticulture
Garden Consultation
ann Marie Zawistowski, the Gardens’ rosarian and cottage gardener,
provides consultations geared to the landscapes of home
gardeners, including a tour, descriptions of plant combinations
and garden design, and 20–30 minute one-on-one discussions.
Participants will receive a Plant Shop discount. Please bring a
sketch, photos, and other information detailing a representative
area of your garden.
Thursday, May 17, 4pm & Saturday, May 19, 10:30aM
$15/$5 member. advance registration required.
Planting a Cutting Garden
Many of the flowers and foliage contained in the arrangements
in Westbury House are from the Gardens’ own cutting garden.
Head Gardener Scott Lucas will discuss how to plan a cutting
garden with suggestions for site design and plantings.
Thursday, May 24, 10:30aM
$15/$5 member. advance registration required.
Everybody Loves Roses
Summer Rose Care
a tour of the roses at Old Westbury Gardens in the Rose Garden
and Walled Garden will be given by ann Marie Zawistowski, the
Gardens’ rosarian. a demonstration and lecture on summer rose
care will follow. Learn about proper fertilizing, watering and
dead heading to keep your roses healthy and full of blooms.
Please bring gloves and pruners to participate in a demonstration
of dead heading.
Thursday, June 7, 10:30aM
Sustainable Roses
ann Marie Zawistowski, the Gardens’ rosarian will give a lecture
on how to grow roses without the use of harsh chemicals. She
will discuss cultural practices, green products, disease resistant
varieties and cultivars. a tour of the roses at Old Westbury Gardens
will follow.
Saturday, June 9, 10:30 am
$15 per session/$5 member; $25 both sessions/$10 member.
advance registration required.
Border Design
Join Kim Johnson, the head gardener of the Walled Garden for
over 25 years, for a presentation on border gardens, color design,
plant selection, and maintenance. Participants will receive a Plant
Shop discount.
Thursday, June 14, 10:30aM
$15/$5 member. advance registration required.
Talk & Tours
45–60 minute tours of the Gardens led by Old Westbury Gardens
staff and volunteer docents. No registration is required.
Gardens Waking Up
Join volunteer docent Regina Watkins for a garden tour that focuses
on the early spring flowering plants along the Woodland
Walk.
Sunday, april 15, 2PM
Early Spring Bloomers
Exhilarate your senses with a guided tour of the early May flowering
bloomers—tulips, hyacinths, lilacs and wisteria.
Sunday, May 6, 2PM
Sunday, May 13, 2PM
The Primrose Path and Cottage Garden in Spring
Sunday, May 20, 2PM
Irises and Peonies
Discover these majestic flowering plants with Kim Johnson, head
gardener of the Walled Garden.
Sunday, June 3, 2PM
English Country Estate Gardens
as you tour the gardens, volunteer docent Gene Lanzaro will
speak about the legacy of English country estate gardens which
inspired the design of the J.S. Phipps Westbury estate.
Sunday, June 10, 2PM
Roses
Sunday, June 17, 2PM
See page 7 for registration information.
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