Important Speaker coming to US: Hortus Bulborum, Leslie Leijenhorst
Blee811@aol.com (Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:38:25 PDT)
Leslie Leijenhorst of the Hortus Bulborum is making a speaking tour of the
eastern United States this fall. If you are not familiar with the Hortus
Bulborum, it is a museum garden of historic bulbs, some dating to the 16th
century! You can read more about the Hortus Bulborum at the following
website:
_http://http://hortus-bulborum.nl/eng/…
(http://hortus-bulborum.nl/eng/…)
The topic of Leslie's talk is: Antique and heirloom bulb cultivars in use
in modern gardens and in the restored estate and castle gardens in Europe.
The speaking tour includes:
October 1-2 Philadelphia: Leslie will be hosted by Juergen Steininger at
Longwood Gardens
October 5: Leslie will be meeeting with staff at Monticello
October 6 Richmond, VA: Leslie will be speaking at Lewis Ginter Botanical
Garden on October
October 7: Leslie will be meeting with Wesley Greene at Williamsburg
Colonial Foundation
October 9 Baltimore: Leslie speaks at Cylburn Arboretum
October 11 Severna Park: Leslie speaks at the Chartwell Garden Club in
Severna Park
October 12 Baltimore: Leslie speaks at the Green Thumb Garden Club
Contact the organizations for more information, such as possible
admittance fees, reservations, and location.
Bill Lee
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