Celebrating the Winter Garden

The winter garden is truly a low maintenance affair and a time to enjoy - no weeding, no watering and no dead-heading! The winter landscape may be quiescent but the garden need not be bleak. Plants with brightly colored berries, twigs, stems, foliage and even winter-blooming flowers shrug off the snow and cold. They bring cheer, even as the sun enters Capricorn.

Landscape horticulturist Warren Leach, and author of the new book from Timber Press Plants for the Winter Garden, will showcase gardens he has designed that celebrate the winter season as well as planting design ideas for your own garden. He will also lead us on a walk through the gardens and share ideas for plants for the winter landscape.

Warren Leach is a passionate plant collector, nurseryman, horticulturist and landscape designer with a depth of knowledge of all garden plants - both perennial and woody plants and tropical and temperate. Warren is also an admired speaker, writer and educator.For more than thirty five years, Warren has been creating beautiful landscapes throughout New England as well as making captivating and educational display gardens at Tranquil Lake Nursery in Rehoboth, MA. He is co-owner of this specialty nursery that is a prominent grower of daylilies, iris and distinctive perennials and woody plants

Warren is an award-winning landscape designer recognized for his exceptional contributions to residential landscape design, including two National Landscape Association Regional Certificates of Merit and a 1st Place Award from the Rhode Island Nursery and Landscape Association. His work at Brigham Hill Farm is archived at the Smithsonian Institution, and he, along with his wife Debi Hogan, has received multiple honors including the Elisabeth and Roger Swain Award and a Gold Medal from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. A dedicated educator, Warren has taught horticulture and landscape design at esteemed institutions such as the University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island School of Design, and the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard, as well as numerous garden clubs and professional organizations across the Northeast.

Tickets are FREE for members (with member discount code) and $20 for non-members which includes a full day pass to the gardens.

Cancellation Policy: If you are unable to attend, please let us know 48 hours in advance of the class start time in order to receive a refund. Note that Eventbrite Fees are non-refundable.

Weather Related Cancellations: We will assess the weather the morning of the workshop and send a notification to all attendees if extreme or severe weather is forecast.

Want to know more about our programs this season? of art, gardening and environmental activities, talks and workshops including tours, paid and free-with-admission offerings.

Are you excited about the offerings at Bedrock Gardens this season? Consider becoming a member to receive discounts on all of our programs (excluding Fairy and Hobbit House Festival) and other great perks. Check our webpage for details and to sign up. www.bedrockgardens.org/memberships.html

As a member, you receive free admission to the Gardens during the regular season, May through October​. Once you sign up, you will receive an email with our member discount code that can be applied immediately.

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