Every garden starts with a set of anchoring elements. They may be man-made or naturally occurring. Once you identify them, designing the rest of your garden becomes much easier because you have the 'bones' from which the garden will flow.
Simsbury, Connecticut-based Rita Bond designs beautiful gardens and she'll show you examples - both of ones she has designed and gardens she admires - that will give you the perspective to assess your own property. She'll talk about the importance of 'hardscape' - the stonework and other design features that define a garden as much as the plant material in it. It will be an educational and inspirational evening.

All "Wednesday Evenings" talks begin at 7 p.m. and are held in the Education Building at Elm Bank. They end when the last question is answered.

The cost to Mass Hort members is $10 per talk or $50 for the series of ten. The charge for non-Mass Hort members is $15 per talk. Refreshments and beverages are served at all talks.