Name: UW Botanic Gardens: Natural Garden Design - From England to Olmsted, Lecture #3
Start: 2014-10-23T02:00:00-07:00
End: 2014-10-23T03:30:00-07:00

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UW Botanic Gardens: Natural Garden Design - From England to Olmsted, Lecture #3

When	Wednesday, Oct 22, 2014, 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Where	UW Botanic Gardens - Washington Park Arboretum, Graham Visitors Center, 2300 Arboretum Drive E, Seattle, WA 98112
Event Types	Lectures/Seminars
Age Range	Adults, Seniors
Presenter	Mrs. B. L. ‘Bryn’ Homsy holds an MA in Landscape Studies and has taught art and landscape studies for over 35 years. She has spent almost five decades living and travelling in Europe, Far and Near East, and India collecting slides and information on garden and landscape history, and she has a passion for sharing her experience through teaching.
Contact Information	urbhort@uw.edu or 206.685.8033
Ticket Link	www.cfr.washington.edu…

Description	How a Heated Discussion On Gardens in 1890s England Came West Join us for a slide show and discussion about how our present day aesthetics in garden styling has its immediate roots from turn of the century England. Two gentlemen had an argument, a woman settled it, new ideals and designs developed – this is a legacy we have inherited. Included will be beautiful slides of gardens expressing these ideals, the formal designs of Bloomfield, the loose plantings of Robinson, and the mastery of a great ‘amateur’ woman garden designer; Gertrude Jekyll. Cost: $5; $10 after October 15th Register Online, or call 206-685-8033 Take the whole series! October 8 - English Landscape Design and its Influence in the West October 15 - Kitchen Gardens and Self-Sufficiency October 22 - How a Heated Discussion On Gardens in 1890s England Came West
Link	depts.washington.edu…

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