 HOW TO DESIGN A GARDEN Feb 2011 Meeting report
by Webmaster
BDHS welcomed renowned gardener Lorraine Mennen, co-owner of Pathways to Perennials, to our general meeting Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011. Lorraine spoke about "How To Design a Specialty Garden." Among her many accomplishments, Lorraine is the author of “Garden Great Rooms: Extending Your Living Space Outdoors.”
Lorraine’s slides illustrated how to create outdoor rooms that are natural extensions of indoor living where there’s something to do outdoors, in every season, for every age.
ABOUT LORRAINE MENNEN: Lorraine is a sought-after, compelling international speaker with engagements at Canada Blooms: The Toronto Flower & Garden Show, American Landscape Association, Wisconsin Perennial Plant Association and Landscape Ontario Congress Show.
Lorraine has made numerous television and radio guest appearances, including Breakfast Television, City Line, HGTV's Room to Grow, Backyard Pleasures, Calling All Gardeners, Mark Cullen and CFRB.
A talented writer, Lorraine has been articled in Chatelaine, Chatelaine Special Edition Gardening Magazine, Plant and Garden Magazine, Gardening Life Magazine, Horticultural Review, Food and Home Magazine and the Toronto Star, but her proudest accomplishment is the 2006 release of her book “Garden Great Rooms: Extending Your Living Space Outdoors.”
ABOUT PATHWAYS TO PERENNIALS: Pathways to Perennials is a full-service residential landscape design/construct firm, specializing in perennials and boasting an incredible Boutique Garden Centre.
Their award-winning Boutique Garden Centre, located on 11+ acres in King Township, is a destination garden centre for the avid gardener looking for rare plants and the homeowner looking for knowledgeable advice and design ideas.
Visitors will also enjoy the expressive sculpture park, garden café, and children’s ecological play adventure. For a fantastic garden shopping experience visit April – December or www.pathwaystoperennials.com.
For more information, please call 905-939-8680 or 1-800-551-0355. Email Lorraine at lorraine@pathwaystoperennials.com. (2011-02-28) |
