Planting the right plants in the right place will minimize maintenance, maximizing the opportunity to enjoy the plants with little physical input. Some plants need greater attention if not planted in the right place, which might include space, soil, and moisture conditions. This workshop on Friday, September 13, will identify proper plant selection according to placement based on habits, care requirements, fragrances, textures, and color within an ornamental perennial garden.

Irene Brady Barber is therapeutic horticulture coordinator at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. With an academic and professional background in communications, human behavior, and horticulture, she is presently working to complete a professional certification in the field of horticultural therapy, which is the focus of much of her teaching at the Gardens.  She plans,tends and teaches in the accessible edible gardens in the Lerner Garden of the Five Senses.

This class, appropriate for all adults, is part of the new “Gardening Later in Life” series developed by Irene. Each class focuses on practical, realistic options you can implement in your own garden space, whether small or expansive, so you can continue to garden long into the future. 

Where:       Bosarge Family Education Center
Price:          $30 members, $37 nonmembers – Use “Purchase Tickets” button below