June 1, 2012
9:00 amto12:00 pm
Cypripedium acaule by William Cullina

THIS PROGRAM IS FULL. PLEASE CHECK OUR CALENDAR FOR MANY MORE GREAT PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 

Back by popular demand! In this hands-on course on Friday, June 1, from 9 a.m.-noon, horticulturist and executive director Bill Cullina will discuss the amazing biology and mysterious ecology of our beloved lady’s slipper orchids.  See the monitoring project underway on the Garden’s pink lady’s slipper population, and try your hand at pollination techniques. Bill will demonstrate how to plant nursery-grown seedlings, and each participant will take home seedlings of large yellow lady’s slipper.

Bill Cullina is Executive Director of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.  Previously Director of Horticulture for the Gardens, Cullina also worked for many years as the Nursery Director for the New England Wild Flower Society.   Cullina is a well-known author and recognized authority on North American native plants. He lectures on a variety of subjects to garden and professional groups and writes for popular and technical journals. His books include Wildflowers, Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines, Understanding Orchids, Native Ferns, Mosses, and Grasses, and most recently, Understanding Perennials. 

Where:      Bosarge Family Education Center, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Price:         $40 members, $48 non-members (pre-registration required; includes materials and plants)
  
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