EAR TO THE GROUND
INTERESTED in learning how to combine art and a garden? What about tips on how to build your own cottage-style garden. How about finding out what plants and shrubs grow best in the shade?
Gardeners will be educated about all of the above Oct. 8 at “Gardening on the Mountain — The Triumph of Hope Over Experience,” a day of gardening lectures in Sewanee, Tenn., by garden designer June Mays.
Three presentations, “Art in the Garden,” “Shade Solutions” and “Building a Mountain-Style Cottage Garden,” are on the schedule. Landscape contractors will be on hand to talk to guests.
The cost is $35 if paid by Oct. 4 or $40 at the door. A box lunch will be served. Send checks payable to June Mays to 550 Rivendell Lane, Sewanee, TN 37375. Bring a folding chair. The event, which starts at 10 a.m., will be at that address rain or shine. For information and/or directions, contact Mays at junemays@bellsouth.net, 931-598-9014 or visit junemays.com. Guests will be encouraged to tour Mays’ garden and browse her library of garden books.