A bunch of fresh tulips beam at me from their vase on the coffee table where I am thumbing through my first garden catalog of the season. Planning for (and dreaming about) the spring garden is my sure-fire way to banish the post-holiday blues. I have attended almost all sixteen Midwest Gardening Symposiums and continue to feel excitement as this March’s event approaches. Talking to Gordon Hayward (Friday keynote) on the telephone as we planned his workshop reminded me of how much I love the art of the garden. Gardening as an artist, a cook and an earth steward engages all of my senses to the point of exploding!
Looking over Mike Yanny’s (Saturday keynote) latest plant introductions makes my heart yearn for their inclusion in my own garden where I am adding more showy natives each year. Perusing a recent gift book, Gardens from the Air, I can’t wait to see the materials Rita Hassert and Laverne Bohlin (Saturday concurrent session) will gather together for Garden History and Style. . . A quick visit to the Yannell House Chicago website makes me eager to hear Jonathan Boyer’s (Saturday concurrent session) Sustainable with Style- Revisited, an update on the progress of this completely sustainable Chicago house and garden. (Did I mention that Jonathan received the highest rating of last year’s speakers?) Can you ever get your fill of plants and gardens? I think not.
Stay warm and tune in next time.
Karla
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