Enjoy an interactive class on all things shrubs, an often underestimated but always important component of the overall landscape.
Shrubs provide a rich diversity of structure and form that we as humans may not always think about when designing gardens. Their shapes, forms, flowers, colors, fruits, bark, and leaves efficiently provide habitat, camouflage, and food sources. Did you know that some birds can live their entire lifecycle in shrubs that are in a shrubby border or ecotone? Explore these amazing benefits and the ecological functions of shrubs while also discovering their multiple functions for human benefit. Supplement your knowledge by taking a closer look at plant samples and taking part in labs in the garden, seeing the plants you learned about in situ.
Class Schedule
Lectures
Mondays, October 6-27
5:30 to 7:30 pm
Walks
Monday, October 13, 2:00 to 5:00 pm
Saturday, October 25, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Inclement weather Date: Sunday, October 26
Location
The Grove Studios 104 & 105, Throughout the Gardens
Instructor
Eva Monheim
Eva Monheim is a speaker, horticultural and environmental consultant, garden coach, and an award-winning educator. She is a faculty member at Longwood Gardens for the Professional Horticulture Program and Continuing Education department. She was an assistant professor at Temple University, where she taught numerous subjects to undergraduate and graduate students in horticulture and landscape architecture. Many of her students have gone on to be leaders in the horticulture and green industry as well as doctors in plant science.
