During this hands-on class, have fun while planting summertime treasures in a container of diverse and contrasting textures.
Join our East Conservatory Manager Karl Gercens as he covers all things summer foliage and flowers—from techniques for planting to tips and inspiration for design combinations. Select, combine, and plant a variety of summery plants into a beautiful focal point to take home—for indoor or outdoor display.
Location
The Nursery Headhouse at Longwood Gardens
Instructor
Karl Gercens
Karl Gercens is Longwood’s East Conservatory Manager, responsible for many of the changing displays in our indoor gardens. Originally from the Mississippi Delta, Gercens has worked at Walt Disney World in Florida and Filoli Estate in California to experience horticulture from coast to coast! Gercens has worked in the conservatory field for most of his life and has visited hundreds of gardens in all 50 states.
