BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:533bbb4c71f6ddb6abcfceadb39055c02459 CATEGORIES:Pop-Up Events SUMMARY:Pop-Up Event: Tour of Bob Gutowski’s Garden (Morning Tour) DESCRIPTION:
Imagine having the 167 -acre Morris Arboretum as your home garden then moving to a house on a quar ter acre with no gardens at all. That’s exactly what Bob Gutowski and his w ife Madelyn did six years ago. That’s extreme retirement downsizing!
Bob Gutowski, retired Morris Arboretum D irector of Education, Urban Forestry and Visitor Experience, worked at the Morris Arboretum for 35 years, living and gardening most of that time on th e Arboretum’s Bloomfield Farm. There, next to the historic grist mill, he d eveloped and cultivated an American Iris Society display garden and Histori c Iris Society display garden, as well as curating the woody plant collecti ons and other gardens around the Miller’s Cottage. The iris plantings alone were larger than the garden he now tends!
When Bob moved to his 1915 house in Erdenheim, the property was mo stly turf, used by the prior resident dog, and some overgrown perimeter shr ubs punctuated by ailing poplars. There were some keepers, including a dogw ood, hedges, and Rhododendron and other shrubs ready for renewal pruning. S oil renewal is ongoing.
Today the only remaining turf is in the paths – created for curious wandering and gar den tending. Plant collections include iris, hellebore, hosta, geranium, vi olets, peonies, daffodils, and many other spring bulbs. Spring natives are followed by summer and fall blooming meadow plants. There is a notable shru bby meadow and emerging woodland edge with room for a hardy banana. Terrace d vegetable and herb gardens take the sun in the back yard and provide yard -to-table produce. Dye plants provide yard-to-yarn spinning materials. Whil e hardy perennials dominate, self-sowing plants have an important role, mos t notably Aquilegias, dill, verbena, poppy, and chamomile. A lot goes on in a little space with something blooming in every season.
Beyond the beauty of the landscape, the diversity of the plantings makes the whole garden an intentional creature-scape. Birds, butterflies and bees, toads and chipmunks - are all welcomed and provided for. Bunnies are accommodated - in some areas. And the grandchildren dig he re! This is a curious gardener’s realm, full of the joy of gardening moment s.
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Registration is r equired. $5 per attendee. Maximum number of attendees is 15.
This event is full, to be put on the waitlist contact L aura Axel at waysandmeans@hard yplant.org.
Registration closes May 30th. No rain date is sched
uled; in the event of light rain bring an umbrella.
Maximum number of attendees is 15.
Address and parking directions will be sent to all registrants in their confirmation emai l.
CONTACT:Laura Axel at waysandmeans@hardyplant.org DTSTAMP:20240328T141937 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230602T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230602T120000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR