Re: North Hill Symposium

Hi Stacey.  Would you mind elaborating a bit on some of the 
issues raised re: native vs. exotic plants?  What was the tenor 
of the audience?  

I'm asking because this is not only an issue I've grappled with 
for years, but it's also been a very hot topic elsewhere.  I'm 
very sorry I missed this.

Appreciate anything you'd like to discuss.
Jaime

> I just returned from an inspiring symposium held in Readsboro, southern
> Vermont. It was organized by Wayne Winterroud and Joe Eck, both talented
> garden writers. The theme was "Gardening Takes Nerve." There were four
> lectures by speakers on topics such as "Growing What you Shouldn't"
> talking about growing tropical plants in northern climes, the fear of
> the Native Plant movement, a hysterical lecture by Tres Fromme who works
> at Longwood Gardens and a good look at avant garde garden design. I have
> been to many symposia, but never have I been to one so theoretical and
> thought provoking.
> 
> The highlight was a one hour tour of North Hill, Wayne & Joe's garden.
> It was amazing! There were carefully tended garden rooms with roses,
> sedum and crambe. A marvelous 2 acre wooded slope with digitalis, hosta
> and huge prehistoric looking foliage plants, the name of which escapes
> me. A beautiful alpine garden that had their primula 'North Hill Strain'
> in bloom at the base. I had seen their garden before on The Victory
> Garden and in magazine illustrations, but nothing could have prepared me
> for the awesome scale of the place. The symposium is always the last
> Friday in June. I highly recommend it as an reinvigorating experience.
> 
> --Stacey
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