Colonial Williamsburg Gardens

61st Annual Colonial Williamsburg Symposium scheduled for April 29th through May 2nd. This symposium links to 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, VA.

English Influences on American Gardens ,the 61st Colonial Williamsburg Garden Symposium, links to the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America. Symposium is scheduled for April 29th through May 2nd and co-sponsored by Fine Gardening Magazine and Horticulture Magazine.

Speakers include:

• David , Head Gardener to Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall: topic not yet aanounced;
• John E. Elsley, horticulture director for Beaver Creek/Song Sparrow Nurseries, Poplar Grove, Illinois and Avalon, Wisconsin: People, Places and Plants—How the English Influence has Impacted American Gardens in the 20th Century;
• Gordon Hayward, nationally recognized garden designer, writer and lecturer: Translating Garden Design from England to America ;
• Nan Blake Sinton, horticultural consultant, garden designer, and programs director for Horticulture magazine: Entranced by Plants: Interpreting English Gardening Styles;
• Holly H. Shimizu, Executive Director, U.S. Botanic Garden, Washington, D.C: English Roses for American Gardens and Incorporating Herbs in the Landscape.

My welcome to spring, for many years, was the wonderful week spent among amateur and professional gardeners and landscape gardeners at the Colonial Williamsburg Garden Symposium.