Matrix planting is naturalistic gardening in its purest form. The word &ldquo\;matrix&rdquo\; refers to a landscape design model in which perennials and grasses are used to imitate meadows\, designing plant layers that work together\, not in isolation. It&rsquo\;s been the hottest professional design trend over the past few years\, but it hasn&rsquo\;t gained much traction among home gardeners. Why? Maybe peo ple don&rsquo\;t know where to start. This presentation provides a startin g point. \;
\nDeborah Chud is a retired Massachusetts physician turned garden maker\, consultant\, and educator\, who specializes in coach ing home gardeners. Her years of research on the world&rsquo\;s most famou s New Perennial gardens (including New York&rsquo\;s High Line\, Chicago&r squo\;s Lurie Garden\, the Oudolf Meadow at Delaware Botanic Garden\, and Oudolf Garden Detroit) have generated a unique database of New Perennial p lant combinations and fostered the creation of her own highly unusual New Perennial garden. Deborah&rsquo\;s garden has become a &ldquo\;must see&rd quo\; for MA garden clubs &\; green organizations as well as a source o f data for a study of pollinator activity by Professor Richard Primack of Boston University.
\nThis program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.
\nThis program is in partnership with the Groton Public Library and funde d in part by the Friends of Memorial Hall Library. \;
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