Educational Programs

Testimonial from Joanne Gabriel, Adult programs Darien Library-“Thank you for your hard work & effort on the research & your wonderufl visual presentation. It really showed.”

Testimonial from Angela Dimmit, Head of Mad Gardeners.

Thank you Jennifer for your presentation on Friends & Gardeners: Chatto & Lloyd. “Your presentation was lovely, fascinating & well-researched. We all enjoyed it enormously.”

Testimonial from Darien, Ct Library

Amanda Di Maio, Adult Programs

“Thank you for your captivating program on Bunny Mellon, bringing her work to life.  Your expertise on landscape design shone through. Your insights & storytelling made her legacy inspiring.”

Jennifer offers presentations  for groups & businesses with an interest in her unique knowledge. 

• Historic & Famous Landscape Architects/ Designers/ Plantspeople
• Indoor Gardens- The Latest Trends
• Using Color, Texture & Lighting to create mood in the garden
• Rain Gardens, Ecotones & Ecology in the Landscape
• Historic Landscape Designers, Architects & Horticulturists
• Water Conservation in the Landscape
• Outdoor Living Spaces
• Meditation & Healing Gardens
• Edible & Herbal Gardens
• Dry & Water Garden Conserving Gardens
• Indoor & Outdoor transition Spaces
• Creating rooms & borrowed views in landscape design

Calendar 

Gunn Memorial Library: Spring ’26 TBD 

Darien Library: Fall of ’25 or Early Spring ’26 Beatrix Ferrand and Ecological Innovations 

Waveny House Jan ’26, The Magical Gardens of Bunny Mellon 

Pound Ridge Library, Jan ’26 Beatrix Ferrand:Ecology & Landscape Design Innovations 

Sherman Library November ’25 Friends & Gardeners: Christopher Lloyd & Beth Chatto 

April 24th  ’25 Ridgefield Library, Friends & Gardeners, Christopher Lloyd & Beth Chatto 

March 12th  ’25 , Darien Library, Friends & Gardeners, Christopher Lloyd and Beth Chatto 

April 24th ’25, Bronxville Library, The Magical Gardens of Bunny Mellon 

March 14 ’25, Scarsdale Library, The Magical Gardens of Bunny Mellon, 2-3 pm 

Feb 2 nd ’25, Ridgefield Library, The Magical Gardens of Bunny Mellon @ 2 pm 

Jan 4th 25 , Pound Ridge Library, Friends & Gardeners: Christopher Lloyd & Beth Chatto 

November 24th, Mad Gardeners  @ Sherman Library, Friends & Gardeners 

November 12th, Garden Club of Old Greenwich,The Magical Gardens of Bunny Mellon 

October 10th, 6-7 pm, Gunn Memorial Library, The Magical Gardens of Bunny Mellon 

April 25th , Darien Library, The Magical Gardens of Bunny Mellon 

March 16 th, Pound Ridge Library, The Magical Gardens of Bunny Mellon 

Jan 14 th ’23 @ 2 pm. Sherman Library .The Magical Gardens of Bunny Mellon

Nov. 18th ’23 Mad Gardeners Club, Sherman Library @ 2 pm- members only. The Magical Gardens of Bunny Mellon

Sept ’23 -Greenwich Historical Society & Greenwich Botanical Center  $35.00. The Magical Gardens of Bunny Mellon

“Thank you again for a lovely program. It was wonderful having you present on the life and legacy of Bunny Mellon. We’ve received great feedback from our audience.”

’21 Byram Shubert Library, Raised Bed Gardening 

’20 Byram Shubert Library. Sustainable Gardening & Ecology in the garden/landscape

’20 Byram Shubert Library  Indoor Herbal Edibles- Let’s Grow

’19 Online through Pollinator Pathways. Rain Gardens

’19 Byram Shubert Library Creating a Warm Environment in Your Home with Plants

’19 Murphy Brothers at Rye Ridge Tiles, Port Chester NY .Healing Your Home with Plants

’19 Byram Shubert Library Herbs-What to Grow & How-& Optimum Use

’19 New Canaan Library. Herbal Wisdom in Your Garden: Summer Herbs

‘19 Byram Shubert Library Herbal Wisdom in Your Garden: Fall Herbs

’18 New Canaan Library Lamb Room Healing Your Home with Plants  

’18 Norwalk Center for Natural Healing. Healing Your Home with Plants

‘18 Monterey MA. Enriching Your Home with Plants

’18 Byram Shubert Library. Learning About Seeds  

’18 Byram Shubert Library. Pesticides and Organic Garden Care 

’18 Byram Shubert Library. Seeds: Ancient Wisdom and Todays’ Concerns

‘18 Byram Shubert Greenwich Library. Conservation of Water in Gardens and Landscapes

’18 Byram Shubert Library The Water Table, Rain Barrels, & Harvesting Water 

’18 Center for Natural Healing. Healing Your Home with Plants 

’18 Mc Kee Botanical Gardens. Vero Beach, Fl Hurricane Resilient Garden and Landscape Designs

’18 Byram Shubert Greenwich Library.Learning the Art of Japanese Garden Design

’18 Byram Shubert Greenwich Library Creating Your Own Worm Bin & Composting

’17 Anne Bentzen’s Home, Armonk, NY. Gardening Wisdom for Succession Planting 

’17 Byram Shubert Library. Harmony and Ecology in Garden Design

’17  Byram Shubert Library. How to Garden with Climate Change 

’17 Murphy Brothers Contractors, CE Credit Feng Shui & Vastu Shastra in Garden & Landscape Design

 ’17 McKee Botanical Garden, Vero Beach, FL Creating Visual Beauty and Architectural Beds

’17 Hippocrates Health Institute West Palm Beach, FL  How to Create a Healing Garden

’16 Mounts Botanical Gardens W. Palm Beach, FL Landscaping and Rain Gardens:The Conscious Gardener

‘16 Radio Interview with The Natural Nurse and Dr. Z . Wisdom in Horticulture

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