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The Artist's Garden, Waterloo Gardens Holiday Open House
Award-winning Philadelphia Flower Show designer, horticulturist and garden artist Michael Petrie will deliver a lecture called "The Artist's Garden" at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Sharpless Auditorium at Haverford College.
A life-long Delaware County resident who now owns and operates Michael Petrie's Handmade Gardens in Chester County, Petrie is widely known for his wildly beautiful, unconventional "Best-in-Show"-winning exhibits for the Philadelphia Flower Show. He has been involved with the show since 1981, and has designed and built exhibits for major companies and institutions including the former J. Franklin Styer Nurseries, the Philadelphia Zoo, the Winterthur Museum and Country Estate, the Brandywine River Museum, Burpee and Lamsback Floral Decorators, as well as the Men's Garden Club of Philadelphia, of which he is a charter member.
In March 2009, Petrie will be designing and installing his first Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit for his own retail plant nursery, boutique garden shop and landscape design business, Handmade Gardens, which he opened with Pennsylvania Certified Horticulturist and Media, Pa., resident Sue Phillips at 320 W. Uwchlan Avenue in Downingtown in March 2008.
Petrie studied at the Philadelphia College of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts before becoming a horticulturist. He will share his design thought process in this lecture jointly sponsored by the Hardy Plant Society, Mid-Atlantic Chapter and the Henry Foundation for Botanical Research.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information visit www.handmadegardens.net
Now that the price of gas has come way down, it might be a good time to take the trek to Waterloo Gardens. And just in time for their Holiday Open House! Holiday specials will be observed Saturday and Sunday and there will be lots of treats for the kids and adults alike! The open house will be observed at both locations in Devon (on Route 30) and Exton (just off Route 30).
For information, directions and any special coupons, visit www.waterloogardens.com
Have a Great Weekend!
A life-long Delaware County resident who now owns and operates Michael Petrie's Handmade Gardens in Chester County, Petrie is widely known for his wildly beautiful, unconventional "Best-in-Show"-winning exhibits for the Philadelphia Flower Show. He has been involved with the show since 1981, and has designed and built exhibits for major companies and institutions including the former J. Franklin Styer Nurseries, the Philadelphia Zoo, the Winterthur Museum and Country Estate, the Brandywine River Museum, Burpee and Lamsback Floral Decorators, as well as the Men's Garden Club of Philadelphia, of which he is a charter member.
In March 2009, Petrie will be designing and installing his first Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit for his own retail plant nursery, boutique garden shop and landscape design business, Handmade Gardens, which he opened with Pennsylvania Certified Horticulturist and Media, Pa., resident Sue Phillips at 320 W. Uwchlan Avenue in Downingtown in March 2008.
Petrie studied at the Philadelphia College of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts before becoming a horticulturist. He will share his design thought process in this lecture jointly sponsored by the Hardy Plant Society, Mid-Atlantic Chapter and the Henry Foundation for Botanical Research.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information visit www.handmadegardens.net
Now that the price of gas has come way down, it might be a good time to take the trek to Waterloo Gardens. And just in time for their Holiday Open House! Holiday specials will be observed Saturday and Sunday and there will be lots of treats for the kids and adults alike! The open house will be observed at both locations in Devon (on Route 30) and Exton (just off Route 30).
For information, directions and any special coupons, visit www.waterloogardens.com
Have a Great Weekend!
Labels: Handmade Gardens, Haverford College, Michael Petrie, Philadelphia Flower Show, The Artist's Garden, Waterloo Gardens
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