ACNARGS meeting: Dwarf Conifer Gardens

Apr 17

April 17, 2010, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM
404 Plant Science Building (Whetzel Room) on the Cornell University campus

April 17 program: Dwarf Conifer Gardens At our April 17 meeting, internationally known Rochester gardener Jerry Kral will speak on Dwarf Conifer Gardens. Jerry has grown more than 350 conifer varieties – mostly dwarfs – over the last 18 years. “My slide presentation will touch on the importance of plant form,” says Jerry. “The growth habit of a conifer can benefit a rock garden even if it is not a dwarf. I will also explore the various colors and color variegation available in conifers today. “Plant texture is another area in which conifers excel and can add interest to rock gardens,” he adds. “I will also touch on the 'true miniatures' and how to use them in rock gardens of all sizes. The emphasis of my garden is not as a collection of conifers but to display the unusual in an aesthetic manner.” Jerry has been a Master Gardener for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County for 15 years. During that time, more than 250 tour groups have visited his garden, which has been featured in national gardening magazines and on TV. He is also president of the Greater Rochester Perennial Society, a Director in the American Conifer Society (ACS) and primary organizer of the “Gathering of Gardeners” symposium now entering its thirteenth year. Our Plant of the Month will be a selection of dwarf conifers from Evermay Nursery. And we'll have our annual seedling exchange. (Look for tables for the plants you bring in the hall outside the Whetzel Room.) See articles below for details. We'll meet in 404 Plant Science Building (Whetzel Room) on the Cornell University campus. Brown bag lunch at noon. Program begins at 1:00 p.m.

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