Gardening expert Joan Butler is back with more practical advice and inspiring suggestions for your garden. The garden can be a magical place, even in winter. Stripped of summer foliage and flowers, the success of a winter garden lies in its structure, basic design, and choice of plant material. This richly illustrated lecture provides inspiration and tips on arranging your garden for winter, choosing the best trees, shrubs, and perennials, and grouping them to create arresting compositions.

This program has been generously funded by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library.

ABOUT JOAN BUTLER: Joan has been an enthusiastic gardener and plant collector for over 35 years and believes gardens should invite you to linger in the world outside your door. The gardens on her half-acre suburban property have been included on several garden tours and feature exciting plant combinations, dramatic horticultural specimens, and extensive collections of native plants, hosta, and epimedium. She holds a BA in Geology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a Certificate in Landscape Management from UMass Extension Green School. She is a Master Gardener, a horticulturist at Weston Nurseries, and is a past Chairman of the Massachusetts Landscape Design Council. She is a member of the Garden Consultants Council, the New England Hosta Society, and is an accredited Flower Show Judge. Joan has presented programs at flower shows in Massachusetts and Connecticut, as well as at numerous garden clubs, horticultural societies, and professional organizations.