What is a conifer? Are all evergreens conifers? How do we use these plants in our landscapes? Join horticulturist and Hort Farm Conifer Curator Paul Wieczoreck to discuss these and other questions on a tour of the Conifer Collection. You’ll spend the morning looking at the variety of colors, textures and architectural forms this diverse group of plants has to offer. Dress for the weather. Members FREE, Non-members $10 EMG-E
Presenter’s Bio: Paul Wieczoreck’s early memories of gardening are from his grandfather’s vegetable garden. Influenced as a teenager in Eastern Culture, he learned and practiced the art of Bonsai. He earned an Associate Degree in Horticulture at the State University of New York, Morrisville, followed by a BS in Plant and Soil Science from UVM. In 1980 he started Champlain Valley Landscaping, designing and building gardens throughout Vermont for 40 years. He has a 2-acre nursery specializing in conifers and unusual trees and shrubs and one of the largest hardy Rhododendron collections in the state. Currently, he curates the Rhododendron and Conifer collections at UVM’s Horticulture Research and Education Center.
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