August 22, 2015 "More Colorful Than Ever: Clashing and Coordinating in the Garden of a Lifetime" - Saturday, 1PM

A great garden is like a great life: Both are a collage of broad exuberance, attention to detail, occasional bravery, more-than-occasional naps, and plenty of experiments. Both balance a respect for tradition with regular and even gleeful assaults on that same tradition.

Creating a colorful garden, then, is like living a colorful life. When does colorful veer into juvenile? Serenity slide into boredom? Inspired juxtaposition careen into eye-crossing jumble?

More Colorful Than Ever chronicles thirty-years-and-counting of garden designer Louis Raymond’s exploration of color in his life and his garden. Does blue really go with red? Apricot with pink? Parchment with white? And what plants best bring which colors to the garden, and when most needed? In every possible sense, it’s a colorful talk. More information on Louis can be found at www.rgardening.com.