Tuesday Gardening Series: Rooted in History – Old Salem’s Heirloom Gardens and Their Legacy Today
Upcoming Date and Time(s):
Nov 5, 2024, 12:30pm — 1:30pm
Location: Reynolda House Auditorium and Zoom (virtual option)
Cost: $5 Public | Free for Friends of Reynolda Gardens and WFU staff, faculty and students
Join guest speaker, Eric Jackson, Director of Horticulture at Old Salem Museums & Gardens, as he explores the agricultural and horticultural legacy of the early Moravians in North Carolina, the foresters of Salem, and Salem’s role as a center of botanical exploration.
This talk delves into the evolution of the gardens and landscape of historic Salem over 250 years, and the landscape restoration efforts at Old Salem led by Flora Ann Bynum.
Learn more about how these endeavors have culminated into a Historic Plant Collection at Old Salem Museum & Gardens.
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