The Hoard Historical Museum has announced that “English Gardens of Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire” will be the next presentation topic offered as part of the museum’s continuing “Garden Education” program.
The free presentation will be held Saturday, April 15, at 2 p.m., at the Hoard Historical Museum, 401 Whitewater Ave., Fort Atkinson.
According to information released by the museum, master gardeners and Hoard Historical Museum staff members Beverly Dahl and Cheryl Rezabek will serve as program presenters, sharing their experiences after touring several public and private gardens in England last year.
The presentation will include images and impressions of the gardens, as shared by Dahl and Rezabek, along with their suggestions offered to those who would like to imitate an English garden in their own yards.
“English gardens are well-known around the world for their impressive design and style,” Rezabek was quoted as saying in the release.
“English garden design has always interested me. The garden’s variety of plants and their mix of formal gardens and casual gardens make English gardens very recognizable,” Dahl stated in the release.
Traveling together, the women arrived in England in June.
According to the release, Rezabek said gardens are prolific in England, and can be found in backyards and on balconies.
She described her favorite garden found on the tour as a “private cottage garden,” adding that the owner’s “passion for the garden was infectious.”
The women also toured the interiors of several manor and estate houses, the release noted.
“My favorite estate had several gardens in it, but the ones I was most impressed with were the herb garden and the topiary garden,” Dahl said, further citing a garden she termed “ha-ha,” noting that an explanation of the garden’s name would be shared during the presentation.
According to Dahl and Rezabek, Wisconsin and England share similarities in latitude and climates, making it possible for Wisconsin gardeners to grow plants similar to those found in English gardens.
For more information about the program, call: 920-397-9914 or email: info@hoardmuseum.org.
Master gardeners and Hoard Historical Museum staff members Cheryl Rezabek, at left, and Beverly Dahl stand near the Waddeson Manor, which, the women said, was built by Frederick de Rothschild in 1877. The women toured the manor and several English gardens last year. Rezabek and Dahl will be sharing information from their touring experience Saturday at the Hoard Historical Museum. Contributed photo.
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