Workshop: Planning a Heritage Garden

The beauty of a heritage home is enhanced by well-planned gardens. Christine Allen, author of ‘Gardens of Vancouver’, will show you how to create a heritage garden including an overview of traditional garden styles and how they were interpreted in early Vancouver. Christine will share recent examples of heritage houses complemented by their gardens, and discuss the plants used to create various effects. You are invited to send photographs of your garden and any problem areas in advance and Christine will select a number of these to discuss during the second part of the workshop. This course will be relevant for anyone planning or developing a garden for a heritage or character home and you will receive handouts to assist you with your project. While at Hycroft Manor there will be an opportunity to peruse the grounds and visit a new exhibition about the gardens. Details of how to submit your sketches / photographs will be included in the reminder email, sent ahead of the session. This workshop earns 1 credit towards VHF’s Heritage Conservation Certificate. Instructor: Christine Allen is a Life Member of the Master Gardeners’ Association of B.C. and a former president of the Vancouver Rose Society. She has taught in VanDusen Botanical Garden’s education program, and been a guest speaker at many garden clubs in B.C. and Washington. Christine is the author of several books including Roses for the Pacific Northwest and Gardens of Vancouver. Her most recent book is A Year at Killara Farm, an illustrated memoir of her garden in rural Langley.