Join Mil Hurley on her learning adventure to the famous Great Dixter Gardens in East Sussex, England. She was fortunate to be admitted into one of their very limited Adult Learning Programs. The horticulture courses at Great Dixter include, week-long symposia, lectures, and workshops. Mil will relay her experiences taking classes run by Head Gardener, Fergus Garrett. She will share their intimate knowledge of the gardens, and their ethos, methods, and plant selections that are used in creating and maintaining the beautiful gardens. The gardens are part of a 15th century estate formerly owned by famed gardener and garden writer, Christopher Lloyd.
Mil Hurley is founder and owner of A Southern Gardener Landscape Company based in the Grosse Pointes and metro Detroit. Mil Hurley founded the company in 1994 based on her love of the outdoors. She grew up on a 200-year-old historic family farm, Longview, in eastern North Carolina where her journey in gardening began. Sharing the fondness of nature, her team members at A Southern Gardener are equally passionate about the beautification of the community and dedicated to enhancing the environment through natural practice grown from experience. The gardens designed, installed and maintained by A Southern Gardener have been recognized repeatedly by various institutions including the Grosse Pointe Garden Center and the Indian Village Men’s Garden Club in their annual garden tours. In 1994, Mil became a certified Advance Master Gardener through the Michigan State University Extension Service. She also hosted the local cable gardening show “Pointes of Horticulture” for many years. believe in sharing my knowledge and love by helping my community. “I believe that all the little actions of creating beauty and health with the earth will have a large impact – just like ripples created by throwing a pebble in a puddle.”
Wednesday, April 9, 7:00 p.m. in the Reception Room at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Farms 48236
Registration: Admission is free for current Garden Center members and $10 for non-members. Advanced online registration is required for both members and non-members. Please click here to register on Eventbrite.