Thursday, April 18, 2024
Winter got you down?
Why not focus on spring garden ideas by attending a presentation hosted by Lake Granbury Master Gardeners?
On Tuesday, Jan. 22, at 6 p.m., horticulturist Steven Chamblee of Chandor Gardens in Weatherford invites you to “go idea shopping” with him as he shares tips and techniques gleaned from his years working in and touring the country’s public and private gardens.
His program, Great Garden Ideas, promises to provide inspiration to people planning or restoring a garden.
Chamblee always entertains his audiences with his unique brand of humor. His musings are published in Neil Sperry’s Gardens online magazine.
He also excels at teaching others to appreciate the science of gardening, but also the art and craft of beautiful landscaping.
His presentations attract those with artistic aspirations as well as those interested in plants.
Says Chamblee, “By studying landscapes created by some of the country’s finest landscape architects, we learn about form, texture, contrast, framing, detail and whimsey.”
Chamblee, who has been a horticulturist for more than 35 years, began his professional career by starting a landscape maintenance company in the 1970s.
In 1986 he joined the Fort Worth Botanic Garden staff as a gardener. Meanwhile, he earned his associate’s degree in horticulture at Tar-rant County Junior College and his bachelor’s degree at Tarleton State University. Soon after, Chamblee received a fellowship in the prestigious Longwood Graduate Program and earned his master of science degree in Public Horticulture Administration from the University of Delaware.
After graduate school, Chamblee served as Native Plant Horticulturist for the Heard Natural Science Museum in McKinney before returning to the Fort Worth Botanic Garden as the grounds manager and later education director.
In his current position at Chandor Gardens, he uses his collective experience to bring vibrant artistic expression to the garden and inspired educational opportunities to the community.
He serves as an adjunct instructor for Tarrant County Junior College and Tarleton State University and teaches non-credit classes for Texas Christian University’s Extended Education.
Chamblee’s program will in the County Annex 1 meeting room, 1410 W. Pearl St., Granbury. The cost is $10 per person.
For reservations or information, contact the AgriLife Extension in Hood County by phone: 817-579-3280, email: hood-tx@tamu.edu or online at hood.agrilife.org.
