Myriad Offerings In Museum’s ‘Garden Variety’ Program

WATERBURY — Noted landscape designer Wesley Rouse will conduct a narrated tour of his personal gardens on Sunday, July 10.

Each of Mr Rouse’s gardens makes its own statement through the use of color, unusual plant combinations, and creative landscaping. His “White Garden,” for instance, is exactly that: a garden of white flowers, shrubs and flowering trees.

The program will begin at The Mattatuck Museum at 2 pm, where noted garden expert and master gardener Katherine Neville will discuss how to use annuals, perennials and herbs to create a color and texture all summer long. Attendees will then travel to Mr Rouse’s home for the guided tour through the special gardens covering six acres.

Mr Rouse’s concept of connecting outdoor gardens with indoor spaces has been featured in Fine Gardening Magazine. He is the owner of Pine Meadow Gardens in Southbury, where his design-build concept includes growing unusual plant material to suit the vision of his clients.

Katherine Neville is a lifelong gardener and garden designer. She is the past president and current board member of the Westchester Fairfield Horticulture Society, as well as a master gardener and a mentor for the master gardener program. She teaches at the New York Botanical Garden and lectures for the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut.

Admission to “Garden Variety” is $15 ($10 for museum members), and registration is requested; visit MattatuckMuseum.org or call 203-753-0381 extension 10.

The Mattatuck Museum is at 144 West Main Street, Waterbury.  Convenient, free parking is located behind the museum on Park Place.