Women Gardeners of Ridgewood Host Garden Event Featuring David Culp April 9

The Women Gardeners of Ridgewood will host a special garden event, “The Layered Garden,” on Thursday, April 9, presented by famed garden designer and author David Culp.

Culp will lead the audience through a virtual tour of his celebrated layered garden at Brandywine Cottage in Downingtown, PA. He will give a lesson in how to design a layered garden, how to choose the correct plants by understanding how they grow and change throughout the seasons, and how to maintain it for season-long interest. The lecture will also feature an introduction to Culp’s signature plants for all four seasons.

The layering design technique consists of interplanting many different species in the same area so that as one plant passes its peak, another takes over - which results in a “nonstop parade of color throughout the year,” according to the Women Gardeners of Ridgewood.

David Culp has been lecturing about gardens for more than 15 years and his articles have appeared in Martha Stewart Living, Country Living, Fine Gardening, Green Scene and many other publications.

Culp is also the author of the book The Layered Garden, which won the coveted Best Overall Book Award by the Garden Writers Association in 2013. An expert on hellebores, David is a herbaceous perennials instructor at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA.

At the April 9 garden event, attendees will enjoy a garden luncheon of homemade finger sandwiches, fruits, and sweets in a setting of fresh flowers. There will be time to browse and purchase bric a brac and unique plants and to have David sign a copy of his book, “The Layered Garden,” which will be available for purchase.

Doors will open at 11 a.m. at Old Paramus Reformed Church, located at 660 E. Glen Avenue in Ridgewood.

Tickets are $25 in advance, or $30 at the door. Tickets can be purchased by calling 201-560-9977 or visiting www.womengardenersofridgewood.com.

Pictured: David Culp