Multiple gardening lectures in May

Two organizations are giving you the opportunity to master your garden.

The John McIntie Library and the Zanesville Museum of Art are joining together for a five part gardening lecture series. It starts Saturday May 2, with a bonsai lecture. Executive Director of the Museum of Art, Laine Snyder, explained the series.

“We’re thrilled to be having these lectures because there’s so many wonderful gardeners in this community, and we have Art in the Garden Gala and garden tour coming up as well, and we thought we would combine initiatives and do a series of gardening lectures,” she said.

Snyder said the lectures will feature five of the region’s leading gardeners. She said they created the series because there are many gardeners and art lovers in the community.

“It is really art and garden design,” Snyder said. “We have so many gardeners in this community, and we have so many artists and art lovers in the community, it seemed like a perfect merger, and I know the library too. They have wonderful lecture series, so it’s really a natural partnership for us.”

Snyder added that the series gives gardeners a way to learn creative ways to craft their gardens. The five lectures are listed below.

“The Artistry of Bonsai” with the Columbus Bonsai Society’s Tom Holcomb: May 2, at 1:00 p.m. at the John McIntire Library.

“Mission Oaks Gardens” with founder Bert Hendley: May 9, at 11:00 a.m. at the Zanesville Museum of Art.

“Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens: Broad Inclusion of the Arts” with Conservatory Executive Director Bruce Harkey: May 16, at 12:00 p.m. at the John McIntire Library. A box lunch is available for this event at 11:30. Reservations are required. You are asked to contact the John McIntire Library at (740) 453-0391, ext. 116

Finally, “The Dawes Arboretum: A Landscape for the Ages” with Dawes Director of Horticulture, Michael Ecker: May 23, at 11:00 a.m. at the John McIntire Library.