Foundation Gardens: Hidden Assets in the Landscape

Date: 
Monday, January 9, 2017 -
7:00pm to 8:00pm

Sponsored by the Ledyard, CT, Garden Club. Address: Ledyard Senior Center, 12 VanTassel Drive, Gales Ferry, CT

Description:

The area around a building is the very place that says "Welcome" to the visitor or "Relax, you're home" to the occupant. It also contributes to that elusive quality, "curb appeal." 

Yet how often do we see stressed-out shrubs and struggling perennials in this most visible foundation area? We also see foundation plantings that are so overgrown, the homeowner or landscaper doesn't know where to begin with renovation. Driveways, pathways, sidewalks, building materials, soil problems, storm water runoff, de-icers, building shadows, neighborhood factors, and foot traffic all play a part in the difficulties. 

But there is another problem that is little discussed. It has to do with how we see and think about buildings and their relationship to the land. Kathy Connolly offers several surprising insights and a new way of looking at this highly visible part of the home and community landscape. 

Town: 
Ledyard, CT