The Talbot County Garden Club welcomes local author Ruth Rogers Clausen to speak at the Easton Library on January 24, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. Ruth will speak on “Successful Gardening in Deer Country”. The event is free and open to the public.
Local author Ruth Rogers Clausen, 50 Beautiful Deer Resistant Plants, will share how choosing plants carefully can help ward off the hungry deer in your garden. Although deer are known to be finicky eaters, a healthy adult buck or doe needs to consume 5-10 pounds of food (4,000-6,000 calories per day). Although this may not sound like a lot, think of how many tender new shoots, twigs and leaves it takes to satisfy a deer daily and since deer often browse in groups of 2-7, that’s a lot of ornamental garden plants and shrubs! Nothing’s foolproof, but Ruth will share how choosing plants carefully can help ward off the hungry deer in your garden.
Ruth has been described by the author of the Womanswork blog as one of the most experienced horticulturalist she knows. Ruth grew up in Wales and studies horticulture at Studley College in England. She has made many notable contributions to her profession as an author, an editor of gardening magazines and a lecturer, advisor and judge for botanical gardens and flower shows across the country and around the world. Ruth writes for the Womanswork blog and newsletter (www.womanswork.com) and now gardens here in Easton where she grows an eclectic range of plants. Ruth has written many books, most recently Essential Perennials (co-authored with Thomas Christopher) and 50 Beautiful Deer Resistant Plants which will be available for purchase at the program.
About the Talbot County Garden Club
The Talbot County Garden Club was established in 1917 to enrich the natural beauty of the environment by sharing knowledge of gardening, fostering the art of flower arranging, maintaining civic projects, supporting projects that benefit Talbot County and encouraging the conservation of natural resources. Noteworthy projects include maintaining the grounds of the Talbot Historical Society, Talbot Courthouse, Talbot Library, the Children’s Garden and Fountain Garden at Idlewild Park and numerous other gardens and activities. There are currently a total of 101 active, associate and honorary members.
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