Selecting Shrubs for Their Form, Function, and Beauty in the Garden –
A Workshop with Eva Monheim

When you look at a shrub, most people think of its beauty first. Does the shrub have beautiful flowers, fall color, and so on. That is just the tip of the iceberg when selecting shrubs. Did you know that some shrubs are specifically designed to live understory to become part of the larger context of a woodland, or to be part of an open space to attract migrating birds to eat their fruits to disperse their seed? These are just some of the many functions of shrubs that Eva Monheim, author of Shrubs and Hedges, will be talking about at this fall's shrub workshop. The event will include a presentation, a walk through the Northview Garden at the home of Jenny Rose Carey, followed by a book signing. During the walk, Eva will discuss the locations and functions of the plants in situ. We hope that you will join us for this informative workshop.

Eva Monheim is a speaker, ISA Certified Arborist^®, an award-winning educator, and a faculty member at Longwood Gardens for the Professional Horticulture Program and Continuing Education Department. She was an assistant professor at Temple University where she taught thirteen different subjects to undergraduate and graduate students in horticulture and landscape architecture.

Monheim’s other endeavors include The Plant a Trillion Trees Podcast, an award-winning podcast heard in over 110 countries. She is the author of Shrubs & Hedges: Discover, Grow, and Care for the World’s Most Popular Plants, which was nominated by The Council on Botanical & Horticultural Libraries for outstanding contributions to the literature of horticulture. Monheim is co-principal of Verdant Earth Educators, LLC (VEE) a company that writes educational documents and standards, SOPs, landscape management plans, and trains professionals in the green industry. She is also an accomplished artist.

Eva can be found on numerous websites and social media platforms; just Google Eva Monheim. She can be reached at [email protected].

Eva's book Shrubs and Hedges will be available for purchase - $25 - or bring your own copy for Eva to sign and personalize for you.

You are invited to bring your own lunch and stay until 2 pm. Tea and water will be provided.

This is a Members Only event, but registration is required. $40 per attendee. Maximum number of guests is 36.

Registration opens July 24^th. Registration closes September 2^nd.

Click here if you would like to become a member of HPS/MAG before registering for this event.

This is a rain or shine event.

Address and parking directions will be sent to all registrants in their confirmation email.

Contact: Laura Axel at [email protected]