Historic Happenings Blog

Iris photo is in the public domain: MTB, 20″ (51 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards yellow; falls lavender, edged yellow; yellow beard. ‘Topsy Turvy’ X ‘Floridor’. Redstone Nursery 1984. High Commendation 1979, 1981; Honorable Mention 1986; Williamson-White Award 1988. Celebrate Leap Day! Signs of Spring Walk with Horticulturist Louise Senior Saturday, February 29 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. $10; Free for Friends of Morven CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Join Morven’s Horticulturist Louise Senior as she tours the grounds and gardens looking for signs of Spring. As she says, the earth is waking up, can tree buds, birds, nests, and bugs be far behind? Get outside and enjoy hunting for the first signs of springtime at Morven. Tour begins at Morven's 19th century Carriage House.

Image credit: Public Domain, 1887 advertisement from Rice’s Box of Choice Vegetables Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Victorian Gardening Practices Wednesday, February 12 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Tickets for afternoon talk only: $10; Free for Friends of Morven Tea/Tour/Talk: $27; $18 for Friends of Morven Museum Tour available at 11:00 a.m. or Noon, Tea at 1:00 p.m. Additional fee and reservations required for Tea must be made by calling 609.924.8144 ext. 103 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Travel to what many consider the "Golden Age of Horticulture" with Morven's Horticulturists! Morven’s Horticulturists Louise Senior and Charlie Thomforde take you on an entertaining and educational tour of the national landmark’s Victorian-themed gardens and their history as well as the tools, techniques, and plants of what many consider the Golden Age of Horticulture. The Victorian era, a time when plant explorers introduced new and exotic annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees and vines int...