The Gardens of France Purdue University Study Abroad for Master Gardeners and and Lovers of Garden History
June 30-July 11, 2009
A 12-day study and travel abroad experience for Purdue Master Gardeners
Led by Purdue Horticulturist and Landscape Architect Dr. Michael Dana
Purdue Master Gardener State Coordinator/Extension Consumer Horticulture Specialist B. Rosie Lerner
and Purdue International Extension Programming Specialist and Bilingual Guide Kira Everhart-Valentin.
Objective: Expand Master Gardeners' knowledge in fruit, vegetable, ornamental horticulture, landscape and garden design history.
This exciting course will include site visits to such notable gardens as : Vaux Le Vicomte, Versailles Palace, Potager du Roi, Chartres, International Garden Festival at Chaumont-sur-Loire, Chenonceau, Villandry, Plou et Fils Winery, Le Vasterival, Bois des Moutiers, Shamrock Hydrangea Collections, Monet's Gardens at Giverny, and the gardens of Bagatelle. Participants will be given an orientation to French history and the evolution of landscape and gardens as well as study readings for each site.
Registration is open to those with a serious interest in gardens and garden history, with a focus on participants in the Purdue Master Gardener Program. Enrollment is limited to 25 total participants, available on a first come basis with a $500 deposit required to hold your spot in the class. Advanced training hours will be credited to those Purdue Master Gardeners who complete the required reading and quizzes. Master Gardener participants will also earn volunteer service hours upon their return by sharing what they’ve learned with others.
A program brochure (.pdf file) is attached and a preview of the course is available online at <http://www.hort.purdue.edu/France>.
If you wish to enroll, call toll free to 888-398-4636 and ask to be transferred to Tammy Goodale in the Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture or call direct (charges apply) 765-494-1296.
If you have questions about the program, please contact us directly.
Rosie Lerner, Purdue Master Gardener State Coordinator and Extension Consumer Horticulture Specialist
765-494-1311
Mike Dana, Professor, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
765-494-5923
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