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“New Perennials: A Love Story” is a personal introduction to the design principles of the New Movement—whose members inspired the world-changing shift toward naturalistic gardens. In the US, their influence can be seen in New York’s High Line, Chicago’s Lurie Garden, the Oudolf Meadow at Delaware Botanic Gardens, and Oudolf Garden Detroit. The presentation will cover everything from Deborah's research on preeminent designers, to the historical context of the New Perennial movement, concluding with the current concepts of the movement. At the end of the talk, Deborah offers practical “dos & don’ts” for solving the problem of excessive contrast.
Note: This program will be held on Zoom. Click here for the Zoom link.
About Deborah:
Deborah Chud is a retired Massachusetts physician turned garden maker, consultant and educator. Her 6 years of research on New Perennial gardens, including NY’s High Line, Chicago’s Lurie Garden, the Oudolf Meadow at Deleware Botanic Gardens, and Oudolf Garden Detroit, generated the most comprehensive existing database of New Perennial plant combinations and led to the creation of her own highly unusual New Perennial garden. In the fall of 2020, she presented her work as part of “Piet Oudolf: How Does He Do It?”--an international event organized by Piet Oudolf’s co-author, Noel Kingsbury, under the aegis of gardenmasterclass.org. She has also presented to members of the following institutions and organizations: Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum, the United States Botanical Garden in Washington, D.C., Toronto Botanical Garden, and Delaware Botanic Gardens. The latter 2 public gardens contain Piet Oudolf-designed sections. She lives in Chestnut Hill, MA and spends most of her time coaching home gardeners and consulting—both in person and virtually.