LANDSCAPE MATTERS:

A Garden Design Symposium

Saturday, June 8, 2024

10 am to 3 pm

1 Fair Lane Drive, Dearborn, MI 48128

Join us for a day of exploring the juxtaposition of formality and informality, the tension it creates, and what lessons can be incorporated into your home landscape. This three-part program includes an introductory lecture, a facilitated tour of Fair Lane, and a guided, hands-on design session exploring residential landscape using skills learned through the day’s activities.

Registration for this event is $75 and includes a guided estate tour, morning pastries, and a boxed lunch. Limited availability.

REGISTER HERE

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

GRAYE’S

GREENHOUSE

Featuring Speaker

Matthew Ross

Executive Director, The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park, Traverse City, MI

As Executive Director of The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park in Traverse City, Michigan, Mr. Ross oversees the 26-acre Botanical Garden, which visionaries Kurt and Karen Schmidt and a team of volunteers on the site of the Northern Michigan Asylum Farm founded. Before coming home to Michigan, Matthew was the Director of Continuing Education at Longwood Gardens, a college instructor at Owens Community College, and chief Horticulturist at Toledo Botanic Garden. Having visited over 2,500 public and private gardens from across the globe, Matthew is well-versed as a design instructor. Balancing his passion for native plants and botanical curiosities, his design portfolio often blends modern hardscape elements with informal planting designs. He is a well-respected public garden professional who spends his spare time kayaking, hiking, and exploring the vast landscape of Northern Michigan. He grew up in the metro Detroit region and is honored to be presenting at Fair Lane.

The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park