Book business has wonderfully consumed my life. Meeting folks across the state is such a contrast to the isolation of the pandemic which afforded me the time to write DEVOTION: Diary of an Appalachian Garden. Now I am making new relationships that revolve around gardens, some of which I have not visited before.
Jill Goodrich welcomed me to Wing Haven Gardens to plan my participation in their Speakers’ Series in 2022. Nancy Duffy, founder of Muddy Boots Garden Design, and I will be in conversation on March 3, 2022 from 10AM – 11:30AM. The event will be both in person and zoom, so please don’t miss it. Registration through Wing Haven Gardens will be required and you can purchase my book here (I will donate 20% to Wing Haven Gardens if you simply send an email and tell me that you have registered.) You can also purchase the book at Park Road Books, Charlotte, NC.
Now let me whet your appetite if you don’t already know this gem of a garden. Wing Haven Garden & Bird Sanctuary has been a special part of Charlotte since its creation by Elizabeth and Edwin O. Clarkson in 1927. The garden, enclosed with brick walls all around, encompasses over three acres with an emphasis on plantings for birds and other wildlife that provide cover, nesting sites and food.
In 2008 Wing Haven Foundation purchased the Elizabeth Lawrence House and Garden next door to preserve and promote the legacy of internationally celebrated garden writer Elizabeth Lawrence and to celebrate the legacy of Southern horticulture. The garden is on the National Register of Historic Places and is protected by a conservation easement, which is held by the Garden Conservancy.
Here is a photo recap of this wonderful first visit. I will definitely return each season.
