Jane's presentation is "Vegetable Gardens: An Edible History -- Different Types and Styles of Vegetable Gardens in Europe from Medieval Gardens to Victorian Gardens to French Potager." It's the fourth annual lecture in the Jeane Thomson Gardening Lecture Series.
The presentation will take place Sunday, Feb. 10, at 2pm at the Senior Center.
What did medieval monks grow in their gardens? How did Elizabethan gardeners deal with moles? What were love apples and why were they considered poisonous? How did Victorian gardeners keep a steady supply of ripe grapes all year long? What can we learn from centuries of garden lore, and how has modern science changed our vegetable gardening practices?
A master gardener, Jane graduated in the WSU Skagit County Extension Master Gardener class of 2005, the same class as Jeane Thomson. In 2012, Jane was honored as WSU Extension Master Gardener of the Year for her tireless efforts on behalf of the program.
In 2011, Jane's sixth book, The Armchair Book of Gardens, was published. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing following the lecture.
At the conclusion of the event, a seed exchange will be held. Those attending are invited to bring some of their best seeds to share and to take home some new seeds from others.
Free and open to the public, the Jeane Thomson Gardening Lecture Series is cosponsored by the Anacortes Public Library in memory of Jeane Thomson, who was very connected to our Library and served as a Library Board member. The series combines Jeane's two passions in life -- books and gardening. Each spring, a presenter with ties to gardening and books will speak to remind us of the joy Jeane took in both. For more information on this and other resources, please visit The Jeane Thomson Gardening Memorial Website at http://readngrow.org/.