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Public Worics <br /> Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> OCTOBER 13, 1993 (503) 687-5262 <br /> CONTACT: Michael Robert, 687-5324 <br /> From Public Information Section, 687-5523 <br /> ~I' FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> i <br /> 'PAINTERLY ART OF PLANTING' TOPIC OF HORTICULTURE LECTURE <br /> A couple who recently revived a famous walled garden in England will present <br /> "Beyond Colour: The Painterly Art of Planting" on Thursday, October 21, at Agate Hall, <br /> 1787 Agate St. <br /> The presentation, part of the Hendricks Park Horticulture Lecture Series, begins at 7 <br /> p.m. A plant sale will be held at the event. Admission is $3 per person. <br /> i <br /> j Nori and Sandra Pope, a Canadian couple who previously owned a specialty nursery <br /> on Vancouver Island, have revived the walled garden and nursery of the Hadspen House in <br /> Somerset, England. In the 1970s, noted gardener Penelope Hobhouse began restoring the <br /> <br /> i <br /> garden, which was built in the early 1900s and belonged to her husband's grandmother. <br /> The Popes have built on Hobhouse's work and have introduced a wealth of plants, including <br /> old garden roses, choice herbaceous plants, and a perennial garden that moves from hot to <br /> cool colors. <br /> The lecture is sponsored by the Willamette Valley Hardy Plant Group, the city of <br /> Eugene's Hendricks Park, and Gossler Farms Nursery. <br /> # # ~ <br /> <br />