Jenks Farmer is a renaissance plantsman, lover of the natural world, garden designer, storyteller and author! Jenks owns a connoisseur nursery in South Carolina specializing in Crinum lilies that he cultivates on an organically managed 18th century farm, home to his family for seven generations. He is also a nationally recognized garden designer, creating beautiful botanical gardens, public spaces and private gardens.  Jenks is former director of Riverbanks Botanical Garden in Columbia, SC, hailed by Horticulture magazine as one of…

FIRST FRIDAYS, the Palladio Garden 2020 education series, welcomes Mary Riddle to speak on Growing Vegetables from Seed. Mary consults with companies and organizations of all sizes and configurations in the areas of sustainability, community food systems, green schools, and resilient and regenerative agriculture. She is Director of Environmental Education & Sustainability at Hutchison School.

Learn how to start your growing season early with lettuces, sweet peas, and herbs in your small urban yard. Participants will receive seed packets and information to take home. Free, Limited to 15 participants. Farnsworth Education Greenhouse and Raised Beds