Speaker: Bobby Ward

Bobby Ward, editor of A Garden of One’s Own: Writings of Elizabeth Lawrence, a compilation of Elizabeth Lawrence’s writings, will share about Lawrence’s life including her early years in Raleigh and the connections she made while living there. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about Lawrence’s writings, work, relationships with other gardeners and writers, and the many contributions she made to the gardening world. Lawrence is considered the “gardener’s biographer” and is often dubbed the Jane Austen of the gardening literary world. Her writing style was clear and concise, elegant but plain-spoken.

Copies of A Garden of One’s Own: Writings of Elizabeth Lawrence can be purchased in advance or at the lecture.

Enjoy a stroll through Elizabeth Lawrence’s garden after the lecture.