5th annual taking root luncheon 

Co-Chairs: Vallette and Russell Windham

Monday, October 1, 201811:30 - 1:00 pm Junior League of Houston 1811 Briar Oaks Lane

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

PETER HATCH

Mr Hatch is a celebrated author of four books on the garden of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, where he served as Director of Gardens and Grounds for 35 years.

ABOUT THE GARDEN

Peckerwood Garden is recognized nationally as one of America’s most remarkablegarden environments. Located at the convergence of three climatic zones, itfeatures a collection of more than 3,000 plants from Mexico, Asia, and the UnitedStates, some of which are no longer found in the wild.This pioneering garden, begun by John Fairey in the early 1970’s, has been atesting ground for plants that are beautiful as well as durable under demandinggrowing conditions, thereby providing an inspirational resource for gardeners andlandscape architects throughout the region. It is a garden that looks to the future,not to the past. Peckerwood Garden is an irreplaceable cultural landscape; aone-of-a-kind, forty acre sanctuary that becomes more precious each day in lightof rapidly encroaching real estate development.Last year John completed the gift of the Peckerwood Garden property to the PeckerwoodGarden Conservation Foundation. We are grateful for his magnanimity andvision in assuring the future of Peckerwood Garden as a public garden.We hope you will join us for a festive lunch to celebrate this remarkable garden.