GGC: Shakespeare In The Garden

Garden Club meeting begins at 6:00, program begins at 6:15 *time change*

The beauty of flowers has inspired civilizations to attribute symbolic and mystic meanings to each blossom. Through the ages, beautiful and poetical thoughts have been conveyed by the presentation of a single blossom, and whole messages were communicated by bouquets in which each flower chosen offered a significant idea. In his plays and poetry, Shakespeare was a master at the use of symbolism through his choice of plants and flowers. Come hear about this writer's genius, including "And there's Pansies, that's for thoughts" (Hamlet). 

ABOUT CATHIE GIFFORD

A resident of Albany, Cathie Gifford has been an Albany County Master Gardener Volunteer with Cornell Cooperative Extension since 1997. In the Master Gardener's Memorial Garden which is located in Voorheesville she and her husband created a Shaker- style culinary herb garden in 2003 and with Jeanne Petre created a formal Knot garden in 2002.  Her interests and talks include Shakespeare gardens, the Shakers and their gardening legacy, and Clematis. 

Cathie is retired from being a public school music teacher, professional classical soprano, and administrative assistant at UAlbany's School of Social Welfare.  She came out of retirement to work with a nonprofit and is mostly retired from her own one- person business which provided administrative services.  However, gardening is still an active pursuit and a passion that she shares with her husband (and she knows how lucky she is to have such a willing partner!).