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Designing a Four-Season
PERENNIAL GARDEN

Do you dream of a perennial garden that delights in every season? Learn how to create a dynamic, low-maintenance perennial garden that provides color, texture, and interest year-round, specifically tailored for USDA Zone 7. This class explores the principles of four-season perennial garden design, with a focus on plant selection, bloom succession, textures, and sustainable gardening practices. You’ll gain the tools to design a garden in both sun and shade that evolves beautifully, from spring’s first blooms to winter’s striking silhouettes. Whether you’re planting a new bed or enhancing an existing space, this course will inspire and guide you to create a perennial garden that’s visually engaging and ecologically supportive every month of the year.

Fees: Member $35, Non-Member $42

All programs are subject to change. Pre-registration through our website is required.

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden strives to be a Garden for all and we are committed to offering diverse adult learning opportunities that are inclusive and accessible to all learners. If you would like to request an accommodation to support your participation in an adult learning opportunity at the Garden, please contact [email protected] or call 804-262-9887 x328 and we will make our best effort to help.

Register Member $35

Register Non-Member $42

Date:
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Time:
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Event Details

Dress for the weather and wear comfortable shoes for walking through the Garden.

Peggy singlemannAbout the Instructor

Peggy Singlemann is the host and co-producer of Virginia Home Grown on VPM/PBS, Virginia’s only local gardening show, where she has been involved since 2001 and became host in 2016. The show has earned 13 Telly Awards and is broadcast statewide and nationally online. Through her business, RVA Gardener LLC, Peggy works as a horticulture consultant, garden coach, and speaker. A published author, podcast guest and national speaker, she holds multiple certifications — including ISA certified arborist and VSLD certified landscape designer — and has served on boards such as the Southern Garden History Society. Peggy was honored as the 2016 VNLA Professional of the Year and received a Virginia General Assembly commendation in 2022 for her work at Maymont, where she served as Director of Horticulture during her 38-year career. In 2025, she was featured in Virginia Living magazine. Peggy enjoys hiking, kayaking, bird watching, and gardening at home with her family.