Lots of Pots: Creating Beautiful Containers
Saturday, May 17
10 a.m. – 12 noon
Ray Rogers - Author and Horticulturist
In this course Ray presents a fresh approach to container planting and design. He will do more than simply provide a finite number of “recipes” for specific planting combinations. Rather, he will take you on an engaging exploration into basic design principles including color, line, form, space, and texture as well as show you how to appreciate focal
points, exploit the potential of empty containers, and more.
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Visit the Governor’s Residence and a Nearby Private Garden
Wednesday, May 28
7:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
On this trip we will see the recently renovated gardens surrounding the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg. The Susquehanna Garden,
designed as an outdoor living space for the First Family features the Susquehanna River and its wildlife.
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New Class Sections Added!
Tree Identification and Appreciation: Native Trees and Shrubs
Section B: Saturday, May 17
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Ken LeRoy - Horticulturist and Owner, LeRoy Tree and Landscape Care
In this overview of native Pennsylvania trees you will learn how to identify them by examining flowers, bark,
leaves and habit. Fruiting and flowering times will be discussed as well as how these native plants are best used in the landscape.
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Digital Photography
 Section B: Five Tuesdays:
May 6, 13, 20, 27, & June 3
7 – 9 p.m.
Arnold Winkler - Photographer
So you just bought a digital camera…what now?? This five-session class walks you through the basics of your camera up to using photoshop for subtle corrections and printing.
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Something magical is sprouting at the Morris Arboretum. 300 giant red poppies will “spring to life” in the unlikely habitat of the Northwestern Meadows. Just inside the gates this sculptural installation of captivating poppies, “Papaver Rubrum Giganteum”, is the creation of artist, Gary G. Miller. 
This year’s Garden Railway theme, ARCHITECTURAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD is sure to delight visitors with scores of new buildings that will transport visitors to the far ends of the earth. Spanning the globe, visitors will see perfect miniatures of architectural wonders and experience magical visits
New this year as part of our Grand Opening Weekend celebration will be a Victorian-era Ride-On-train – 
October 9-15, 2008
