February 09, 2016 , 1 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Instructor: William D. Rieley, PLA, Rieley & Associates
Location: Regional Workforce Development Center
100 North College Drive
Franklin, VA 23851
Phone: 757.569.6050
The ground-breaking restoration of Jefferson’s landscape at Poplar Forest by the Garden Club of Virginia has incorporated the meticulous archaeological work by Poplar Forest’s Jack Gary and his staff; but it has also tied this work to the documentary record of Thomas Jefferson’s landscape designs at both Poplar Forest and Monticello, and to the garden traditions of the 18th and early 19th centuries in England and America. This restoration will broaden our understanding of Jefferson’s approach to the landscape and illustrate that motifs that had disappeared from the American landscape until this restoration. William D. Rieley serves as the Landscape Architect for The Garden Club of Virginia, a position he has held since 1998. In that capacity, he works at the direction of the Restoration Committee to prepare plans for new projects the Garden Club undertakes, and advises on projects previously completed where adjustments or new work is contemplated. We appreciate our partnership with the Franklin Garden Club in bringing this unique speaker to our Encore Learning members and thank them for their generosity of spirit in sharing the love of gardening with us.
