Duck River Garden Club hosts Nancy Ballek Mackinnon, horticulturist and author, on Monday, March 11, at 7 p.m. at the Lymes’ Senior Center on Town Woods Rd. Nancy, who is a partner in Ballek’s Garden Center in East Haddam,will speak on, “Perennials for 10 Months Bloom.”
Ballek’s Garden Center is located on a farm that has been in the family since 1662. Nancy’s first three college credits in horticulture were earned in 1974 on a trip to Scandinavia with her mother Anita, learning innovative methods used at nurseries and municipal gardens. She received a degree in environmental horticulture and landscape design from the University of Connecticut graduating Summa Cum Laude in 1978, and joined Ballek’s Garden Center soon after.
The family’s eclectic and wide-ranging horticulture interests are reflected in her selection of products for sale, which include everything from garden statuary to thousands of species of annuals and perennials.
Nancy is the author of, “The Gardener’s Book of Charts, Tables & Lists: A Complete Gardening Guide” created to make it easier for horticulturists to select the right plant for the right place.
All are welcome at this meeting.