UDBG Trial Garden – Colors Galore with Dr. Bob Lyons

Members: $10;   Nonmembers: $15

Registration is required. Use this LINK to sign up. 

The 2023 UDBG trial garden will be peaking come August.  Join us for a tour of the garden with its organizer and caretaker, Dr. Bob Lyons. Learn how we conduct our Proven Winners trial and take home inspiration for your own garden on what performs well in our area.

Bob Lyons  is the former Director of the Longwood Graduate Program in Public Horticulture and currently Professor Emeritus at the University of Delaware. He received a B.A. in Biology from Rutgers University and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Horticultural Science from the University of Minnesota. Previous positions include the J.C. Raulston Distinguished Faculty Chair and Directorship of the JC Raulston Arboretum at N.C. State University, and Professor of Horticulture and Co-Founder/Director of the Hahn Horticulture Garden at Virginia Tech. 

He is a Fellow in both the American Society for Horticultural Science and Pi Alpha Xi; he has received the Outstanding Alumnus Award from the University of Minnesota, and the national Award of Merit from the American Public Gardens Association. He previously sat on the Boards of Advisors for the University of Delaware Botanic Garden and Rutgers University Gardens; and he is currently on the Board of The Delaware Center for Horticulture. 

Cancellation Policy: UDBG reserves the right to cancel any program if necessary. Refunds take approximately three to four weeks to process. There will be no refunds after a class or series begins. Payment will be refunded if cancellation is made by registrant 10 business days prior to class.