Garden designer June Mays. (Birmingham News staff photo/Tamika Moore)
MOUNTAIN BROOK, Alabama — Garden designer June Mays will host the Emmet O’Neal Brown Bag Lunch program on Thursday, Nov. 6 where she will lecture on Jane Austen and the British landscape.
Mays holds diplomas in Garden Design and Plantsmanship from the English Gardening School in London. She is also a member of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers and the Garden Writers Association.
While studying garden design in England, Mays reread all of Austen’s novels, visited the landscapes known to have influenced the author’s life, and took pictures along the way.
Katie Moellering, the Adult Services Librarian at Emmet O’Neal said Mays is a “great lecturer” who draws a nice-sized crowd.
During tomorrow’s presentation, Mays will use landscape design excerpts from Austen’s novels will be paired with images of British gardens to help inspire the budding gardeners among attendees.
Wednesday’s Brown Bag Lunch program will be held in the library’s Community Meeting Room. The doors open at noon and the program will begin at 12:30 p.m.
Attendees are asked to bring a sack lunch. Drinks and dessert will be provided.
For more on June Mays, visit her website at www.junemays.com.
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