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The Japanese Garden: Form and Function Presentation & Walk through Mounts with Morikami Garden Curator Heather Grzybek
May 18 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Special event for Origami in the Garden Exhibit
Free for members; $25 for nonmembers (includes full Garden admission)
Registration is required; class size is limited to 20 adults
Japanese Gardens are keen to the nature where they are created and that which surrounds them. Carefully considering not only each microclimate, seasonal change, potential damage from weather, and accessibility is essential during the design process. Functioning gardens consider natural changes that may occur and how to embrace them and prevent potential damage, while keeping the Japanese aesthetic at the forefront. We will explore Japanese Gardens that exemplify this concept and see some examples of this in the Mounts Botanical Garden.
About Heather Grzybek
Heather Grzybek is currently the Garden Curator at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach. She received a B.S. in Parks and Recreation from West Virginia University, and received her training in Japanese gardening directly from Hoichi Kurisu, designer of Roji-en: Garden of the Drops of Dew at Morikami, from 2000-2002, earning her the Head Gardener position. In 2005, she was Horticultural Supervisor at Mounts Botanical Garden. Her love for Japanese gardening and the Morikami led to her return to Roji-en in 2008, later earning the Garden Curator position in 2017.
