Japanese Garden Regional Conference
Richmond, Virginia
Please note: Limitations of the historic pathways to and throughout Maymont’s Japanese Garden along with the private gardens on tour Sunday and Monday prevent wheelchairs and other assisted devices from accessing that portion of the Regional Conference. The Saturday morning lecture series in Maymont’s Robins Nature Center is fully accessible.
NAJGA and Maymont will partner on a Regional Conference in April of 2022!
“Tending a Tranquil Place: The Private Japanese Garden”
Saturday, April 23rd
7:30 AM: Pick Up at Hilton Downtown Richmond
8:15 AM: Check-In
8:40 AM: Welcome Greeting by Parke Richeson, Executive Director, Maymont Foundation
History of Maymont by Peggy Singleman, Director of Park Operations and Horticulture.
9:00 AM: Greeting by Marisa Rodriguez, NAJGA Manager
9:10 AM: Private Japanese Garden by Junko Liesfeld
9:35 AM: Our Private Japanese Garden by Debra & Scott Martin
10:00 AM: Japanese Plants for the Japanese garden and American garden by Peggy Singleman
10:25 AM: Coffee Break
10:45 AM: Structures in Japanese Gardens by Peter Wechsler
11:15 AM: How Japanese Gardens have Influenced my Work by Jim Lampl
12:00 PM: Lunch Break
1:00 PM: Demonstration of Woodwork, Bamboo Fence & Pruning
3:00 PM: Ikebana of Richmond Demonstration
3:30 PM: Japanese musical performance (koto)
4:00 PM: Japanese musical performance (wadaiko)
5:00 PM: Depart Maymont for Hilton Downtown Richmond
Sunday, April 24th
7:45 AM: Pick-Up at Hilton Richmond Downtown
8:30 AM: Arrive at Scott & Debra Martin’s Garden.
9:30 AM: Leave the Martin garden.
11:20 AM: Arrive at Morven Garden at University of Virginia
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM: Leave the Morven Garden
2:30 PM: Arrive at Junko & Joe Liesfeld’s garden
3:30 PM: End of Garden Tour
Optional: After the Liesfeld Garden Tour- all Garden members are invited to enjoy a cocktail hour at the Liesfeld Garden.
4:30 PM: Depart Liesfeld Garden for Hilton Richmond Downtown
Monday, April 25th
7:45 AM: Pick Up at Hilton in Downtown Richmond
8:15 AM: Arrival at Domson Garden
9:15 AM: Departure from Domson Garden
9:30 AM: Arrival at Cerruti Garden
10:30 AM: Departure from Cerruti Garden
11:15 AM: Arrival at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
12:15 PM: Option- Lunch on your own at the Lewis Ginter Cafeteria. Note- Our tour will officially conclude at 12:00 PM, but those who would like to stay can have lunch on their own in the Lewis Ginter Cafeteria. We will then arrange carpools that will return you to the Hilton.
