b'Indigo Girl: Cottage Gardening: Grow it, Make it, Use itThe Colorful Life of Eliza Lucas Pinckney DATE & TIME:Thursday, April 9; 11:30 am-1 pmDATE & TIME: Monday, March 30; 11:30 am-1 pm Join Joan McDonald, Garden Editor of Charleston Magazine, as she celebrates Internationally award-winning author Natasha Boyd will cottage living and shares her favorite gardening tips and how tos. You will share the astounding accomplishments of Eliza Lucas have the opportunity to learn about favorite growers and garden-inspired Pinckney, who as a teenaged girl developed one of South projects that enhance everyday living in your own home.Carolinas most lucrative cash crops. So influential was Art and Opulence: A Year in the Life of a Grand House Eliza in early America, President George Washington servedas a pallbearer at her funeral. Boyds novel, The Indigo Girl, in 18th-Century Charleston The Indigo Girl DATE & TIME:Monday, April 13; 11:30 am-1 pmis based on historical documents, including Elizas letters. by Natasha BoydBooks will be available for purchase and signing following the luncheon. Opulence. Splendor. Grandeur. Just a few of the words that describe the architecture, Myths, Legends and Lore: the works of art and the lifestyle of an elite What You Thought You Knew 18th-century family in Charleston. Laurenabout Charleston! Northup, Director of Museums at Historic DATE & TIME:Wednesday, April 1; 11:30 am-1 pm Charleston Foundation, will describe a yearThis is no April Fools! Uncover the real storiesin the life of an early Charleston houseNathaniel Russell House interiorbehind the tall tales during this amusing andthrough its furnishings, decorative arts, collections and seasonal trends.insightful presentation by Katherine Pemberton,A Touch of the Tropics in the GardenRainbow Row Manager of Research and Education at HistoricDATE & TIME:Thursday, April 16; 11:30 am-1 pmCharleston Foundation. What do the colors along Rainbow Row really mean?Many Charleston gardens feature stunning tropical plants. With numerous Why are Charleston houses so narrow? From Charleston green toyears of experience working with tropicals at nearby Cypress Gardens,haint blue, colorful narratives will paint a genuine picture of the citys history. Certified Master Gardener Laura Courtney is well acquainted with those that Charlestons Springtime Gardens thrive in the Lowcountry and beyond. She will provide tips for cultivating DATE & TIME:Thursday, April 2; 11:30 am-1 pm these tender additions in your own home or garden. Take a virtual walk through Charlestons springtimegardens with Tony Bertauski, horticulturalist at TridentTechnical College and garden columnist for The Post Artand Courier. Learn about the variety of stunning plants, A Work of trees and flowers that dress up the town and fill theair with their fragrance.Charleston spring bloomsThe Culture that Rice BuiltDATE & TIME:Monday, April 6; 11:30 am-1 pmStill a beloved mainstay of Lowcountry meals, rice serves as the foundation for Charleston cuisine. The crop, upon which the wealth of the Carolina coast was built, was made possible by the labor and knowledge of enslaved people. Join Amanda McNulty, host of Making it Grow on SCETV, as she shares the history of the grain that took the world by storm.True Calling: Mary Alice Monroeand Her Lowcountry InspirationsDATE & TIME:Wednesday, April 8; 11:30 am-1 pmNew York Times Best Selling Author of Beach House Reunion, Mary Alice Monroe found her true calling in environmental fiction when she36 Chapel Street$2,850,000 PaintByChloe.commoved to coastal South Carolina. Her experiences living in the midst of a habitat that was quickly Mary Alice Monroe changing gave her a strong and important focus for her novels, including her most recent offering, The Summer Guest. Monroe will share how she was captivated by and found inspiration in the beauty andDeborah C. Fisher, Broker in Charge843.727.6460 | 285 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29401 | handsomeproperties.comfragility of her new home. Books will be available for purchase and signing following the luncheon.Order online: www.HistoricCharleston.org/festival2020 FESTIVAL OF HOUSES AND GARDENS|7'