1:00 pm at VFW Hall, Mount Tabor Road, Morris Plains

Lesley Parness, garden historian and writer, will speak on gardens in the age of Queen Elizaberh I, and how they provided William Sheakspere with a rich palette to draw from. His literature is filled with plant lore and flower symbolism from the era. Learn how Elizabeth I influenced horticulture and view points, mazes, sundiles and fantastical topiearies, popular during her reign.