*Wolfgang Oehme didn't talk much and when he did, it was about Goldsturm, Herbstfreude and Malepartus, i.e. plants. His pioneering garden design ideas are the focus of Stefan Leppert's lecture.*

*© St. Leppert*

17. October 2023Education and culture

VHS lecture: Growing with grasses and perennials

Tuesday, 24 October, from 7:30 p.m. at the Media Centre with landscape architect and book author Stefan Leppert

"Growing with grasses and perennials" is the title of a lecture to which the Adult Education Centre Bocholt-Rhede-Isselburg invites you on Tuesday, 24 October, from 7:30 p.m. at the Media Centre (Hindenburgstr. 5). The speaker is author and landscape architect Stefan Leppert.

Pre-registration at www.vhs-bocholt.de or tickets at the box office for 7 euros.

Practical tips for your own garden design

The garden architect Wolfgang Oehme and his timeless garden legacy are the focus of this evening for garden enthusiasts. Oehme was ahead of his time in his choice of plants, and early on he had robustness in heat and drought in mind. Book author Stefan Leppert will talk about Oehme's life at the lecture evening, supported by numerous pictures and always garnished with tips for your own garden design.

Wolfgang Oehme was born in Chemnitz in 1930 and moved to the USA in 1957. Two decades later, together with James van Sweden, he found a design style that caused a worldwide sensation as the New American Garden, went down in garden history and continues to have an impact today. At the centre of this style are extensive plantings of grasses and perennials that replace barren lawns, create powerful images and, in the best cases, encourage people to garden.

About the speaker

Speaker Stefan Leppert is a gardener and landscape architect and has been working as a freelance author, translator and photographer since 2000. He is the author of several books ("Hinter meiner Hecke", "Zwischen Gartengräsern", "Paradies mit Laube").