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Historic Plants at Wing Haven Garden & Bird Sanctuary

  • The Elizabeth "Pepper" Dowd Education Building at WIng Haven 248 Ridgewood Ave Charlotte United States (map)
A photo from the 1950s of a garden surrounded by tall hedges and pink blooms around a grass lawn with a pool in the center.
LS Registration: Historic Plants WHGBS
from $10.00

Registration includes presentation, Q&A session and admission to Wing Haven’s gardens.

$28/Member (in-person)
$38/Non-member (in-person)
$15/Student (in-person only)
$10/Member (recording)
$20/Non-member (recording)

Speaker: Michael Sheek, Garden Curator

Come dig deeper into Elizabeth Clarkson’s plant and garden design choices. Wing Haven’s Garden Curator will share rarely-seen historic photos of trees, shrubs, perennials, and bulbs that were planted at Wing Haven Garden & Bird Sanctuary during the tenure of Eddie & Elizabeth Clarkson. Attendees will learn about the unique qualities of these plants and why the Clarksons planted what they did.

Lecture Series Bundle
from $165.00

Purchase the bundle to attend all seven in-person lectures and save!

Bundle: $165/member; $225/non-members

Meet the Speaker

A headshot of a man standing in a garden wearing a red shirt.

Michael Sheek is the Garden Curator at Wing Haven, managing all three of Wing Haven’s gardens: Elizabeth Lawrence House & Garden, SEED Wildlife & Children's Garden, and Wing Haven Garden & Bird Sanctuary. Michael has a degree in horticulture science from North Carolina State University with a major in landscape design, Sheek has over 30 years of experience in the field.  In his previous position, he served as a horticulture manager at the Atlanta Botanical Garden for nine years. 


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