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Mayo 19, 2012

Celtic Tales Program and 2012 Annual Meeting

Please be our guest at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Trent House Association. Program at 1:30: Traditional Celtic Tales. All are welcome.

The wit, wisdom, humor and humanity of the ancient stories of Ireland, Scotland, Cornwall and Wales will be presented by compelling storyteller David Emerson. Adults and children over the age of eight will enjoy these colorful tales of fairies, ghouls, ne'er-do-wells, tricksters, banshees, heroes and liars. Refreshments will be served.

Funding for this program has been generously provided by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.

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Junio 2, 2012

Watercolor Classes in the Garden: Four Saturdays in June

Returning by popular demand: plein air watercolor classes in the colonial era garden, taught by acclaimed artist and botanical illustrator Ruth Councell. Four Saturdays in June: 2, 9, 16 & 23 from 10:00AM to noon.

Each session will feature an indoor lesson and time in the garden to explore learned techniques, including drawing, washes and glazes, color theory, composition and more. Open to adult students, any level of expertise. Students must provide their own supplies; list will be provided upon registration.

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Trent House Holiday Event Schedule 2012

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Images from the Colonial Era Garden at the William Trent House

Exterior photo of the Trent House looking east through the branches of a flowering tulip magnolia in the foreground. The tree is located near the carriage house visitor center which is not depicted. Close up of the yellow tansy flower - a lacey cluster of tiny flowerets often used as an insect repellant. Close up of a small pale, almost colorless, butterfly landing on a tiny lavender flower. Close up of an heirloom 'nutmeg' melon showing its richly patterned outer skin juxtaposed with the green foliage and yellow flower of the nutmeg melon plant. Close up of the large dark burgundy leaves of the bull's blood beet. Close up of a group of cranberry beans, probably named for the cranberry color veining which dominates the appearance of this pale cream string bean. A close up of a group of four dried French beans. The color is almost sage green with stripes of cream and the beans are shaped rather like okra.