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X-WR-CALDESC:Like many baby boomers in middle age\, <b>Ruth Kassinger</b> w
 as at an emotional crossroads. Confronted with numerous challenges\, she w
 as searching for a way forward. One cold\, gray evening\, flooded with tho
 ughts of change and loss\, she wandered into the U.S. Botanic Garden’s con
 servatory—and a dream was born. Dazzled by the vast and dense tangle of gr
 eenery\, she began a quest to create a verdant sanctuary of her own at her
  home in suburban Washington\, DC.\n\n<i>Paradise Under Glass</i> chronicl
 es her journey from brown thumb to green. In this lecture\, Kassinger take
 s us step-by-step from the construction of her conservatory through her ef
 forts to identify the easiest to grow\, most beautiful houseplants. In chr
 onicling the journey to create her own tropical refuge\, she also provides
  a lively narrative tour of the glasshouses of the past\, including Renais
 sance orangeries\, the whimsical follies of Georgian England\, the legenda
 ry Crystal Palace\, and secluded Victorian ferneries.\n\nThroughout\, she 
 shares the knowledge and insights that creating and sustaining her garden 
 has bestowed\, lessons of loss and letting go\, nurturing and rebirth\, ch
 allenge and change\, love and serenity. <i>Paradise Under Glass</i> is the
  remarkable story of the fruition of a dream that is sure to inspire us al
 l.\n\n<b>Fee: $15 members\, $20 general public</b>\n\nPostponed--date TBA
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DESCRIPTION:Like many baby boomers in middle age\, <b>Ruth Kassinger</b> wa
 s at an emotional crossroads. Confronted with numerous challenges\, she wa
 s searching for a way forward. One cold\, gray evening\, flooded with thou
 ghts of change and loss\, she wandered into the U.S. Botanic Garden’s cons
 ervatory—and a dream was born. Dazzled by the vast and dense tangle of gre
 enery\, she began a quest to create a verdant sanctuary of her own at her 
 home in suburban Washington\, DC.\n\n<i>Paradise Under Glass</i> chronicle
 s her journey from brown thumb to green. In this lecture\, Kassinger takes
  us step-by-step from the construction of her conservatory through her eff
 orts to identify the easiest to grow\, most beautiful houseplants. In chro
 nicling the journey to create her own tropical refuge\, she also provides 
 a lively narrative tour of the glasshouses of the past\, including Renaiss
 ance orangeries\, the whimsical follies of Georgian England\, the legendar
 y Crystal Palace\, and secluded Victorian ferneries.\n\nThroughout\, she s
 hares the knowledge and insights that creating and sustaining her garden h
 as bestowed\, lessons of loss and letting go\, nurturing and rebirth\, cha
 llenge and change\, love and serenity. <i>Paradise Under Glass</i> is the 
 remarkable story of the fruition of a dream that is sure to inspire us all
 .\n\n<b>Fee: $15 members\, $20 general public</b>\n\nPostponed--date TBA\n
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SUMMARY:Paradise Under Glass
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