WATERFORD – Beverly Hendricks of DeerWood Farm and Gardens will present “Dispelling the Myth of Fall Planting” at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, as the 11th annual Sheena Fraser Memorial Lecture at the Waterford Library.

Many gardeners have the perception that fall is the end of the growing season. Hendricks will dispel that myth with a talk on the benefits of fall planting. She is owner of DeerWood Farm and Gardens, an environmentally friendly farm with more than 300 varieties of field grown day lilies.

The Sheena Fraser garden lectures are supported by an endowment created by the family and friends of Sheena Fraser, a native of England.

Fraser’s love of plants and her garden across from the Waterford Library made the endowment a significant tribute after her untimely death.

As well, each year books on gardening and related topics are added to the Sheena Fraser Collection in her memory. The special collection in the Waterford Library contains more than a hundred books on landscaping, vegetable gardening, perennials and annuals, including practical advice for the master and the beginning gardener.

The program is free and the public is invited.