Why Prescott Park's new horticulturalist can't wait for winter

By: Jeff McMenemy

Outlets: Portsmouth Herald

Published: November 9, 2026

Words: 711

Last Updated: 3 hours, 1 minute ago

PORTSMOUTH — Jennifer Gunn, Prescott Park’s new horticulturalist, has an exciting opportunity this winter.

That’s when she will be “designing everything for next year,” Gunn said during an interview in the beloved park’s formal garden.

By designing, Gunn means selecting all the flowers to plant in the city-owned park’s multiple gardens.

“Each garden will have different plants,” she said. “Hopefully every year they’ll be something different.”

She said most plants in the park’s gardens — especially ones with …

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