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Lectures at the Morris Arboretum
Please join us for the Morris Arboretum Lecture Series. There is no cost for members, and non-members may attend free of charge with Arboretum admission. A reception with refreshments follows each lecture. Reservations are required and space is limited. Please call (215) 247-5777, ext. 169 to reserve your seat. Parks, Plants and People:
Beautifying the Urban Landscape (Lukens Endowed Lecture) Sunday, January 17 at 2:00 p.m.
Based on her belief that public open spaces with well-maintained plantings can change city life, Lynden has taken an entirely new approach to public horticulture in New York City by creating rich plantings that provide four seasons of interest. Well-planted public places such as Bryant Park have had a huge impact on the surrounding neighborhood by drastically reducing crime, raising real-estate values and attracting many visitors. Lynden has carried this message all over the United States and Canada as well as to cities around the world. As co-chairman of the advocacy organization New Yorkers for Parks, she has led efforts to improve parks in under-served communities in all five New York City boroughs.
Waking Up in Eden:
In Pursuit of an Impassioned Life on an Imperiled Island (Klein Endowed Lecture)Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. Lecturer: Lucinda Fleeson, Director of the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program at the University of Maryland  Ms. Fleeson discusses her book, Waking Up in Eden, which offers a rare glimpse behind the scenes of a botanical garden on a mission to reverse the devastation of an achingly beautiful paradise. While working at the National Tropical Botanical Garden, Lucinda learned that native plants are dying at an astonishing rate in Hawaii, known as the Extinction Capital of the World, and that invasive species have taken over much of the island. During this lecture, Lucinda introduces us to plant hunters and propagators trying to save endangered flora, and to scientists studying evolution and restoration ecology. Lucinda was a staff writer at The Philadelphia Inquirer for many years.
Rediscovering Colonial Gardens
Barnes Endowed Lecture Sunday, March 14 at 2:00 p.m.
Exciting new research using archaeology and other methods has revealed much about America's earliest gardens. Find out how historians are reaching new conclusions about gardens at Williamsburg, Monticello, Mount Vernon, Bartram's Garden, and elsewhere. Barksdale Maynard is the author of five books on American history and culture and recently taught the history of landscape design at Princeton University. His most recent book, Woodrow Wilson: Princeton to the Presidency has just been published by Yale University Press. He earned his B.A. in art history from Princeton and his M.A. and Ph.D. in art history from the University of Delaware.
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Morris Arboretum · 100 E. Northwestern Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118 · 215-247-5777
