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Highlighted Events

Lectures

Winter Wellness Walks

The Morris Arboretum has a perfect way to start your Saturdays! Join one of our experienced guides every Saturday at 10:30 a.m. for a well-paced Wellness Walk around the garden. Walks are approximately 2 miles long on paved paths, and last about an hour. Come out and get some exercise while enjoying the beautiful Arboretum surroundings.

Vase Arranging for Floral Stems

Section A: Saturday, February 9
10 a.m. – 12 noon
Cheryl Wilks - Floral Educator and Owner of “Flowers on Location”

This class will show you the many tricks of the trade to arrange flowers so that they will look their very best. You will learn techniques such as gridding and stuffing, and florist gel will be demonstrated. The elements of design will be covered in depth.

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TuB’Shevat Celebration Lecture

“A Tree Pilgrimage In Israel”
Michael Brown
Sunday, January 27
2:00p.m. - 4:30p.m.

This lecture by Michael Brown is in honor of TuB’Shevat, the Jewish celebration of tree planting. Reception following lecture at 3:00

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Arboretum Lecture – “The Evolution of the Morris Arboretum Rose Garden”

February 10, Sunday 2-4:30pm
Speaker: Mike Tuszynski
Cookies & juice following lecture

Join Arboretum Rosarian Mike Tuszynski for an illustrated discussion of the Morris Arboretum’s Rose Garden from its creation by Arboretum founders John & Lydia Morris to the most recent updates from the late 90’s to the present. The lecture is free with Arboretum admission.

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Travel With Experts

Colonial Cities and Gardens of Mexico

October 9-15, 2008

Led by Anthony Aiello, Director of Horticulture and Curator at the Morris Arboretum, this trip will explore wonderful historic cities and private gardens.

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Gardens, Wine and Wilderness: a Tour of New Zealand

January 10, 2009 to February 2, 2009

Travel with Richard Lyon, Registered Landscape Architect and native of New Zealand.

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At Penn

Arts and Culture at Penn is coming together as never before - with a new website and monthly e-newsletter offering updates and special promotions. The new web-site, launched this fall, brings the diverse arts and culture opportunities open to the public at Penn into one easy-to-navigate presentation, with a full calendar of special events, plus information on Penn attractions, directions, transportation, parking and more.

Visit the website: upenn.edu/artsandculture

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