Category: <span>Speaker Archives</span>

2022-2023 Program Schedule

List of program schedule during our 2022-2023 season: September 20, 2022 Kelly Norris on Plants with Style Kelly suggests ditching ho-hum varieties and using cutting-edge plants in his popular #newnaturalism book, social media and lectures. A passionate horticulturist and lifelong gardener, he wrote New Naturalism: Designing and Planting a Resilient, …

2021-2022 Program Schedule

List of program schedule during our 2021-2022 season: September 20, 2021 Vinnie Simeone, Great Gardens of the World Since 1998 I have had the pleasure to travel to some of the most breathtaking gardens in the world. The countries visited include Canada, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and …

2020-2021 Program Schedule

List of program schedule during our 2020-2021 season: April 19, 2021 Mae Lin Plummer, (Former Duke Mansion Garden Director), “My Magical Year at Longwood Gardens” Mae Lin Plummer is the newly appointed Executive Director of Leach  Botanical Garden in Portland, Oregon. Prior to her move to the Pacific Northwest, she …

2019-2020 Program Schedule

List of program schedule during our 2019-2020 season: March 16, 2020 – Cancelled Vinnie Simeone, Great Gardens of the World Since 1998 I have had the pleasure to travel to some of the most breathtaking gardens in the world. The countries visited include Canada, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Australia, New …

2018-2019 Program Schedule

List of program schedule during our 2018-2019 season: September 17, 2018 – This event was canceled because of weather. Bradley Roberts: Conifers of the Southeast Come to hear this nationally known conifer expert talk about these chiefly evergreen trees and shrubs that include pine, fir, spruce, and yews. Roberts is …

2017-2018 Program Schedule

List of program schedule during our 2017-2018 season: September 18, 2017 Patrick Larkin: Gardens I Have Known Patrick Larkin, who was recently tapped to lead Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens, will share stories of his love of gardens and information about the diverse institutions at which he’s served. Bio: With an …