Daily Archives: August 16, 2024

Tuesday, August 20, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Eastern – The Tree Collectors, Online

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When Amy Stewart discovered a community of tree collectors, she expected to meet horticultural fanatics driven to plant every species of oak or maple. What she discovered was that the urge to collect trees springs from something deeper and more profound, whether it is a longing for community, a vision for the future, or a path to healing and reconciliation. In her new book, The Tree Collectors: Tales of Arboreal Obsession, Stewart brings us fifty vignettes of remarkable people whose lives have been transformed by their obsessive passion for trees. Join us for a virtual book talk with New York Times bestselling author Amy Stewart as she takes us through her remarkable new work.

Amy Stewart is the New York Times bestselling author of The Drunken Botanist, Wicked Plants, and several other popular nonfiction titles about the natural world. She’s also written seven novels in her beloved Kopp Sisters series, based on the true story of one of America’s first female deputy sheriffs. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

This Arnold Arboretum program takes place virtually at 7 pm Eastern on August 20.

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Wednesday, August 28, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm – Creative Seasonal Succulent Displays for Temperate Gardens

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Even in the temperate Northern climate it is possible to consider succulents as attractive outdoor additions to the home or formal garden. In this lecture, Harnek Singh will speak in the Far Barn at the Polly Hill Arboretum, 809 State Road in West Tisbury, on August 28 at 5:30 about his many years of creative design as a Horticulturist at Wave Hill in Riverdale, NY where he is the head of the Cactus/Succulent Greenhouse. He will share the details of what he looks for in plants before choosing them for seasonal succulent displays, including how leaf texture, color, maintenance needs, and propagation ease are carefully considered in these succulents and their companion plants. $10 for Polly Hill members, $20 for the general public. Registration is required: bit.ly/PHA-Succulent-Lecture