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

    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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  • Saturday, April 19 – Monday, September 1 – Wicked Plants, The Exhibit

    Heritage Museums & Gardens in East Sandwich is preparing to mount a showcase exhibit.  Visitors will discover the evildoers of the plant world lurking in their own backyards and beyond in Wicked Plants: The Exhibit.  This exhibit is inspired by Amy Stewart’s New York Times bestselling book, Wicked Plants: The Weed that Killed Lincoln’s Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities, and was created by the North Carolina Arboretum.  It will be on view in the Special Exhibitions Gallery from April 19 to September 1, 2014.  For more information visit www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org.

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  • Wednesday, July 24, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create The World’s Greatest Drinks

    Who knew that horticulture was such an intoxicating subject? In The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create The World’s Greatest Drinks, the follow-up to the New York Times bestsellers Wicked Bugs and Wicked Plants, Amy Stewart explores the odd, unusual, and surprisingly common plants that have produced the world’s greatest spirits. The Drunken Botanist uncovers the enlightening botanical history and the fascinating science and chemistry of over 150 plants, flowers, trees, fruits, and even a few fungi. Join Amy on Wednesday, July 24, from 6:30 – 8:30 at the Weld Hill Research Building at the Arnold Arboretum for a fun and enlightening lecture, followed by a tasting of locally crafted beverages (must be 21 or older). Fee $30 Arboretum member, $40 nonmember. Register on line at www.arboretum.harvard.edu.

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  • Friday, October 21, 7:00 pm – Wicked Bugs

    In  her book Wicked Bugs, a darkly comical look at the sinister side of man’s relationship with the natural world, author Amy Stewart tracks down more than 100 of the worst entomological foes – creatures that infest, infect, and generally wreak havoc on human affairs. Ms. Stewart is the bestselling author of five books on the perils and pleasures of the natural world, including Wicked Plants. Her essays and commentaries have appeared on NPR, in the New York Times, and in Fine Gardening, where she is a contributing editor. Stewart is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship and the American Horticultural Society’s 2010 Book Award. She lives in Eureka, California, where she and her husband own an antiquarian bookstore.  Amy Stewart will make an appearance at Porter Square Books in the Porter Square Shopping Center, 25 White Street, Cambridge, this Friday, October 21, beginning at 7 pm.  If you plan to attend this free event, call 617-491-2220, or email ellen@portersquarebooks.com.

  • Saturday, October 22, 2:00 pm – Wicked Bugs: The Louse that Conquered Napoleon’s Army and Other Insect Monstrosities

    In a follow up to her very successful New York Times bestseller Wicked Plants, Amy Stewart tackles the insects, worms, and spiders that have tormented humankind for centuries. With wit and style, Stewart will reveal some of her discoveries. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Fee $5 sponsoring member, $15 nonmember.  Offered by the Arnold Arboretum,  Roslindale Green and Clean and Wellesley College Friends of Horticulture, and held on Saturday, October 22 beginning at 2 pm, at Weld Hill, 1300 Centre Street in Boston.  Register at www.arboretum.harvard.edu.