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  • Saturday, January 11, 12:00 noon – 1:30 pm – Plants for the Winter Garden

    When gardens go dormant for the winter months, there are still certain species and cultivars that draw the eye with their bright berries, interesting seed pods, and spectacular bark. Join Warren Leach at the Hunnewell Lecture Hall at the Arnold Arboretum on January 11 at noon for a book talk on his new book, Plants for the Winter Garden: Perennials, Grasses, Shrubs, and Trees to Add Interest in the Cold and Snow, and discover all that a winter garden has to offer. Warren Leach has years of gardening experience in the cold Northeast and will be sharing all of his winter garden tips, from plant selection and placement, to pruning techniques, to structural components that complement the plants themselves. And if you decide to buy a book after the program, make sure to look for some references to the Arnold Arboretum’s own winter landscape! Register at https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events/plants-for-the-winter-garden-by-warren-leach/?occurrence=2025-01-11

  • Sunday, July 14, 2:00 pm – 3:45 pm – Ecological Maximalism: Creating Resilient Landscapes Through Abundance

    An arborist and an ecological maximalist, Nicholas Anderson believes that creating a beautiful landscape doesn’t need to involve buying expensive plant plugs or meticulously weeding and fertilizing. Instead, he collects seeds and rhizomes from the many charismatic native “weeds” that grow abundantly in our fields and forests and plants them relentlessly, quickly filling the space with beautiful and ecologically beneficial plants that push out anything that wasn’t invited. Join Nicholas at the Hunnewell Lecture Hall at the Arnold Arboretum on July 14 for a talk on his maximalist approach from 2-3 pm, followed by an optional walk through the grounds from 3-3:45 pm to see some of the plants best suited for this type of landscaping.

    This program is on-site: there is not a virtual component for this talk. Free. Register here: www.arboretum.harvard.edu

    Accessibility: The indoor component of this program is wheelchair accessible. The outdoor component may involve walking on mulch paths and crushed stone.

  • Saturday, July 14 – Sunday, September 16 – Ex Herbario: Recent Works by Susan Hardy Brown

    Utilizing materials gathered from 25 years as herbarium preparator at the Arnold Arboretum, Susan Hardy Brown presents art that reveals and transforms the ephemera associated with her daily work. Painting with encaustic medium (beeswax and resin) enables her to preserve and layer the various elements of specimen collection: international newspapers pages used to press plants in the field, extraneous labels, seeds and plant parts. Her paintings renew these found materials giving a unique perspective into the realm of herbarium collections.  The Arnold Arboretum will present Ms. Brown’s art in the Hunnewell Building Lecture Hall from July 14 through September 16, and there will be a reception from 1 – 3 on Saturday, September 15, and an Artist Talk on Thursday, September 13, from 7 – 8:30 (register at www.my.arboretum.harvard.edu.)

  • Saturday, March 17, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, and Thursday, April 12, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Tree Rings: Ceramic Panoramas by Warren Mather

    Artist Warren Mather, a member of the faculty at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, makes circular panoramas, presenting a simultaneous view of what is in front at the same time as what is behind. In this Arnold Arboretum exhibit, running from March 17 – April 29, he creates inverse panoramas of the bark of various trees. These images are formed into a ring and transferred to silk-screens, printed in ceramic pigments on clay, then fired and glazed. There will be an artist reception on Saturday, March 17, from 1 – 3 in the Hunnewell Lecture Hall at the Arboretum, and an artist talk on Thursday, April 12m from 6:30 – 8, also in the Hunnewell Lecture Hall. For more information visit www.arboretum.harvard.edu, or call 617-384-5209.

  • Saturday, February 18, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Aviflora: Plants and Birds That Love Them

    The quantity and diversity of trees and shrubs in our area provide shelter and food to a wide assortment of birds throughout the year. Three fantastic bird photographers have combed their portfolios for images that capture both floral and avian organisms in tandem. By giving a measure of parity to the plants, these images invite the viewer to consider the vital interactions between all living things. The Arnold Arboretum hosts the show Aviflora: Plants and Birds That Love Them from January 14 – March 11, 2012, in the Hunnewell Lecture Hall at the Arboretum, with an artists reception on Saturday, February 18 from 1 – 3. For more information visit www.arboretum.harvard.edu, or call 617-384-5209.

    Aviflora: Plants and the Birds that Love Them

  • Monday, March 28, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Our Constitution’s Intelligent Design

    The Arnold Arboretum presents an exciting lecture series in 2011: the new Director’s Lecture Series at the Hunnewell Lecture Hall, 125 The Arborway in Boston. The lectures are free but advance registration is required. This particular lecture is for Arnold Arboretum Members Only – you may join online at www.arboretum.harvard.edu/membership, or call 617-384-5767.

    On Monday, March 28, from 6:30 – 8:30 pm, U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III will speak on Our Constitution’s Intelligent Design. In 2005 Judge John Jones presided over the landmark case of Kitzmiller v. Dover, and thereafter rendered an opinion holding that it is unconstitutional to teach the concept of intelligent design as an alternative to the theory of evolution. In the aftermath of that ruling, Judge Jones, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, was subjected to intense criticism. Judge Jones will highlight some of the lessons he learned from these experiences, including the development of his passion for judicial independence, and a belief in the need for better civics education, particularly related to our three branches of government

    Recommended reading related to this talk:

    · Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District (available online), Monkey Girl by Edward Humes,

    · 40 Days and 40 Nights by Matthew Chapman,

    · The Battle Over the Meaning of Everything by Gordy Slack

    · The Devil in Dover by Lauri Lebo.

    Contact Pamela Thompson, 617.384.5277. http://calendar.arboretum.harvard.edu/index.php

  • Monday, February 28, 6:30 – 8:30 pm – The Good, The Bad, and Occasionally the Dead: Humanity’s Relationship with Earth’s Nitrogen

    The Arnold Arboretum presents an exciting lecture series in 2011: the new Director’s Lecture Series at the Hunnewell Lecture Hall, 125 The Arborway in Boston. The lectures are free but advance registration is required.

    On Monday, February 28, from 6:30 – 8:30 pm, Alan Townsend of University of Colorado, Boulder, will discuss the occasionally odd, often dramatic history of humanity’s relationship with phosphorus and nitrogen. How do we live the lives we want while maintaining healthy ecosystems that can support future generations? These challenges will define the coming century, and one of them lies at the heart of the most fundamental of human needs: the need to eat, the good these chemical elements do and the harm they cause, and ultimately, the reasons to have hope for a better future.  NASA image below shows nitrogen dioxide concentration over China.

    Contact Pamela Thompson, 617.384.5277. http://calendar.arboretum.harvard.edu/index.php

  • Monday, January 31, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – A Darwinian Look at Darwin’s Evolutionist Ancestors

    NEW DATE: The Arnold Arboretum presents an exciting lecture series in 2011: the new Director’s Lecture Series at the Hunnewell Lecture Hall, 125 The Arborway in Boston.  The lectures are free but advance registration is required.

    On Monday, January 31, from 6:30 – 8:30 pm, Ned Friedman, newly-appointed  Director of the Arnold Arboretum, will speak on A Darwinian Look at Darwin’s Evolutionist Ancestors. Is Darwin truly deserving of his place in history? Examine the question of what set Darwin apart from the dozens of theorists who preceded him. For over a century before the publication of On the Origin of Species, naturalists, theologians, atheists, horticulturalists, medical practitioners, poets, and philosophers had advanced evolutionary concepts for the diversification of life through descent with modification. The early history of evolutionary thought will be examined through the lens of Charles Darwin’s highly personal views of his evolutionist ancestors.

    Contact Pamela Thompson, 617.384.5277. http://calendar.arboretum.harvard.edu/index.php