Hear Margie Ruddick on Thursday, February 11, at 7 pm as part of the Gardner Museum Landscape Lectures 2015-16. Over the last 25 years, Margie Ruddick has gained recognition for her pioneering, environmental approach to landscape design, forging a design language that integrates ecology, urban planning, and culture. Ruddick’s completed international projects include Shillim Institute and Retreat in the Western Ghats of India (pictured below) and the Living Water Park, with artist Betsy Damon, in Chengdu, China. This was among the first ecological parks in China, cleaning polluted river water biologically. In the U.S., she is known for transforming Queens Plaza in New York City, a design which has won many awards for promoting ideas of nature in the city. Landscape Lectures begin at 7 pm in Calderwood Hall at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Lectures include Museum admission and require a ticket; tickets can be reserved online at www.gardnermuseum.org, in person at the door, or by phone: 617 278 5156. Museum admission: adults $15, seniors $12, students $5, free for Museum members.  Image from www.dwell.com.