Boston Flora

Tag: Magic and Meaning of a Garden of Trees

  • Tuesday, October 25, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Director’s Series – Obsessions: Fellow Organisms in the Arnold Arboretum, In Person and Live Streamed

    Join the Arnold Arboretum’s Director William (Ned) Friedman for the annual Director’s Series. To celebrate the Arboretum’s sesquicentennial, this year’s series will explore the Magic and Meaning of a Garden of Trees. Over the course of four sessions, we will trace the Arnold’s significance in the landscape architecture movement, value for the people of Boston, and leadership in creating global connections between plants and people. This final session will feature a talk from Director Friedman on fellow organisms in the Arboretum. The program is free and is offered both in person and livestreamed. 

    Parking is available on-site at the Weld Hill Research Building, 1300 Centre Street in Boston. Find directions here. All attendees must be masked while indoors. Register HERE for live event.

    This event will also be livestreamed to YouTube. To sign up for the virtual live stream instead, click here.

  • Tuesday, September 13, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Director’s Series – Journeys: The Arnold Arboretum Meets the World’s Plants and Peoples, Online

    Join Moderator Dr. William (Ned) Friedman, Director, Arnold Arboretum, and Panelists Dr. Yota Batsaki, Executive Director of Dumbarton Oaks, Dr. Michael Dosmann, Keeper of the Living Collections, Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, and Andrew Gapinski, Director of Horticulture, Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, for the annual Director’s Series. To celebrate the Arboretum’s sesquicentennial, this year’s series will explore the Magic and Meaning of a Garden of Trees. Over the course of four sessions, we will trace the Arnold’s significance in the landscape architecture movement, value for the people of Boston, and leadership in creating global connections between plants and people. This session will include brief presentations and a moderated panel. The program is free and is offered both in person and livestreamed.  This event will also be presented in-person at the Arboretum’s Weld Hill Research Building at 1300 Centre Street, Boston, MA 02131. To sign up for the in-person event, click here. To register for the online stream, click here.