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  • Thursday, January 26, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon EST – Kona Gray: A Quest to Save the Planet Through Design, Online

    How can we elevate design to save the planet? In this lushly illustrated New York Botanical Garden talk on January 26 at 11 am EST, award-winning landscape architect Kona Gray, FASLA, PLA, discusses how his projects answer this question. He will share how his landscapes center ecological sensitivity and cultural inclusivity, from Etéreo, an ecolodge nestled in the pygmy mangroves of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, to River Park Center, an urban green space in Miami-Dade County. Draw inspiration for how to reconnect ourselves and our communities more deeply to the outdoors, and how that connection will develop environmental empathy and foster a shared sense of responsibility for our planet.

    Principal of EDSA Kona A. Gray, FASLA, PLA, has 28 years of experience creating award-winning spaces that reinvigorate imaginations, solve meaningful global issues, and promote community in diverse neighborhoods in more than 30 countries. Gray is a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), a member of the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board, and a leader of a wide variety of DEI initiatives in landscape architecture organizations and universities.

    $35. Register at www.nybg.org.

  • Tuesday, January 17, 1:00 pm – Holistic Design Thinking, Online

    Maine-based landscape architect David Maynes creates spaces that encourage people to actively engage with the ecological processes that unfold around them. For him, a client’s perception of the landscape is just as important as a plant palette; a landscape’s edges and transitions create opportunities; and a site’s details are the bridge that foster connection between people and landscapes. Join the New York Botanical Garden and Maynes on January 17 for a wide-ranging discussion about the natural materials he uses in his design work. David Maynes, PLA, has more than 20 years of experience designing, planning, and building landscapes in New England and Maritime Canada. Currently, davidmaynesSTUDIO focuses on private residential design, farm and landscape systems design, rural park development, ecosystem restoration, and long-term landscape planning. He holds a BS in Environmental Horticulture & Design from the University of Maine, Orono and an MLA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

    The event is $26 for nonmembers of NYBG. Register HERE.

  • Wednesday, June 29, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon – Designing for the Intangible, Online

    Though we often see them as utilitarian extensions of our homes, gardens are much more than ornament or recreation. We think of ourselves as the users, the givers of meaning, the protagonists, but a garden too can be the protagonist. It can act on us, change us, and cause us to think about our experience and existence. Using gorgeous images from his newly released book, Federal Twist, featuring his New Jersey home garden, James Golden shares how to design for a garden’s intangible aspects, its atmosphere, mood, ecology, and character of place. James Golden‘s book has been profiled in publications such as Gardens Illustrated, The New York Times, Rainer and West’s Planting in a Post-Wild World, Claire Takacs’s Dreamscapes, and Christopher Wood’s Gardenlust. A self-taught gardener, Golden has a Master’s Degree in modern poetry and worked as a writer for most of his career.This New York Botanical Garden webinar will take place June 29 at 11 am Eastern, online, and is $25 for NYBG members, $29 for nonmembers. Register HERE.

  • Tuesday, June 14, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Weird Little Things, Online

    Many corners of our world still contain mysteries that scientists and naturalists alike investigate to understand more about life on Earth, ourselves, and our society. In this fascinating New York Botanical Garden online symposium, on June 14 from 6 – 8, we will pull back the curtain on Mother Nature to reveal some of her most intriguing secrets and celebrate the wonder of the most unusual, ancient organisms on our planet.

    HUNTING ZOMBIE ANTS
    NYBG mycologist João Araujo, Ph.D., will share insights from his research-both in the lab and in the field-on the unusual adaptations of the zombie-ant fungi. These parasitic fungi have evolved to take control of the ants they infect, and cause them to behave in ways they wouldn’t otherwise. Zombies, anyone?

    SHAPESHIFTING SLIME MOLDS
    Myxomycetes, or slime molds, are single-celled organisms commonly found in nature, even if their minuscule size makes them easy to overlook. Naturalist Alison Pollack (@marin_mushrooms on Instagram) will share her otherworldly macro photographs of these miniature marvels and provide an overview of their life cycle, morphology, and behavior.

    LICHENS: NATURE’S PARADOX
    Lichens are vibrant, remarkable microcosms structured around fungi. Both rugged and resilient, yet intricate and fragile, they are defined by contradiction and exist outside the normal rules of life. NYBG scientist James Lendemer, Ph.D., will discuss recent findings that shed new light on these fascinating creatures, placing them at the center of understanding ourselves and our changing world.

    NYBG members $25, nonmembers $29. Register at www.nybg.org

  • Tuesday, May 24, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Sea to Soil: Using Kelp as a Soil Amendment, Online

    Native to the East Coast, sugar kelp may become an important tool to sustainably maintain plant health, given it is rich in important micronutrients and powerful bio-stimulating compounds. Take a deep dive into the many ways kelp-based fertilizers can dramatically strengthen root zones and improve soil health while also removing carbon from the atmosphere and combating climate change. This New York Botanical Garden online lecture takes place May 24 at 6 pm Eastern time, and speakers are Don Gabel and Sean Barrett. NYBG members $35, nonmembers $39. Register HERE.

  • Tuesday, May 17, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon – Landscapes of Memory and Meaning, Online

    This year marks the bicentennial of Frederick Law Olmsted’s birth, a towering figure whose work continues to benefit communities nationwide. Join the New York Botanical Garden and landscape architect Sara Zewde on May 17 at 11 am as she discusses Olmsted’s often overlooked journey through the Southern slave states, a period that shaped his understanding of the many ways landscape, class, ecology, and power intersect. This lecture will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions. $23 for NYBG members, $26 for nonmembers. Register HERE.

    By exploring the four months she spent retracing Olmsted’s steps and her own deep archival research, Zewde examines the extent to which Southern landscapes today memorialize history and what that reveals about modern power dynamics.

    She will also discuss her own design work such as Genesee Street in Houston, TX and Graffiti Pier in Philadelphia, PA which will serve to illustrate just how transformative landscapes can be.

    Sara Zewde, founding principal of Studio Zewde, upends traditional assumptions of what public spaces can be with her unique blend of landscape architecture, urbanism, public art, archival research, and community engagement. A Harvard University Graduate School of Design professor, Zewde has been named a United States Artists Fellow and an Emerging Voice by the Architectural League of New York.

  • Fridays, May 13 & 20, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm – Summer Blooming Native Plants, Online

    Discover plants native to our region that flower in summer, such as Hairy Penstemon, Spotted Beebalm, Shrubby St. John’s Wort, and Northern Bush Honeysuckle. Learn how to choose the right plants for your landscape conditions and explore the benefits they provide to your garden’s ecosystem for pollinators, birds, and other wildlife. This New York Botanical Garden online two session class takes place May 13 and 20 from 10:30 – 12:30 with instructor Kim Eierman of EcoBeneficial. NYBG members $79, nonmembers $85. Register HERE.

  • Wednesdays, April 20 – May 4, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Super Small Space Veggie Gardening, Online

    Whether you have a terrace, rooftop, or tiny backyard, learn how to grow the most veggies in the space you have. Discover the best practices for successful small-space gardening from soil preparation to container selection and bed design, crop choices, and tips for high-yield results. Get your season started with smart seed ordering, growing and choosing the right transplants, and strategizing for irrigation, pest management, and more. Class includes time to tailor lessons learned to your particular garden space. This three session New York Botanical Garden class taught by Annie Novak begins April 20 and continues each Wednesday through May 4, from 6 – 8. $169 for NYBG members, $185 for nonmembers. Register HERE.

  • Thursday, March 31, 10:30 am – 11:30 am – James Burnett, Envisioning Landscapes, Making the Unseen Seen

    OJB founding partner James Burnett shares the threads that run through the firm’s projects over the past 30 years. Noted for belief that landscape has the power to transform cities and strengthen communities, and commitment to addressing issues of access, equity, and health in their public spaces, OJB is the winner of the 2020 National Design Award for Landscape Architecture from the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Notable projects include Klyde Warren Park in Dallas, one of the first highway capping deck parks; the community-centric Levy Park in Houston; and the Sunnylands Center and Gardens in Rancho Mirage, California, a desert botanical garden. He will share some of the unseen drivers that mark the work, including innovative sustainability features and green infrastructure solutions.

    James Burnett, FASLA, has dedicated his career to revitalizing communities by creating meaningful spaces that challenge the conventional boundaries of landscape architecture. He is a distinguished Fellow of the ASLA and a 2016 recipient of the ASLA Design Medal. His new book, Envisioning Landscapes (Monacelli Press/Phaidon), explores the threads of ecology, site, and vision manifested in OJB’s garden and landscape work.

    The New York Botanical Garden is sponsoring this March 31 lecture at the Ross Lecture Hall at the NYBG, 2900 Southern Boulevard in the Bronx. They are in the process of working on a hybrid, online option for their Winter Lecture Series, so if you are interested in hearing this talk, email adulted@nybg.org or call 718-817-8720. $32 for NYBG members, $35 for nonmembers.

  • Thursday, February 24, 10:30 am – 11:30 am – Claudia West: Rebuilding Abundance

    Our cities and suburbs desperately need more inspiring, ecologically rich planting. Yet budgets are tight, and crews and gardeners are often unfamiliar with more diverse planting typologies. Claudia West will share the scientific models and hands-on techniques her landscape architecture firm, Phyto Studio, applies to tackle the maintenance challenge and create rich and stable planting. Come away with a new understanding of planting design and management, as well as a practical tool set for your next garden challenge.

    Claudia West, ASLA, is a leading voice in the field of ecological planting design. A widely sought speaker and consultant, she has worked as designer, grower, installer, and land manager-grounding innovative work in pragmatic solutions that address the realities of our urbanizing world. West holds a Master’s in Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning from the Technical University of Munich and is co-author of the critically acclaimed Planting in a Post-Wild World.

    The New York Botanical Garden is sponsoring this February 24 lecture at the Ross Lecture Hall at the NYBG, 2900 Southern Boulevard in the Bronx. They are in the process of working on a hybrid, online option for their Winter Lecture Series, so if you are interested in hearing this talk, email adulted@nybg.org or call 718-817-8720. $32 for NYBG members, $35 for nonmembers.