Lexington Resident Participates in "A Horticultural History Tour"

MassHort is proud to announce a day-long series of lectures focused on the history of horticulture and landscape design in New England and beyond. Below are the topics of the lectures and the schedule of events. The symposium will be hosted by John Furlong, FALA, emeritus director, Landscape Institute, Arnold Arboretum, faculty member Boston Architectural College, Distinguished Radcliffe Instructor, recipient, Gold Medal and emeritus trustee, Massachusetts Horticultural Society. The program is as follows:

9:00 AM Gerry Wright as Frederick Law Olmsted presents a biography of the landscape architect who was influenced by the natural landscapes of New England throughout his life. 
10:00 AM break

10:30 AM Allyson Hayward, garden historian and author of Norah Lindsay: The Life and Art of a Garden Designer will deliver a new talk on two important New England estates, the Hunnewell estate, known as Wellesley, and Elm Bank, the Cheney/Baltzell estate which is now the home of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society.   

11:30 AM David Barnett, PhD., President and CEO of Mount Auburn Cemetery, will present Wilson's China: A Century On, published by The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2009. 
12:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM Elizabeth S. Eustis is a garden historian and guest curator, former Trustee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, past President of the New England Wild Flower Society and faculty member at the Landscape Institute. She will speak on Romanticism in the landscape .

2:30 PM break

3:00 PM Meg Muckenhoupf, is the author of Boston's Gardens & Green Spaces, Union Park Press, 2010. A guide to Arnold Arboretum, Boston's Public Garden, Mt. Auburn Cemetery, the Olmsted sites, Elm Bank and Boston's historic and newer parks. Beautiful photos. You may be surprised to discover delightful new spots to visit.

4:00 PM Adjourn

Registration

Registration Fee: $65 for MHS Members / $75 non-members
This price includes lunch.

You may register online or call 617-933-4995 to register or for questions.

• Website: http://masshort.org/horticultural-history-tour
• Phone: 617-933-4995
• Email: mopton@masshort.org

• Price: $65 for MHS Members / $75 non-members