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Unique among the world's urban botanical gardens, the New York Botanical Garden has always strived to maintain an alluring balance between the wild and the cultivated across its 250-acre National Historic Landmark landscape in the Bronx. In Gardening with Nature at The New York Botanical Garden, photographer Larry Lederman along with NYBG's Arthur Ross Vice President for Horticulture and Living Collections and essayist Todd Forrest collaborated to pay tribute to the Garden's unwavering commitment to nature-forward gardening from the selection of its site in 1895 to the present day.

Join Larry and Todd for an enriching conversation as they share captivating imagery and insights from their latest publication and discuss how their collaboration has helped each of them see NYBG in a new light.

Copies of Gardening with Nature will be available for purchase.

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Schedule:	Thursday, May 8, 2025
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Times:	01:30pm-03:00pm EDT
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Meeting Date Start Time End Time Thursday, May 8, 2025 01:30pm 03:00pm Meeting Date Start Time End Time Thursday, May 8, 2025 01:30pm 03:00pm
Speaker:	Todd Forrest Todd Forrest Todd Forrest Todd Forrest is Arthur Ross Vice President for Horticulture and Living Collections at The New York Botanical Garden. He oversees the team of managers, curators, and horticulturists who steward the Garden's natural landscapes, plant collections, gardens, and glasshouses and develop its celebrated horticulture exhibitions. An advocate for historic trees and forests in urban landscapes and public gardens, Forrest is the primary author of Gardening with Nature at The New York Botanical Garden and The Magnificent Trees of The New York Botanical Garden and contributed essays to The Conservatory: Gardens Under Glass, The Trees of North America: Michaux and Redoute's American Masterpiece, and Ancient Trees: Portraits of Time. Larry Lederman Larry Lederman Larry Lederman Following a successful career in corporate law, Larry Lederman turned to photography. He has been photographing the NYBG for over 20 years. He is a past Trustee of the NYBG and now serves on its Board of Advisors. Gardening with Nature is his third book about the NYBG. The other two are Magnificent Trees of the NYBG, and the 125th anniversary edition The New York Botanical Garden, for which edition he was the principal photographer. His other books include The Rockefeller Family Gardens: An American Legacy, Garden Portraits: Experiencing Natural Beauty, Interior Landmarks: Treasures of New York, and Frederic Church's Olana on the Hudson.
Location:	NYBG, Ross Lecture Hall 2900 Southern Boulevard Bronx, NY 10458
Session Number:	254HRT829

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Thursday, May 8, 2025
01:30pm-03:00pm EDT
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