Lectures

Throughout the year, NYBG Adult Education offers lectures in which outstanding landscape architects and designers present their signature works and insights, and internationally recognized speakers address topics of global interest related to the study, preservation, and appreciation of the plant kingdom.


January

This year's series brings together three illustrious garden practitioners—Bunny Williams, Jacqueline van der Kloet, and Cassie Banning—who have turned their passion for horticulture into diverse, thriving careers. They'll share their philosophies, stories, and lessons learned along the way—inspiring us to more...
253GAR801A 01/23 Th 11:00am-12:00pm Williams
van der Kloet
Banning
NYBG

Design legend Bunny Williams has made her name creating interiors with livable elegance, and nowhere is this more apparent than her own beloved country house in Connecticut in which she and her family have resided for over 35 years. From more...
253GAR801B 01/23 Th 11:00am-12:00pm Williams
NYBG

February

Renowned naturalistic garden designer, Jacqueline van der Kloet, has mastered a casual, magical technique where bulbs emerge playfully among other plants, as if dancing freely among the perennials and grasses, creating a painterly scene. Van der Kloet has been commissioned more...
253GAR801C 02/13 Th 11:00am-12:00pm van der Kloet
NYBG

Join author and longtime gardener Teri Speight as she reflects on the journey of her latest publication, Black Flora: Inspiring Profiles of Floriculture's New Vanguard. In this seminal title, Teri establishes a tradition of Black floriculture, profiling contemporary experts innovating more...
253FDN815 02/27 Th 11:00am-12:00pm Speight
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