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.


October

Mikyoung Kim, FASLA, is the founding principal of MYK, a globally recognized landscape and urban design studio that integrates the latest research in neurodivergent science into the design of our shared experiences. Her work bridges public health policy with environmental more...
262LEC801DO 10/28 Tu 6:30pm-7:30pm Kim
ONLINE

November

MacArthur 'Genius' Grant-winner Walter Hood creates green spaces that resonate with and enrich the lives of residents while also honoring communal histories. As founder and creative director of Oakland-based firm, Hood Design Studio, he has transformed a variety of areas—from more...
262LEC801CO 11/04 Tu 6:30pm-7:30pm Hood
ONLINE

SITTING STILL is an original documentary that explores the life and work of Laurie Olin, FASLA—one of the world's most influential urban designers and his profoundly social vision. Hailed as a modern-day Olmsted, Olin has transformed the design of public more...
262LEC265 11/18 Tu 1:00pm-2:00pm Olin
Angelone
NYBG

February

When Rachel "Bunny" Lambert Mellon passed away in 2014, there was a collective hope that her library and estate could be established as a "study center" under the auspices of the Oak Spring Garden Foundation (OSGF) in Virginia. In 2016, more...
263LEC809B 02/24 Tu 11:00am-12:00pm Crane
NYBG

March

To quote celebrated horticulturist, designer, and philanthropist Bunny Mellon, "Gardening is a way of thinking." This year's series features three distinctive thought leaders whose passion for the horticultural world shines through in their work—from the development of a study center more...
263LEC809A 03/05 Th 11:00am-12:00pm Crane
Avent
Stewart
NYBG

Tony Avent established Juniper Level Botanic Garden (JLBG) and its accompanying Plant Delights Nursery in central North Carolina in 1986, with the mission to actively promote and preserve botanical diversity. Today, JLBG serves as a repository of plant genetics, with more...
263LEC809C 03/19 Th 11:00am-12:00pm Avent
NYBG

April

When author Amy Stewart discovered a community of tree collectors, she expected to meet horticultural fanatics driven to plant every species of oak or maple. But she also discovered that the urge to collect trees springs from something deeper and more...
264LEC809D 04/23 Th 11:00am-12:00pm Stewart
NYBG