Instructor: Peter Crane

Peter Crane
 Sir Peter Crane FRS is President of the Oak Spring Garden Foundation in Virginia (osgf.org), an estate of Rachel Lambert Mellon that includes an exquisite garden as well as an exceptional library focused on the history of plant science, plant exploration, and the development of gardens and landscape design. He is known internationally for his work on the diversity of plant life.

Peter is member of several national academies of science, and the recipient of several honorary degrees, including from Cambridge University in the UK. He received the International Prize for Biology in 2014 and the Darwin-Wallace Medal of the Linnean Society of London and the Garden Club of America Medal of Honor in 2024. In addition to his scientific output, his popular writing includes Ginkgo: The Tree That Time Forgot.

Classes by this instructor


26th Annual Winter Lecture Series: All Three Sessions

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

Peter Crane: The Botanical World of Bunny Mellon

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