Events
Join well known educator, Glenn Keator, PhD., for a presentation on the unique native flora of the Hawaiian Islands.
Carol Bornstein will provide an overview of the California native plant cultivars she has selected and/or been involved with over the course of her career. This lecture will be via ZOOM only.
In 2023 Dana York coauthored two books about the Plants of the Pacific Crest Trail - Northern and Southern California. He’ll talk about his work that led to these books, and some of the plants that you can find in them.
Liz Bittner shares some photos of amazing plants from her travels to Turkey, Cyprus, and Japan, and around California during her six-month leave in 2024.
Panayoti Kelaidis discusses the connections and the contrasts between the flora of Colorado and California and how California's flora has had an impact well beyond its borders.
Richard Hayden, Senior Director of Horticulture at The High Line (New York City). This lecture will be via ZOOM only.
Bob Case talks about the Beartooth Range, home to many beautiful and horticulturally desirable alpine plants. Bob is a long-time member of the Friends of the Garden and a frequent speaker for the Wayne Roderick Lecture series.
Greti Sequin will explore various features of some weedy plants that contribute to their success, including their chemical make up.
Dee Himes will share her love of the Calochortus genus with a highlighted summary presentation. Calochortus is in the Liliaceae family and it is in California that has the greatest number of taxa than any other states or North America.