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February 9, 2012

Hellebores: Jewels of the Winter Garden

Lecturer: Gary Lewis, Phoenix Perennials owner

Discover the botany, ecology, and distribution of hellebores as well as their history in western gardens and the complex breeding required to arrive at the stunning array of modern forms. Gary will tour you through the best of what’s available today and speak to new directions in breeding. Gary will bring an array of hellebores to “show and tell” during the evening.

April 12, 2012

George Forrest - Braveheart of the Great Plant Explorers

Lecturer: Roy Forster, Retired Curator VanDusen Botanical Garden

Join Roy for an engaging evening of tales of the Scottish plant explorer George Forrest (1873 -1932). Forrest discovered a large number of new species which contributed greatly to the basis of our garden plant collections of today. Forrest has been named Braveheart by Roy because of his adventures on his first plant exploration in Western China, when he barely escaped the fate of the Scottish patriot, but at the hands of Tibetan zealots. Come to see and hear of the expeditions and important introductions to our gardens.

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