Harvard Issues Forum: Behind the Scenes at the Desert Botanical Garden
Join us for a special luncheon, lecture and tour with the Research Department of the Desert Botanical Garden
Join the Harvard Club of Phoenix for a behind the scenes tour of
the Desert Botanical Garden
Saturday, February 25, 2012
and picnic lunch with the staff of the Research Department
11:20 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Desert Botanical Garden
1201 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, AZ 85008
(Meet at the entrance to the Garden)
This year's tour features the world's foremost collection of
specimens of cacti and agaves in the Garden's herbarium
Wendy Hodgson and Andrew Salywon will demonstrate the painstaking procedure for preparing specimens of fleshy plants. Learn about the ways in which those specimens are used for scientific study and scientific illustration. The Garden's living collection of cacti and agaves was designated as the National Collection for these two plant families by the American Public Gardens Association last year. The excellence of the Research Department's scientific collection housed in the herbarium adds to this recognition.
RSVP to Bob at Robert.Tancer@me.com
Tickets include lunch, and can be purchased online or at the door:
$18.00 for Harvard Club members
$22.50 for non-members
Click here to purchase your tickets online
If you were lucky enough to attend last year's tour of the Garden, this tour will provide a much more in-depth look at the Research Department's work dedicated to cacti and agaves.
Attendees are welcome to tour the Garden on their own following the program.
Visit http://www.dbg.org/ for information.