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Botanical Gardens

Encompassing approximately 120 acres of the 207-acre grounds, the botanical gardens contain more than a dozen thematic areas, including the Desert Garden, Japanese Garden, and a Chinese garden called Liu Fang Yuan, the Garden of Flowing Fragrance. A Botanical Center features classrooms, research labs, greenhouses, and The Rose Hills Foundation Conservatory for Botanical Science. Featured subjects of conferences, lectures, and workshops include succulents, roses, the history of gardens, and botanical research.

Episodes

Sino-Buddhist Medicine: A Missing Link in the Global History of Medicine

0s · Published 27 Mar 02:30

C. Pierce Salguero, associate professor of Asian History and Religious Studies at Penn State Abington, provides an introduction to the principles of Sino-Buddhist medicine, the product of centuries of cross-cultural exchange between medieval India and China, with particular focus on pharmacology and medicinal plants. This program is part of the East Asian Garden Lecture series.

The Difficulty of Being Blue

0s · Published 26 Mar 02:00

Internationally renowned botanist David Lee, emeritus professor at Florida International University, discusses blue pigments in plants and why they are so rare. Lee is the author of Nature's Fabric: Leaves in Science and Culture.

The 'Huntington's Hundredth' Rose

0s · Published 10 Jan 10:30

Rose hybridizer Tom Carruth, the E. L. and Ruth B. Shannon Curator of the Rose Collections at The Huntington, introduces his newest floribunda, 'Huntington's Hundredth', developed to commemorate the institution's upcoming centennial. The old-fashioned rose is a soft pastel yellow touched with a blush of orchid pink and cream, with a powerful fragrance reminiscent of citrus blossoms and sweet fruit.

Garden Lust: A Botanical Tour of the World's Best New Gardens

0s · Published 12 Dec 19:33

Award-winning horticulturist Chris Woods describes the most arresting features in public parks, botanic gardens, and private estates in locations ranging from New Delhi and Dubai to Chile and Australia from his book GardenLust. Throughout, he reveals the fascinating people, plants, and stories that make these gardens so lust-worthy.

Portland Japanese Garden: The Journey Continues

0s · Published 24 Jan 03:30

Sadafumi Uchiyama, Garden Curator of the Portland Japanese Garden, reflects on their recent expansion and newly founded institute for teaching garden history, design, construction, and maintenance.

Kate Sessions: A Legacy of Botanical Bounty

0s · Published 20 Mar 23:51

Landscape historian Nancy Carol Carter examines the horticultural legacy of Kate Sessions (1857–1940), the pioneering nursery owner and garden designer who left an indelible mark on the Southern California landscape. Best known for her work in San Diego, Sessions is credited with introducing and popularizing many of the beloved tree species in the region. The lecture is presented in collaboration with the California Garden and Landscape History Society.

Recorded Mar. 19, 2017.

Remarkable New Discoveries from Hummingbird Rescue

0s · Published 06 Mar 03:30

Terry Masear, hummingbird rehabilitator, presents a lecture about nature’s tiny “flying jewels” and the work of the dedicated volunteers of the Los Angeles Hummingbird Rescue. Since its inception in 2007, the group has rehabilitated and released back into the wild 10,000 orphaned or injured birds. Masear also has also written a book on the subject titled Fastest Things on Wings: Rescuing Hummingbirds in Hollywood. This talk is part of the Southern California Gardener Lecture series at The Huntington.

Recorded Mar. 5, 2017.

Desert Plants and the Making of a Fine Press Book

0s · Published 30 Jan 03:30

Printmaker and book artist Richard Wagener discusses how the visually striking plants in The Huntington’s Desert Garden have inspired his recent work. A series of his wood engravings are reproduced in a new limited edition, fine-press publication titled Exoticum: Twenty-five Desert Plants from the Huntington Gardens.

Recorded Jan. 29, 2017.

Founding Gardeners

0s · Published 12 May 21:30

Andrea Wulf talks about her book “Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation.” She explains that the Founding Fathers’ passion for agriculture and botany was as deeply ingrained in their characters as their belief in liberty.

Japanese Gardens Beyond Japan

0s · Published 04 May 18:02

Kendall Brown explores the evolution of Japanese gardens in premodern Japan and modern America. The program is the first in a new series of lectures on the history of Japanese gardens. Brown is professor of Asian art history at California State University, Long Beach. He is introduced by Jim Folsom, the Telleen/Jorgensen Director of the Botanical Gardens at The Huntington.

Botanical Gardens has 10 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 0:00. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 22nd 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on October 9th, 2023 19:45.

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