African American Legacy in Gardening and Horticulture Symposium
African American Legacy in Gardening and Horticulture Symposium
- Date:
- Saturday, March 30, 2024
- Time:
- 9:30am - 3:00pm
- Location:
- Offsite
- Audience:
- Adult
- Categories:
- Gardening
- Attachments:
The African American Legacy in Gardening and Horticulture Symposium on March 30, 2024, at the Hayti Heritage Center in Durham will explore the historical legacy of unsung, rarely known African American plantspeople, horticulturists, gardeners, landscape designers, and garden clubs. The symposium brings together nationally known garden historians suchas Abra Lee and Shaun Spencer Hester, botanists Derek Haynes and Justin Robinson, North Carolina flower farmers and florists, writers Zelda Lockhart, Leoneda Inge, and Noelle Morrisette, and environmental enthusiasts.
Sponsored by Durham County Library, DCL Foundations, NC Botanical Garden, Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Triangle Gardener Magazine, North Carolina A&T State University, Hayti Heritage Center, Morehead Manor Bed & Breakfast, Regulator Bookshop, NC Federation of Garden Clubs and Victor Stone Solutions LLC. Pre-registration is highly recommended.
*Please note: By clicking the registration link, you will be leaving the Durham County Library website for registration completion.
https://rsvp.duke.edu/event/a09e5a21-e255-4ece-a750-d9bc34d00a7d/summary