1:30pm - 3:00pm

Meet in The Arboretum Library / Rain or shine

Around the World in 127 Acres

Classes  

6 Wednesdays: April 7, 21; May 5, 19; June 2, 16

$5 member/$7 non-member per class; call  626-821-4623 or email jill.berry@arboretum.org to register.

This class is held in the garden, and requires some walking throughout the collections.  The Arboretum’s collection of over 18,000 accessioned plants is roughly divided into five geographic sections, two greenhouses, and several other specialty collections and exhibits. Arboretum Botanical Information Consultant Frank McDonough will take you out onto the grounds to learn more about these fascinating & extensive collections.  Be sure to wear comfortable, rugged shoes, a hat and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty - and bring drinking water.

April 7 - Pirate Plants: Plants of South America and the Spanish Main

South America and the Caribbean’s sometimes tragic cultural history is the backdrop for this tour which highlights the area’s plants and the history of their local and international use. 


April 21 - Survivor Plant II: Winter Blast

You’re a small tropical plant that’s been dropped into a cold, temperate forest in China. Using only your genes, and your ability to mutate; how will you survive?
 

May 5 - From the Stairway to Heaven to the Gates of Hell II: Sacred, Spiritual, and Ritual Plants

A further look at plants in our collection that that have spiritual and ritual significance to the world’s religions, and some that may have created religion itself. 
 

May 19 - Bushtucker Walkabout

You are lost in the outback of Australia; how will you survive? This tour takes a look at “bushtucker,” the Australian term for wild food found in the deserts, jungles, and forests of Australia.

 
June 2 - The Most Useful Plants in the World

Palms and Bamboos can be found the world over in the tropics and semi-tropics. They are used for food, shelter, clothing and a myriad of other applications –but some of these bounteous botanicals also have a dark side.
 

June 16 - Eat or Be Eaten

Explore the more bizarre elements of animal plant interactions including carnivorous plants, amorous orchids, and carrion flowers.

• April 07, 2010

  Wednesday

  1:30PM - 3:00PM

  April 07, 2010

  Wednesday

  1:30PM - 3:00PM

  April 21, 2010

  Wednesday

  1:30PM - 3:00PM

  May 05, 2010

  Wednesday

  1:30PM - 3:00PM

  May 19, 2010

  Wednesday

  1:30PM - 3:00PM

  June 02, 2010

  Wednesday

  1:30PM - 3:00PM

  June 16, 2010

  Wednesday

  1:30PM - 3:00PM