The Miller Memorial Lecture
Mrs. Miller was dedicated to the education of gardeners and relished the opportunity to share her insights with others and to bring knowledgeable horticulturalists to the Pacific Northwest to share their experiences. As a lasting gift to the horticultural community, the Pendleton and Elisabeth Carey Miller Charitable Foundation, the Elisabeth Carey Miller Botanical Garden, the Northwest Horticultural Society and the Elisabeth C. Miller Library sponsor a free annual memorial lecture to remember the legacy of Betty Miller.
We proudly announce that noted public garden designer
Lynden B. Miller
will be our featured speaker for the
16th Annual Elisabeth C. Miller Memorial Lecture
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Doors open at 6:15pm, lecture begins at 7:00pm
University of Washington, Meany Hall for the Performing Arts
Free tickets available at the door.
Lynden B. Miller is a public garden designer in New York City and director of The Conservatory Garden in Central Park, which she rescued and restored beginning in 1982. Her work includes gardens for The Central Park Zoo, Bryant Park, The New York Botanical Garden, Madison Square Park, Hudson River Park and Wagner Park in Battery Park City as well as many smaller projects in all five boroughs and beyond as well as several university campuses.
For almost 30 years, Mrs. Miller has focused on her belief that public open spaces with good well-maintained plantings can change city life. She has taken an entirely new approach to public horticulture by creating rich plantings that provide four seasons of interest for New Yorkers. Her award-winning book, Parks, Plants, and People: Beautifying the Urban Landscape is inspirational and instructive about all aspects of creating and supporting beautiful public space.
Mrs. Miller was trained as a painter and studied horticulture at The New York Botanical Garden before beginning her garden design career. In 1999, Smith College honored Mrs. Miller with its distinguished Alumnae Medal, describing her as “one who uses the beauty and enchantment of public gardens to instill new pride in communities and change the personal and public experience of urban life.”
