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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.

The Sponsors are pleased to announce

renowned plantsman & horticulturalist

Tony Avent

as the featured speaker for the

19th Annual Elisabeth C. Miller Memorial Lecture

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Learn more about Tony Avent’s career at www.plantdelights.com/TonyBio.asp and Wikipedia.

Check back in August for more detailed information about free tickets or send your email address to info@millergarden.org to be added to the Miller Lecture emailing list to receive timely announcements.

Past speakers have included:
2012
Peter Raven, President Emeritus of the Missouri Botanical Garden
2011
Lynden Miller, “Parks, Plants, and People: Beautifying the Urban Landscape”
2010
Gordon Collier, “A Land Apart: New Zealand’s Remote Offshore Chatham Islands”
2009
Roy Lancaster, “Mad About Plants — A Plantsman’s Garden”
Download Roy’s Plant List (PDF)
2008
Kathryn Gustafson, “Landscape in a Changing Environment”
www.ggnltd.com, photo courtesy Charles Hopkinson
2007
Graham Rankin, “The Most Beautiful Garden in Wales”
www.aberglasney.org
2006
Peter Valder, “The Romance of Chinese Garden Plants: Their Role in Art, Literature, Symbolism and Everyday Life”
2005
Julie Moir Messervy, “Inspired by Bach: Creating the Toronto Music Garden with Yo-Yo Ma”
www.jmmds.com and blog at www.blog.jmmds.com
2004
Roger Phillips, “Adventures in Plants and Roses”
www.rogersplants.com
2003
Frank Cabot, “The Maturing of a Garden”
2002
Penelope Hobhouse, “Nature and Art: Keeping the Balance”
2001
Daniel J. Hinkley, “Life in My Garden”
www.danieljhinkley.com
2000
Ken Druse, “The Collector’s Garden”
www.kendruse.com
1999
Daniel J. Hinkley, “Endless Bounty: Plants for Northwest Gardens from Around the World”
1998
Roy Lancaster, “Travels of a Plantsman: An Account of Recent Travels in China, Japan and Chile”
1997
Judith Tankard, “Walking in the Bootsteps of Gertrude Jekyll: Her Influence on Beatrix Farrand and Ellen Shipman”
www.judithtankard.com
1996
Jim Gardiner, “A Year at the RHS Garden: Past, Present and Future”
1995
Sir Ghillean Prance, “Plant Diversity and Conservation from Brazil to Kew Gardens”