David Fried Gives Horticultural Lecture

From Wave Hill:Flowering, ripening, with exotic aromas and splashes of color, nothing inspires and satisfies like your own home fruit grove. Elmore Roots Nursery proves that every yard and patio can be a small universe of edibles. February 15, join us for a horticultural lecture led by David Fried, the founder of this nursery.

Described as a pioneer in propagating and nurturing certified organic fruit and nut trees, Fried founded Elmore Roots—in Vermont just south of the Canadian border—more than 30 years ago, and it has since become a small farm that grows apples, plums, northern kiwis and pears, as well as black walnut, hazelnut and other nut trees.

An ongoing series hosted by the Friends of Horticulture Committee, Wave Hill’s horticultural lectures are devoted to landscape design and the meaning of our interactions with plants and the natural world. The series will end on March 15 with a lecture by Jack Straub (garden writer and co-founder of Hortulus Farm).

• What: David Fried: Fruits You Only Dreamed You Could Grow
• When: Wednesday, February 15, 6-7:30PM
• Where: New York School of Interior Design, 170 East 70 Street in Manhattan
• Price: Become a Lecture Sponsor: $350 (includes 2 series tickets)
• Three-lecture Series: $60/$50 Wave Hill Member or Student
• Individual Tickets: $25/$20 Wave Hill Member or Student
  
  • Purchase tickets online at wavehill.org.

To become a Lecture Sponsor, call 718.549.3200 x216.

A 28-acre public garden and cultural center overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades, Wave Hill’s mission is to celebrate the artistry and legacy of its gardens and landscapes, to preserve its magnificent views, and to explore human connections to the natural world through programs in horticulture, education and the arts.

• HOURS Open year-round, Tuesday–Sunday and many major holidays.
• 9AM–4:30PM, Nov 1–Mar 14; 9AM–5:30PM, Mar 15–Oct 31.
  
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  • Free to members, children under 6.

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