$20* Registration Required
https://experience.morrisarboretum.org/Info.aspx?EventID=22

African American gardeners have contributed to the gardening paradigm, the beautification movement, and American history for centuries. This year marks the 90th Anniversary of the Negro Garden Club of Virginia, which was a pivotal moment for African American gardeners and their efforts to organize. In this one day, two-hour virtual symposium we celebrate and reflect on how that work impacts our communities today.

We invite you to join the conversation and to learn about the influence, relevancy, and significance that African Americans have added to the gardening movement. A panel of leaders, horticulturists, historians, garden writers and advocates will speak to the contributions of Ethel Early Clark, one of four founding members of the Negro Garden Club of Virginia, and other African American gardeners who sparked the movement of establishing Black Garden Clubs throughout the United States of America. Panelists will illuminate their contributions to the field of horticulture, stories, and how gardening has supported their activism, social justice efforts, and civic engagement.

Panelists include descendant of the storied Virginia garden club, the Honorable Lillian Harris Ransom; Garden director and curator of the Anne Spencer House & Garden Museum, Shaun Spencer-Hester; horticulturist and landscape designer Wambui Ippolito; author and garden visionary, Teresa Speight; garden professional Guina Hammond; and public garden leader Abra Lee. The full bios for our panelists are shared below.

*By registering for and attending this virtual program, you are supporting Black voices. A recording of the conference is included with each registration. A portion of the registration cost will go directly to the operations of the Anne Spencer House & Garden Museum.