NATURALLY SPEAKING LECTURE SERIES AT THE HOFFMAN CENTER IN MUTTONTOWN

“GREAT GARDENS OF EASTERN AUSTRALIA” - VINCENT A. SIMEONE, DIRECTOR, PLANTING FIELDS ARBORETUM STATE HISTORIC PARK

Wednesday, August 26
6:00 p.m. Optional tour of the Hoffman Center grounds
7:00 p.m. Lecture and Refreshments
$10 per lecture/ $25 for entire series
Mr. Simeone’s presentation begins in Cairns, on the northeastern tip of Australia and
the Great Barrier Reef and continues to Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne. Along the way we will hear
about many private and public gardens including the Mt. Annan Botanical Garden and the Royal Botanic Gardens.
The presentation continues through the snowy mountains to the wilds of Tasmania and concludes in Hobart. 
This lecture highlights both the natural and cultivated landscapes of Australia as well as great gardens.
Please call Jennifer Lavella (516) 922-8678 or email jlavella@plantingfields.org.