Sep 27 2019
Lecture: Sprout Lands: Tending the Endless Gift of Trees

Lecture: Sprout Lands: Tending the Endless Gift of Trees

Presented by Bloedel Reserve at Bloedel Reserve

Once, people around the globe did not simply live beside or under trees. We lived with them, taking from them and giving to them. We cut them back, and they sprouted again. Whole woodlands were coppiced, that is, cut near the ground, or pollarded, that is, cut at about 6 feet tall.  Surprisingly, perhaps, this was not an exploitative but a cooperative relationship. Proper human care for the woodlands increased their diversity and promoted the numbers and kinds of insects, birds and other creatures who lived among the trees and the open understory vegetation. The trees themselves lived longer. In return, the trees gave us wood, fodder, medicines, foods, rope, clothes and ships, as well as beauty, fresh air, and cooling shade. Whole cultures were built around such woods. This talk evokes that ancient world, not as an idyl of the past, but as a model for a future, active relationship to our trees. It also suggests a few ways in which we can start this living relationship anew.

William Bryant Logan is a certified arborist, the founder, and president of Urban Arborists, Inc., and a faculty member at the New York Botanical Garden. The author of four books and an award-winning garden writer, he has contributed work to House Beautiful, House and Garden, and Garden Design magazines as well as the New York Times. You can read his July 20th article “The Lessons of a Hideous Forest” here.

Admission Info

Tickets are available on our website at the link below, as well as at the Bloedel Reserve Gatehouse & Shop.

SPEAKER: William Bryant Logan
WHEN: Friday, September 27, 2019, 1 PM
WHERE: The Residence at Bloedel Reserve
TICKETS: Bloedel Reserve Members $15; Non-members $32
For more information visit our website at, https://bloedelreserve.org/event/lecture-william-bryant-logan/

Phone: 206-842-7631

Email: events@bloedelreserve.org

Dates & Times

2019/09/27 - 2019/09/27

Additional time info:

Admission to Bloedel Reserve is included in the price of the ticket.

Location Info

Bloedel Reserve

7571 NE Dolphin Dr, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

Parking Info

Located in a semi-rural residential area, our parking capacity is limited and there is no street or off-site parking available. During busy seasonal events and the summer, we encourage the use of BI Ride, carpooling, or other ride-sharing services.  If we reach our parking capacity, we may ask you to return at a later time or another day.  We appreciate your understanding.