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Spring Bulb Show    
Saturday March 3 - Sunday March 18
$2.00 donation

Members-only hours: 9:00 - 10:00 am daily
(Please bring your membership card.)
Daytime Public Hours: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Special Evening Hours:
Fridays March 9 and March 16, 6:00 - 8:00 pm

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A spectacular array of crocuses, hyacinths, narcissi, irises, lilies, and tulips provide an early glimpse of spring. View the magic of 5000+ bulbs blooming simultaneously in the Lyman Conservatory! The annual Spring Bulb Show is a long-standing Smith College tradition, dating back over 100 years. Bulbs from South Africa add an exotic flavor to the display.
  
Bulb Show Opening Lecture:    
Friday March 2, 7:30 pm, Campus Center Carroll Room

Living with a Mature Garden
presented by Brian McGowan

    
Brian McGowan Brian McGowan, the former owner of Blue Meadow Farm, was born in Sligo, Ireland, and enjoyed his first successful garden, a circular planting of zinnias, when he was seven years old. Since then, he has tried his hand at vegetable and small fruit farming, operating a plant nursery, and sustainable landscape design. He is currently the Assistant Director of Horticulture at Wave Hill, a public garden and cultural center in the Bronx, New York.

Followed by a reception and preview of the Spring Bulb Show in the illuminated Lyman Conservatory.

    

Exhibition

Shaping Plants: Fruits, Shoots, and Roots
Collaborations with Nature by Dan Ladd
Through Friday, February 24, 2012
8:30 am - 4:00 pm daily
Church Exhibition Gallery, Lyman Plant House
  
Dan Ladd selected works    

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Artist Dan Ladd has long been fascinated with the adaptability of plants. His work grafting trees into whimsical structures and molding gourds and roots into sculptures reflects both a fascination with and respect for the plants. In his words, “The reciprocity in working with nature, influencing the direction and future of growth, is unique. There is definite give and take and reaction and response.” He hopes that, through his work, others will be able to share his wonder and excitement at this way in which we can interact with our natural surroundings.

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Dates of Future Bulb and Chrysanthemum Shows
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