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HORTICULTURE ALONG THE SILK ROAD

• Wednesday, January 18, 2017, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Session 1 of 2017 Home Gardening Lecture - 2 LA HSW Credit Hours will be awarded

Michael Wilson will speak about Horticulture along the Silk Road, the ancient trade route from East to West. He will discuss horticultural practices and water resources there. Michael will include pictures of the UNESCO World Heritage sites such as the botanical garden in Tashkent.

Michael Wilson, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Studies at Ramapo College of New Jersey, is the Horticultural Laboratory Technician for Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Rockland County.Michael, a grower of alpine plants, is a member of the North American Rock Garden Society and was responsible for the rock gardens at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum.

Directions to Will Library, Yonkers Public Library
1500 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710

South on Sprain Brook Parkway to Tuckahoe Road East exit
(2^nd Tuckahoe exit).Take Tuckahoe Road to Central Park Ave. (Route 100).Turn right onto Central Park Ave. Get in left lane to make U-Turn at traffic signal and a left into jug handle (overflow parking here) to go North on Central Park Ave.Will Library parking lot is on right (just past green sign that reads Tuckahoe Road).

Fee

$18 per lecture ($20 at door) or $90 for the entire 2017 Home Gardening Lecture Series

Learn More

https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.cce.cornell.edu/attachments/17550/2017Home_Gardening_Series.pdf?1473788095

Location

Will Library, Yonkers Public Library
1500 Central Park Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10710

Last updated September 29, 2016