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The Gifford Arboretum sponsors a host of activities during the year including horticultural workshops, plant sales, festivals, and our Annual Picnic and Lecture. Below is a schedule of the events.
If you have any questions about any of the events, please contact us at 305-284-5364. We look forward to seeing you at one of our many events in the future! (For directions to the Arboretum in the Cox Science Center, please reference the "Visits, Directions" portion of our website)
To get to Cox Science Center Room 166, please enter either the front or the back entrance. From the front entrance, cross the Cox Lobby and take a right at the glass doors; down the corridor you will see the meeting room. If you are entering the Cox Science Center from the back entrances (ie. the parking entrances), then please enter through any of the glass doors and take a left down the corridor to the meeting room. If you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the Office of the Arboretum. We look forward to seeing you there!
(All meetings at 7 PM in Cox Science Center Room 166, except The Gifford Lecture.)
In conjunction with the Frost School of Music
The Frost String Trio from the Frost School of Music will perform at 6PM in the Gifford Arboretum. Please bring chairs and blankets to enjoy a sunset under the shade of the trees.
Dr. Walter S. Judd
Professor Walter Judd of the University of Florida is a world-renowned plant taxonomist and expert on tropical plants. He will present a lecture entitled "An Introduction to the Diversity of Flowering Plants: How Much has Changed as a Result of the Molecular Revolution?" Dr. Judd will also share the results of some of his recent, DNA-based phylogenetic work on the Ericaceae and Melastomataceae families. It is both an honor and a privilege to have Dr. Judd as our speaker, and this will be a great opportunity to learn from one of the oracles of plant taxonomy. This event will take place at 7:00 PM in Cox Science Center Room 145. A reception and refreshments will accompany the program. Note that there will also be a special luncheon honoring Dr. Judd on Friday, April 5, 2013 where attendees will have the chance to meet Dr. Judd and discuss his work in a more informal and personal setting. Please contact the Arboretum's director at sdpearson@bio.miami.edu if you are interested in attending this luncheon.
In conjunction with the Frost School of Music
A percussion ensemble from the Frost School of Music will perform at 6PM in the Gifford Arboretum. Please bring chairs and blankets to enjoy a sunset under the shade of the trees.
Presentation by Ms. Linda Evans
Ms. Evans will present a program on "Butterflies: How they Function; What they Need; and Why they are Important". She is the Vice President of the Miami Blue Chapter of the North American Butterfly Association, and she regularly gives butterfly tours at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Although you will also learn how to plant your garden to help and attract butterflies, this will be an opportunity to really learn how butterflies interact with plants and why we should care.