Lauritzen Gardens is pleased to bring award-winning author Amy Stewart to Omaha for the annual Loveland Garden Club Lecture on April 19.
Stewart will present “Wicked Plants: The Weed that Killed Lincoln’s Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities” based on her New York Times bestselling book by the same name.
Stewart is the author of five books on the perils and pleasures of the natural world, including three New York Times bestsellers: “Flower Confidential,” “Wicked Bugs” (her most recent), and “Wicked Plants.” She has appeared on hundreds of national and regional radio and television programs, including “CBS Sunday Morning,” “Good Morning America,” and NPR’s “Morning Edition” and “Fresh Air.”
Drawing from history, medicine, science, and legend, “Wicked Plants” chronicles the most notorious characters in the botanical world. Stewart’s lecture will bring to light an array of stories from her book—plants that poison, puncture, annoy, invade, intoxicate, and otherwise offend, some of which have changed the course of human history.
The café will be open for dinner prior to the lecture from 5 to 7 pm. After the lecture, attendees can enjoy a light dessert reception and the opportunity to meet Amy Stewart. Copies of her book will be available for sale and signing.
Attendees may also take in the garden's annual spring flower show, staged in the floral display hall. "Wicked Plants: Colorful Characters from the Dark Side of the Plant World" is the organizing theme for the 2012 show, which will feature living specimens of many of the plants featured in Stewart's book.
Cost of the lecture is $10 for members and $14 for non-members. Space is limited. Please call 402-346-4002, ext. 201 or email m.sears@omahabotanicalgardens.org to register and make payment by April 13.
More information on Amy Stewart can be found at http://www.amystewart.com/.
