Morris Arboretum’s Lukens Endowed Lecture: Gardens of the Jazz Age	Print Issue
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The Morris Arboretum’s log cabin, in 1933.

Jenny Rose Carey, the new Director of Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Meadowbrook Farm, will present the Lukens Endowed Lecture, Gardens of the Jazz Age, on Sunday, January 18 at 2 p.m. at the Morris Arboretum.

In this light-hearted, yet serious lecture, Ms. Carey investigates the fascinating gardens of the Jazz Age. Using images from magazines, books and glass lantern slides from the Archives of American Gardens at the Smithsonian, she weaves garden history, design, social history and women’s history into a tale of the times. At its height in the 1920s, the Jazz Age was known for music, dancing, liberation and fun.

nfluences from Europe and America’s own garden past combined to produce some of the most creative and opulent gardens in American garden history. Gardens, like art and music, reflect their time of creation.

The Lukens Endowed Lecture is presented annually in memory of educator and Arboretum volunteer, Byron Lukens and his wife, Elizabeth.

Join Morris Arboretum for this engaging lecture followed by a reception with refreshments at the Widener Visitor Center. This discussion is part of the Lukens Endowed Lecture Series, and is free for members and Penncard holders. For non-members, this lecture is free with Arboretum admission. Reservations are required and space is limited, so please register for the lecture at www.morrisarboretum.orgunder Education, or call (215) 247-5777 ext. 125, to leave your name and phone number.