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Speakers

Tim Boland

…is the executive director of the Polly Hill Arboretum on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, West Tisbury, Massachusetts. Prior to his move to the Vineyard, he was curator of horticulture at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. A plantsman with wide ranging interests, he is a nationally recognized author, photographer, and lecturer. Tim has a special interest in plant ecology and the use of native plants to restore and reconnect fragmented landscapes. The Arboretum has recently joined in a collaboration with the Harvard Forest to study the long-term ecological changes occurring in the Arboretum’s oak forest, and Tim recently participated in a three year planning effort called the Island Plan for Martha’s Vineyard. This comprehensive land planning document incorporates new approaches to land conservation and restoration including many of the concepts
and strategies he will present in his talk.

Patrick Cullina

…is the vice president of horticulture and park operations for Friends of the High Line. Previously, he was vice president of horticulture, operations, and science research at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. A popular lecturer, photographer, and plantsman, he has served as horticultural adviser to a wide range of municipal, commercial and private projects. His work in public horticulture has been recognized by a number of organizations. He received the Distinguished Service Award in 2003 from the Garden Club of New Jersey and their Gold Medal in 2005.

John Grimshaw

…has been interested in plants all his life, as both gardener and botanist. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in botany and African forest ecology from Oxford University. The origins of garden plants are a particular fascination of his and he has travelled widely to see plants growing in habitat. His first book, The Gardener’s Atlas, recounts the journeys plants have made from their source to our gardens. He worked in the Netherlands developing perennials for the seed trade, and is currently gardens manager at Colesbourne Park, Gloucestershire where he is responsible for maintaining and developing the historic Elwes family garden, especially the snowdrop collection. He was principal author of a major book on trees introduced in the past 35 years, New Trees, Recent Introductions to Cultivation, sponsored by the International
Dendrology Society. He is a member of the Royal Horticultural
Society’s Advisory Committee on Nomenclature and Taxonomy,
and Woody Plant Committee. John is particularly proud to be
an honorary elder of the Masai community of Lerang’wa, Tanzania.

Dan Hinkley

…has been interested in plants all his life. He received his BS in Ornamental Horticulture and Horticulture Education from Michigan State University, and his MS in Urban Horticulture from the University of Washington. In 1987 he and his partner, Robert L. Jones, began Heronswood Nursery, near Kingston, Washington. Devoted to introducing rare and unusual plants to gardeners of North America, this endeavor has led him into the wilds of China, South and Central America, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, Nepal, Vietnam, Taiwan, Sikkim, Bhutan, Tasmania and Canada. Since 2006, Dan has focused his attentions on continued plant hunting, writing and speaking. His first book, Winter Ornamentals, was published in 1993 and his second, The Explorers Garden: Rare and Unusual Perennials, received the 1999 Book of the Year Award from the American Horticultural Society. His third book is titled
The Explorers Garden: Shrubs and Vines from the Four Corners of
the World. His numerous awards include the Scott Medal and
Award in 2003 for his lifetime achievements in horticulture.

Gary Johnson

...is a Professor of Urban and Community Forestry at the University of Minnesota. Since 1992, he has conducted research and published in the general areas of tree stress including the effects of construction damage on tree and forest health, preventing tree failures in wind storms, and the long-term effects of dysfunctional root systems. Gary has over 20 years experience as a consulting and practicing arborist and landscape manager, and has been an International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist since 1988.