Arboretum offers Beatrix Potter lecture Friday

When we think of Beatrix Potter, we imagine blue-jacketed bunnies and other fuzzy fauna. But Miss Potter was also quite interested in plants and gardens. Beatrix Potter Society member Marta McDowell will explore Potter’s botanical art, the flora and horticulture in her “little books” and her own gardens in England’s Lake District. Ms. McDowell lives, gardens and writes in Chatham, New Jersey. She teaches landscape history and gardening at the New York Botanical Garden and is interested in authors and their gardens. For additional information about Ms. McDowell, visit www.martamcdowell.com . Event: Lecture & Dessert Reception Date: Friday, April 15, 2011 Time: 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Location: Conference Room, Administrative Building Cost: $15.00/Arboretum or Beatrix Potter Society member (pre-registration) $ 20.00/Non-members and walk-ins Registration: Call (626) 821-4623 Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden 301 North Baldwin Ave. Arcadia, CA 91007-2697 www.arboretum.org