Celebrate Trilliums!
Mt. Cuba Center and its sponsoring partners invite you to the Trillium Symposium. The setting for the symposium is the Brandywine Valley, an area in northern Delaware known for its natural beauty, world-class museums, and magnificent gardens.
The purpose of this two-day conference (and optional third-day field trip) is to bring together academic and industry professionals, as well as expert gardeners, to address the science, conservation, and horticulture of trilliums of Eastern North America. Attendees will gain an understanding of the biology of trilliums, their ecology, conservation challenges, and issues impacting their propagation and production. Colleagues with a wide range of expertise will join us to share ideas and information to further our understanding of this intriguing genus.
About our Trillium Symposium Organizers:
Jeanne Frett
Jeanne is Research Horticulturist at Mt. Cuba Center in Greenville, Delaware and the coordinator of the multi-institutional 2008 Trillium Symposium. Her responsibilities at Mt. Cuba Center over the past 17 years have included native plant propagation and production research. She has worked extensively with trilliums, growing more than 25 species from seed. Jeanne has authored several horticultural references including: Asters in the Mid Atlantic Region; Trilliums at Mt. Cuba Center, A Visitor’s Guide; and co-authored Mt. Cuba, Dedicated to the Study of Piedmont Flora. Previously, she worked at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia under the directorship of Dr. Michael A. Dirr.
Jeanne holds a Master of Arts in teaching degree from the University of Iowa and studied horticulture and landscape design at Temple University.
Rick J. Lewandowski
Since 1999 Rick has been the director of Mt. Cuba Center in Greenville, Delaware where he oversees institutional planning and garden development, as well as conservation, educational, and research program development for the 650-acre property. Prior to Mt. Cuba Center, Rick was on staff at the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania for 16 years, the last 8 years as Director of Horticulture and Curator of the Living Collection.
During his professional career, Rick has participated in several international plant exploration trips and collaborative research efforts in Asia. Rick is also an active member of the American Public Gardens Association (APGA), serving most recently as the chair of the North American Plant Collections Consortium (NAPCC), which is focused nationally on building and maintaining a network of public gardens committed to preserving plant diversity in collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture’s crop germplasm system. He has also served as a consultant to botanic gardens and arboreta throughout the U.S. and on the Institute of Museum and Library Services review committees.
Rick received his Bachelor of Science in horticulture from Kansas State University in 1980 and a master’s degree in horticulture from the University of Maryland in 1982.
