1 p.m. Lecture | 2 p.m. Reception
$45 Garden Conservancy and MBG Members | $55 nonmembers
The Missouri Botanical Garden is delighted to host the Garden Conservancy’s 2025 National Speaking Tour, an annual lecture series that brings leading thinkers and practitioners within the world of gardening to audiences throughout the US. This year’s tour features acclaimed photographer and writer Ngoc Minh Ngo for a discussion of her new book,
Roses in the Garden.
No other floral genus has greater variety and enticement than the rose. They blossom in an endless variety of shapes and a surprising spectrum of colors; their perfume is ineffable. After three thousand years of cultivation, the rose continues to seduce. This is the subject of Ngoc Minh Ngo’s newest and most personal book yet, Roses in the Garden. Join Ngo for a talk about her passion for roses and photography, and how they developed as a Vietnamese refugee growing up in California. The talk will include discussion of the beauty, nature and culture of the rose and the horticultural art it has inspired, and Ngo’s favorite rose gardens in various locations spanning the globe, including preeminent gardens in England, France, Italy, Spain, Morocco, and Japan, as well as the US. Joining Ngo for her talk in St. Louis will be Matthew Norman, Missouri Botanical Garden Rosarian.
How to Purchase Tickets:
Advance registration is required. Tickets for this program are available through
The Garden Conservancy website or by calling the Missouri Botanical Garden Contact Center at (314) 577.5100. Garden Members will need a code to receive their $10 discount. Call the Contact Center or email
contact@mobot.org to request the code.
Purchase Tickets through The Garden Conservancy