Presented in Partnership with Willistown Conservation Trust, Chanticleer, and Haverford College Arboretum

Rebecca McMackin: Adventures in Ecological Horticulture | July 15

Location

Haverford College | Jaharis Recital Hall
Haverford, PA 19041

Date & Time

Wednesday, 07/15/2026
6:30pm EDT - 7:45pm EDT
Add to Calendar 07/15/2026 06:30:00 PM 07/15/2026 07:45:00 PM America/New_York Rebecca McMackin: Adventures in Ecological Horticulture | July 15 Wednesday, July 15 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm Join Us for a Special Evening Lecture at Haverford College’s Jaharis Recital Hall  Rebecca McMackin: Adventures in Ecological Horticulture  Rebecca McMackin, American Horticultural Society’s lead horticulturist, will be speaking on the new era of gardening with nature in mind at Haverford College’s Jaharis Recital Hall.  Gone are the days when a garden could be ornamental alone. We now recognize the impact our land care practices have on the ecosystems around us and can see the importance of encouraging biodiversity. Thankfully, we do not need to sacrifice beauty when we invite butterflies and songbirds into our gardens.   Rebecca McMackin has cultivated gorgeous landscapes in the toughest environments possible: urban parks, school playgrounds, and the sidewalks of New York City. She will take lessons from her work at Brooklyn Bridge Park, the Brooklyn Museum, and decades of research to share how those of us who are fortunate enough to care for land, can do it beautifully and ecologically.   ** An optional walking tour of the Haverford College Arboretum will precede the program, from 5:30pm to 6:10pm (limited to the first 40 attendees). This will be led by Arboretum staff and will highlight ecological features and notable specimens in the collection. Known as the oldest planned college landscape in the U.S, it features historic trees and a Pinetum, open to the public daily from dawn to dusk. Haverford College | Jaharis Recital Hall

Price

$35
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Wednesday, July 15
6:30 pm - 7:45 pm

Join Us for a Special Evening Lecture at Haverford College’s Jaharis Recital Hall 

Rebecca McMackin: Adventures in Ecological Horticulture 

Rebecca McMackin, American Horticultural Society’s lead horticulturist, will be speaking on the new era of gardening with nature in mind at Haverford College’s Jaharis Recital Hall. 

Gone are the days when a garden could be ornamental alone. We now recognize the impact our land care practices have on the ecosystems around us and can see the importance of encouraging biodiversity. Thankfully, we do not need to sacrifice beauty when we invite butterflies and songbirds into our gardens.  

Rebecca McMackin has cultivated gorgeous landscapes in the toughest environments possible: urban parks, school playgrounds, and the sidewalks of New York City. She will take lessons from her work at Brooklyn Bridge Park, the Brooklyn Museum, and decades of research to share how those of us who are fortunate enough to care for land, can do it beautifully and ecologically.  

** An optional walking tour of the Haverford College Arboretum will precede the program, from 5:30pm to 6:10pm (limited to the first 40 attendees). This will be led by Arboretum staff and will highlight ecological features and notable specimens in the collection. Known as the oldest planned college landscape in the U.S, it features historic trees and a Pinetum, open to the public daily from dawn to dusk.

Wednesday, July 15
6:30 pm - 7:45 pm

Join Us for a Special Evening Lecture at Haverford College’s Jaharis Recital Hall 

Rebecca McMackin: Adventures in Ecological Horticulture 

Rebecca McMackin, American Horticultural Society’s lead horticulturist, will be speaking on the new era of gardening with nature in mind at Haverford College’s Jaharis Recital Hall. 

Gone are the days when a garden could be ornamental alone. We now recognize the impact our land care practices have on the ecosystems around us and can see the importance of encouraging biodiversity. Thankfully, we do not need to sacrifice beauty when we invite butterflies and songbirds into our gardens.  

Rebecca McMackin has cultivated gorgeous landscapes in the toughest environments possible: urban parks, school playgrounds, and the sidewalks of New York City. She will take lessons from her work at Brooklyn Bridge Park, the Brooklyn Museum, and decades of research to share how those of us who are fortunate enough to care for land, can do it beautifully and ecologically.  

** An optional walking tour of the Haverford College Arboretum will precede the program, from 5:30pm to 6:10pm (limited to the first 40 attendees). This will be led by Arboretum staff and will highlight ecological features and notable specimens in the collection. Known as the oldest planned college landscape in the U.S, it features historic trees and a Pinetum, open to the public daily from dawn to dusk.

** Please enter the campus through the Walton Road Entrance, which is located off of College Avenue. We recommend inputting 773 College Avenue into your GPS to guide you to the right entrance and then take the first left onto Carter Road to find parking.

This event is generously sponsored by GreenWeaver Landscapes

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Location

Haverford College | Jaharis Recital Hall
Haverford, PA 19041

Date & Time

Wednesday, 07/15/2026
6:30pm EDT - 7:45pm EDT
Add to Calendar 07/15/2026 06:30:00 PM 07/15/2026 07:45:00 PM America/New_York Rebecca McMackin: Adventures in Ecological Horticulture | July 15 Wednesday, July 15 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm Join Us for a Special Evening Lecture at Haverford College’s Jaharis Recital Hall  Rebecca McMackin: Adventures in Ecological Horticulture  Rebecca McMackin, American Horticultural Society’s lead horticulturist, will be speaking on the new era of gardening with nature in mind at Haverford College’s Jaharis Recital Hall.  Gone are the days when a garden could be ornamental alone. We now recognize the impact our land care practices have on the ecosystems around us and can see the importance of encouraging biodiversity. Thankfully, we do not need to sacrifice beauty when we invite butterflies and songbirds into our gardens.   Rebecca McMackin has cultivated gorgeous landscapes in the toughest environments possible: urban parks, school playgrounds, and the sidewalks of New York City. She will take lessons from her work at Brooklyn Bridge Park, the Brooklyn Museum, and decades of research to share how those of us who are fortunate enough to care for land, can do it beautifully and ecologically.   ** An optional walking tour of the Haverford College Arboretum will precede the program, from 5:30pm to 6:10pm (limited to the first 40 attendees). This will be led by Arboretum staff and will highlight ecological features and notable specimens in the collection. Known as the oldest planned college landscape in the U.S, it features historic trees and a Pinetum, open to the public daily from dawn to dusk. Haverford College | Jaharis Recital Hall

Price

$35
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Rebecca McMackin is an ecologically obsessed horticulturist, garden designer, and writer. She produces the monthly newsletter and podcast, Grow Like Wild! Prior to moving to the woods of New England, Rebecca was Arboretum Curator at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, a Loeb Fellow at Harvard, and Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park for a decade. She has written for and been featured in Gardens Illustrated, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, NPR, PBS, and her TED talk on ecological gardening has been watched more than a million times. Her garden for the Brooklyn Museum recently won the PPA’s Award of Excellence.

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PARKING & ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION

PARKING | Please see receipt for detailed Parking Map and Event Location. Please enter the campus through the Walton Road Entrance, which is located off of College Avenue. We recommend inputting 773 College Avenue into your GPS to guide you to the right entrance and then take the first left onto Carter Road to find parking.

  • Parking for this program is available at Haverford College on a first-come-first-serve basis. The Lloyd Lot (Accessible Parking) and parking along Carter Road will be closest to the venue, but parking can be found throughout the campus. Please allow plenty of time to park and then walk to the venue. 

ACCESSIBILITY | The Lloyd Lot is available for Accessible parking.
OTHER EVENT INFORMATION | Event Signage will be posted.

POLICIES
CANCELLATION POLICY | WCT may cancel events due to inclement weather or low registration. If an event is canceled, we will notify you of any rescheduled event date, and you will receive a full refund. If you can no longer attend | If your cancellation is at least 72 hours in advance of the event date, you will receive a full refund. Please email gtg@wctrust.org or call 610-353-2562 to cancel. If your cancellation is less than 72 hours' notice and you DO NOT attend a event, your event registration fee will support the Trust's mission to save open space and connect people to nature. Thank you for understanding. We will do our best to accommodate your needs. 

PHOTOGRAPHY POLICY | Attendance throughout the programs and events with Willistown Conservation Trust gives consent to be photographed for use in print and electronic media. Please notify Willistown Conservation Trust staff if you would prefer that your photo not be used for various multimedia or publications. Contact communications@wctrust.org