Landscaping in Hawaii focus of Lyman Museum program
Sida fallax flower (`ilima) is widely used in landscaping as a colorful groundcover.
Credit: Noa Lincoln.
HILO, Hawai`i (June 5, 2013) — On Monday, June 24 at 7 p.m., Peter Van Dyke of the Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Captain Cook will speak at the Lyman Museum about the cultural, aesthetic, and horticultural considerations of using native plants in landscaping.
Van Dyke and his team of ethnobotonists manage 200 endemic, indigenous, and Polynesian-introduced plants including taro, kukui, and koki‘o at the Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Captain Cook. His informative discussion at the Lyman Museum will cover the traditional uses of many Hawaiian plant species, and a history of how native plants have been cared for since the islands were first settled. Beginners to experienced gardeners may also learn how to identify native plants found around the Big Island and hear some of the conservation issues that arise as wild plants are brought under cultivation.
The Smithsonian-affiliated Lyman Museum in Hilo showcases the natural and cultural history of Hawai`i’s islands and its people. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for evening public programs, which cost $3 and are free to members. Additional parking is available at Hilo Union School. For more information about the Museum and its evening public programs, call (808) 935-5021 or visit www.lymanmuseum.org.
