2021 Lecture Videos

Available below are the videos from the volunteer continuing education program. Lectures are about an hour each. To begin viewing videos, click on the play button in the middle of the video image.

January 27, 2021: Virtual Volunteer Business Meeting

February 2, 2021: Flowers in February Part One: Hillwood’s Cutting Garden by Drew Asbury

February 4, 2021: Hollywood’s Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story

February 9, 2021: Flowers in February Part Two: Layers of a Cutting Garden by Drew Asubry

February 11, 2021: The Glory, Ruin, and Rebirth of Untermyer Gardens by Stephen Byrns

February 16, 2021: Flowers in February Part Three: Cool Season Flowers by Drew Asbury

February 18, 2021: Filoli: From Family Home to Cultural Center by Kara Newport

February 21, 2021: The Furniture History Society | Highlights from Hillwood: Marjorie Merriweather Post’s Taste for 18th Century European Furniture by Rebecca Tilles

February 23, 2021: Flowers in February Part Four: Warm Season Flowers by Drew Asbury 

February 25, 2021: Exploring the American Story: Preservation as a Path for Equitable Interpretation by Brent Leggs

March 10, 2021: Black Skin in the Red Land: African American Experiences in Stalin’s Soviet Union by Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon

March 11, 2021: Virtual Tour: Orchid-Filled Greenhouse Tour with Drew Asbury

March 18, 2021: Horticulture How-To: Orchid 101 with Drew Asbury

March 19, 2021: Floral Design How-To: Tropical Paradise with Ami Wilber

March 23, 2021: Horticulture Happenings: A Virtual Garden Update by Jessica Bonilla

March 25, 2021: Horticulture How-To: Orchid Repotting with Drew Asbury 

March 26, 2021: Unconscious Bias Webinar 

March 29, 2021: French Art and Culture at Hillwood by Dr. Wilfried Zeisler

April 6, 2021: Reminiscences and Reflections: Twenty Years of Gardening at Hillwood with Frances Vandenbroucke

April 12, 2021: Volunteer Lecture: The Porcelain Flowers of Vladimir Kanevsky by Dr. Wilfried Zeisler 

April 22, 2021: Earth Day with Hillwood’s Horticulture Team

April 29, 2021: Women Collectors of Porcelain Flowers and Floral Painting from 17th-20th Centuries by Rebecca Tilles

May 6, 2021: Virtual Volunteer Floral Workshop: Celebrating Nature, A floral Design Inspired by Constance Spry with Ami Wilber

May 7, 2021: Floral Design How-To: Celebrate Beauty with Ami Wilber

May 13, 2021: Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion

May 25, 2021: Virtual Pollinator-friendly Container Garden How-To

May 26, 2021: Livestream Discussion with Artist Vladimir Kanevsky

June 8, 2012: Fostering Inclusion in the Workplace 

June 14, 2021: Roaring Twenties: The Life and Style of Marjorie Merriweather Post by Megan Martinelli

June 28, 2021: Kristine Mays: Rich Soil by Rebecca Tilles 

June 30, 2021: Conversation with Kristine Mays

October 5, 2021: Ethereal Frocks and Two Perfectly Matched Strings of Pearls by Megan Martinelli

October 14, 2021: Harlem Renaissance: Yesterday and Today by Robert G. O’Meally

October 21, 2021: The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s by Stephen Harrison

October 26, 2021: Paris Fashion in the 1920s by Valerie Steele

November 16, 2021: Before Hillwood: A History of this Land 

December 8, 2021: Virtual Volunteer Holiday Tour