The Monk’s Garden, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Photograph by Elizabeth Felicella.
The Monk’s Garden, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Photograph by Elizabeth Felicella.
The Ephemeral Landscape: Plants in Time and Space
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
Tickets (Member / Nonmember)
In-Person $28 / $35
Livestream $16 / $20
Plants are enchanting; they inspire reverence and glorification across the arts. As a living medium, plants are the most dynamic part of garden design, undergoing constant change through biological growth cycles, seasonal shifts, and environmental responses. The artful unfolding experience of a landscape is orchestrated through restrained composition, nuanced plant selection, phenological phenomena, and human response and behavior. Explore the role of plants in the highly personalized process and collaborative efforts of garden design, using the work of landscape architecture firm Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates. Look at projects including Hazel Path at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Monk’s Garden at the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum, and a private residence.
Jesse Nicholson, associate principal, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates
Course Packages
Purchase a ticket package for the full nine-session “Living Art: Gardens Across Time, Culture, and Creativity” course. Please note that this option is not available after the date of the first session.
Assistive listening system
Wheelchair accessible
Ticket Information
To order tickets by phone, call 1-800-440-6975 ($6 processing fee applies); to order in person, visit any MFA ticket desk.
Livestream Tickets
The livestream ticket gives access to a live feed of the event that can be watched remotely. You must be logged in to the account used to purchase the ticket in order to access the livestream on the Video Content page. Please log in at least 5 minutes before the start of the event to test your connection.
Livestream ticket holders must watch the event live; there is no recording of the event available for viewing at a later time.
Bag Checks
All bags are subject to inspection by Museum staff. Backpacks, large bags, all liquids including hand sanitizer and sunscreen, and outside food or drink are not permitted. Exceptions are made for medical or religious needs. All bags are strongly discouraged, and any bags larger than 11” x 15” must be checked in the Coat Room upon entry. Read our full bag check policy.