The Landscape Designs of Jens Jensen & O.C. Simonds
Schedule
Wed Mar 19 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
1201 Central Ave, Indianapolis, IN, United States, Indiana 46202 | Indianapolis, IN
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Get to know the world of Prairie Style landscape gardening, developed beginning in the late 1800s by landscape architects Jens Jensen and O.C. Simonds, who practiced their ecologically friendly approach throughout the Midwest. Bob Grese, professor emeritus in the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and strong advocate for ecologically based design and restoration, shares an overview of Jensen’s and Simonds’s work, including key projects in Indiana and Prairie Style’s connection to today’s native gardens.In addition to his current position at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Grese is former director of the University’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum and author of Jens Jensen: Maker of Natural Parks and Gardens and The Native Landscape Reader. He is a fellow in the American Society of Landscape Architects as well as in the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture.
TICKETS
Tickets are $10/general public, and free for Indiana Landmarks members. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. EDT with the program beginning at 6 p.m. EDT at Indiana Landmarks Center (which is accessible to all) or online via Zoom. Book sales of Grese’s Jens Jensen: Maker of Natural Parks and Gardens will available before and after the program at Indiana Landmarks Center.
Reserve your spot at https://www.indianalandmarks.org/event/jens-jensen-o-c-simonds/ or by calling 317-639-4534 or 800-450-4534.
Photo by Brandon Smith.
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1201 Central Ave, Indianapolis, IN, United States, Indiana 46202Event Location & Nearby Stays:
