NHS Presents: Victorian Fern Craze with Brian Thompson

Cost: $10 members/$15 non-members. Register online. Brian Thompson, Miller Library Manager & Curator, will show illustrations of ferns from rare books in the library’s collection. Pteridomania, or the Victorian Fern Craze, was rampant in 19th century England & it spilled over into this country, too. Like all fashion movements, it attracted devotees with intriguing stories. Learn about the lives of these advocates & how they promoted these formerly underappreciated plants to prominence at all levels of British society. More information: www.northwesthort.org, info@northwesthort.org or 206-780-8172.