Hurley Park presents Amanda Lanier, curator of education for Reynolda Gardens of Wake Forest University, in a lecture titled “Reynolda Gardens: A Century of Horticulture, Education, and Stewardship.”

The lecture will be on Thursday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. at Salisbury-Rowan Utilities, 1 Water Street, Salisbury. A plant giveaway will follow the lecture. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 704-638-4459.

Lanier holds a bachelor of science degree in environmental science from Catawba College and a master of science degree in environmental education from Montreat College. She is also a certified environmental educator in North Carolina. She has served as an educator for school and adult programs for over the last 10 years. She is a passionate gardener, is married with one child, and lives on a farm in Yadkin County.