Cherokee Garden Library Spring Lecture: Thomas Woltz

@ Tickets. $50. Purchase Become a Sponsor Learn More On Wednesday, April 15, 2026, the Cherokee Garden Library  will host landscape architect Thomas Woltz for a lecture on his firm’s new monograph, The Land Is Full. The lecture highlights the firm’s projects that showcase the message of the monograph: the ability and necessity of landscape architecture to create vibrant public spaces and infuse narratives of the land into cities. The firm’s work includes local projects like Georgia Tech’s EcoCommons which is featured in the monograph itself and the newly unveiled Piedmont Park Comprehensive Plan. An incisive introductory essay by Woltz in The Land is Full dives deeper into the firm’s research-driven design process, its approach to preservation, and its covenant with land. Woltz writes, “The land allows us to remember who we are and have been. The landscapes presented in this book are the manifestation of a moral bond with land held by a community of makers: a commitment to the preservation of its health, its history, and its future. Our mission is to conceive of, design, and build landscapes that forge a meaningful connection between people and nature.” Lecture will be followed by an author’s book signing and cocktail reception. About the Speaker Thomas L. Woltz, senior principal and owner of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects (NBW), is recognized for his innovative approach to public landscapes that blends culture, ecology, and sustainability. Under his guidance, NBW has expanded to include scientists and historians in projects ranging from urban park restoration to post-industrial and educational sites. Woltz’s honors include induction into the American Society of Landscape Architects Council of Fellows in 2011, recognition as Design Innovator of the Year by the Wall Street Journal Magazine, and a Frederic Church Award in 2025. About Cherokee Garden Library Founded in 1975 by the Cherokee Garden Club of Atlanta, the Cherokee Garden Library reveals the fascinating world of horticulture, history, and friendship to gardeners, historians, landscape architects, ecologists, writers, students, and nature lovers. From 1586 to the present, the Cherokee Garden Library contains a growing collection of 40,000 items, including books, periodicals, manuscript collections, and visual arts collections, which tell the fascinating stories of horticulture and botanical history in the Southeastern United States and areas of influence throughout the world. The Library’s professional staff serves our communities year-round, including supporting thousands of researchers; hosting curatorial tours; supporting and presenting engaging programs; expanding and making available collections of books, manuscripts, and visual arts; preserving invaluable resources; producing two issues of the Garden Citings magazine annually; and engaging with broader communities throughout Atlanta, the state, the Southeast, and beyond.  We are honored to serve the public,...