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Herbal Magic in the Garden
With Carly Amarant, Horticulturist at The Met Cloisters

July 17, 2025, 1pm Eastern

Carly Amarant

Herbal Magic in the Garden explores some of the favorite plants featured at The Met Cloisters in New York City, a museum that specializes in medieval European art, architecture, and gardens. These plants are grown for their relevant historical and magical lore, as well as for their beauty and functionality in the gardens. Join us to explore a variety of plants that you may or may not be familiar with, considered through a new and inspiring lens. Discover how plants were used in medieval Europe for food and medicine, as well as for magical rituals concerning love, protection, and creation.

Carly Amarant is a Horticulturist at The Met Cloisters in New York City, a museum that specializes in medieval European art, architecture, and gardens. After earning a bachelor's degree focusing on medical anthropology at Manhattan College, she completed a three-year herbalism apprenticeship with Sacred Vibes Apothecary in Brooklyn, NY and a two-month conservation apprenticeship with United Plant Savers in Rutland, OH. After graduating from the New York Botanical Garden’s School of Professional Horticulture, she worked on several private ornamental vegetable and herb gardens, including at the Oak Spring Garden Foundation in Virginia and the Iroki Estate in New York. In her current role at The Met Cloisters, she is passionate about sharing the horticulture, historical lore, and medicinal qualities of plants.

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