Selected Garden Events Across the Country:
Through April 12, "Brazilian Modern," Bronx, NY
Annual Orchid Show, NY Botanical Garden, 718-817-8700
Through April 19, African American Gardens, Washington DC
Photo Exhibit, "Places for the Spirit," US Botanic Garden 202-225-8333
Through April 27, Orchids through Darwin's Eyes, Washington DC
15th Annual Orchid Exhibit, National Museum of Natural History 202-225-8333
April 1 Rock Gardening Basics, Abingdon Twp, PA
10AM-noon, Workshop, Meadowbrook Farm, PA Hort Socy,215-988-8800
April 3-5, Azalea Garden Tour, Wilmington, NC
10AM-6PM, 56th annual tour, 12 gardens & more, 910-200-3134
April 3-5 Garden Show, Franklin, TN
6th Annual Bloom'n Garden Expo, Ag Expo Center, 615-973-2112
April 3-4 Garden Conservancy Open Days Tours
Doylestown, PA; Vero Beach, FL
April 4, Growing Food in Shade, Brooklyn, NY
2PM-4:30PM, Workshop, Brooklyn Botanic Garden,718-623-7200
April 7, "Sustaining Beauty," Philadelphia, PA
6PM, Penn Design, Upper Gallery, Lecture by Elizabeth Meyer, Assoc Prof. of Landscape Architecture, U-VA.
April 8, "Edible Landscaping," Los Altos, CA
7PM, Lecture, author Rosalind Creasy, Christ Episcopal Church, Sponsor Western Hort Society, 650 948-4614
April 8, Veggies 101, Abingdon Twp, PA
10AM-noon, Workshop, Meadowbrook Farm, PA Hort Socy, 215-988-8800
April 10, "Moving Toward Native," Washington DC
12noon-1PM, US Botanic Garden, Lecture by landscape architect Sandra Clinton 202-225-1116
April 11, Northern Gardening Symposium, Randolph Center, VT
9AM-2PM, VT Technical College, "Design Inspirations" with designers Richard Enser, Elizabeth Farnsworth and Gordon Hayward Sponsor NE Wildflower Socy, 508-877-7630
April 11, "Designing Great Gardens," La Cañada Flintridge, CA
3PM-5PM, Descanso Gardens, Lecture by landscape architect Heather Lenkin 818-949-4200
April 13, "Exotic Perennials that Beat the Heat," Charleston, SC
6:30PM Lecture by Andy Cabe of Riverbanks Botanical Garden, Charleston Museum Auditorium, Sponsor Charleston Hort Society, 843-579-9922
April 14, "Designing the New Kitchen Garden," Lutherville, MD
7:30PM, Lecture by designer & author Jennifer Bartley, Hort Socy of MD, 410-821-5561
April 16, "Spotlight on Design: Andropogon Associates," Washington DC
6:30 PM, National Building Museum, Lecture by José Almiñana of the sustainable landscape architecture firm Andropogon Associates 202 272-2448
April 18, Edibles in Small Spaces (Roofs, Balconies, etc), Brooklyn, NY
10:30AM-1:30PM, Workshop, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 718-623-7200
April 18, Garden Conservancy Open Days Tours
Birmingham, AL; Atherton, CA; Las Vegas, NV; Nutley, NJ
April 18-25 Historic Garden Week in Virginia
Garden tours, lectures & other events, various locations 804-643-4137
April 18-26 Cincinnati Flower Show, Cincinnati, OH
20th Annual Show, Symmes Township Park, 800-670-6808
April 19 Going Native Garden Tour, San Francisco Bay Area
10AM-4PM, 50-plus gardens, REGISTER NOW! 408 292-9993
April 20, Classical Gardens of Suzhou, China, San Francisco, CA
7:15PM, Lecture by designer Daxin Liu, SF Botanical Gardens County Fair Bldg, 415 566-5222
April 21, "Lavender," NY, NY
6PM, Lecture, book signing by author Ellen Spector Platt, NY Hort Society, 212-757-0915
April 21, New Perennials & Companions, Atlanta, GA
7:30PM, Lecture, McElreath Hall, Atlanta History Center, plant grower & explorer Ted Stephens, GA Perennial Plant Assn
April 24-25 Stone Workshops, Stockbridge, MA
9AM-3PM, Workshops on Stone Arch Construction & Step Setting, Berkshire Botanical Garden, 413-298-4897
April 25, Container Gardening Workshops, Bronx, NY
10AM-4:45PM, 6 classes on container gardening, NY Botanical Garden 718-817-8747
April 26, Garden Conservancy Open Days Tours
Altadena, CA; Weston, CT; Brewster, Cold Spring, Armonk, Larchmont, Lewisboro, NY
April 28-29 "No Child Left Inside," Richmond, VA
8AM-4PM, Symposium, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 804-262-9887
April 30-May1, Native Garden Design Symposium, Picayune, Mississippi
Crosby Arboretum, Sponsor: New Directions in the American Landscape, 215-886-1492
Lookahead:
May 1-2 Garden Tours, Tallahassee, FL
10AM-5PM, 15th Annual Garden Tour, Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park, Lecture, Breakfast, Tours & More 850-487-4115
May 9 Spring Garden Symposium, Boothbay, ME
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens 207-633-4333
That's a lot of happenings!
Posted by: Cris@Yardworkerz | June 23, 2009 at 10:58 AM
Thanks for posting the book I have been looking for organic soil solutions for or garden.
Posted by: Mr. Carriage Clocks | April 14, 2009 at 09:09 AM
I love Wilmington, NC. Very glad to see a garden event happening there. I will have to come and visit.
Posted by: Alex | March 30, 2009 at 01:34 PM