Feb 2-April 13 Annual Orchid Show, Washington DC
"An Alphabet Garden of Orchids," US Botanic Garden 202 2225-8333
Feb 2-March 16, Annual Orchid Show, St. Louis, MO
"Storybook Classics," MO Botanical Garden, 314-577-5100
Feb 2 Sustainability Symposium, Cleveland, OH
8:30AM-4:30 PM, "Linking Land to Lake," Cleveland Botanical Garden 216-207-2816
Feb 4-6 Landscape Design Studio I, Glenview, IL
Am. Academy of Landscape Design, 847-657-7900
Feb 6-8 New England Grows, Boston, MA
Horticultural Industry Trade Show,
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
Feb 9 "The Greening of the Garden," Atlanta, GA
8AM-3:30 PM, Symposium, Atlanta Botanical Garden, 404 876-5859 ext. 2558
Feb 9-March 9, Orchid Mania, Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Botanical Garden, "The Seductive Orchid," 216-207-2816
Feb 9 Designing Extraordinary Mixed Plantings, Kennett Square, PA
9AM-4PM Workshop with landscape architect & author Scott Scarfone, Longwood Gardens 610-388-1000 ext 559
Feb 9-24 "The Quiet Voice of Metal & Stone," Portland, OR
Portland Japanese Garden, Exhibition by sculptor Michihiro Kosuge 503-223-1321
Feb 12-13 Grading & Drainage I, Glenview, IL
Workshop, Am. Academy of Landscape Design 847-657-7900
Feb 14 "Colored-Leaf Plants in the Garden," Bronx, NY
10AM-12PM Lecture, NY Botanical Garden, Terra Nova Nurseries President Dan Heims 718-817-8747
Feb 14 "The Authentic Garden," Bronx, NY
10AM-12PM Lecture , NY Botanical Garden, Scott Arboretum director Claire Sawyers 718-817-8747
Feb 14 "Gardens of Kyoto," Wellesley, MA
7PM, Lecture by photographer Charles Mann, MA Hort Society 508-869-6111
Feb 14-15 Grading & Drainage II, Glenview, IL
Workshop, Am. Academy of Landscape Design 508-877-7630
Feb 14-17 6th NJ Flower & Garden Show, Edison, NJ
"The Entertaining Garden," NJ Convention Center (800) 332-3976
Feb 15 Conifer Symposium, Athens, GA
9AM-3PM, State Botanical Garden, U-GA, Callaway Bldg. 706-542-6156
Feb 15-17 Yard, Garden & Patio Show, Portland OR
Oregon Convention Center 503 682-5089 or 800-342-6401
Feb 16 "Color Your Garden, Nurture Your Soul," Stockbridge, MA
2PM-4PM, Berkshire Botanical Garden, Lecture by Timothy Walker, Director of Oxford University Botanic Garden in Britain 413-298-3926
Feb 20-24 Northwest Flower & Garden Show, Seattle, WA
Washington State Convention Center (206) 789-5333
Feb 21 8th Land Ethics Symposium, Langhorne, PA
"Creative Approaches to Ecological Landscaping," (215) 862-2924
Feb 21 "China & Global Plant Conservation," Swarthmore, PA
12PM Lecture, Lang Performing Arts Center Cinema, Swarthmore College 610-328-8025
Feb 21-24, 27th Connecticut Flower & Garden Show, Hartford, CT.
CT Convention Center, 860-844-8461
Feb 21-24 Rhode Island Spring Flower & Garden Show Providence, RI
RI Convention Center, 15th Annual Show, "Fairy Tales" 401-272-0980
Feb 22 Annual Green Matters Symposium, Wheaton, MD
8:30AM-4:30PM, Brookside Gardens, "Sustainable Landscapes." (301) 962-1470
Feb 22-24, 17th Annual Flower & Garden Show, Little Rock, AR
Statehouse Convention Center, 501-821-4000
Feb 23, 2nd Annual Design Workshop, Baltimore, MD
8:30-4PM, Perennial Design & Care with author Tracy DiSabato-Aust, Horticultural Society of MD, Sheppard Pratt Conference Center 410-821-5561
Feb 23, Native Plant Spring Symposium, Austin, TX
8AM-5PM, "Habitat Conservation, Citizen by Citizen, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, 512-232-0100
Feb 28 "Serene & Sensuous Plants," Wellesley, MA
7PM, Lecture by William Cullina, Director of Horticulture for the N.England Wildflower Society, MA Hort Society 508-877-7630
Feb 28-March 2, "Orchids Gone Wild," San Francisco, CA
62nd annual Pacific orchid exhibition, SF Orchid Society, Fort Mason's Festival Pavilion 650-548-6700
Feb 29 "Hardy Terrestrial Orchids," Northampton, MA
7:30 PM, Lecture by William Mathis, Carroll Room, Campus Center, Botanic Garden of Smith College 413-585-2740
Note: Lecture Opens Spring Bulb Show March 1-16, Lyman Conservatory
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March 2-9, Philadelphia Flower Show, Philadelphia, PA
"All That Jazz," PA Convention Center (215) 988-8899
March 6-8 Annual Conference, Ecological Landscape Assn, Springfield, MA
Mass Mutual Center, "Re-visioning the Landscape." (617) 436-5838
March 8-16, 14th Chicagoland Flower & Garden Show, Rosemont, IL
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center (773) 435-1250
March 12-16 San Francisco Flower & Garden Show, San Francisco, CA
Cow Palace, "Make Life Beautiful." (206) 789-5333
March 12-16 Canada Blooms, Toronto, CA
Annual Flower & Garden Festival
images: US Botanic Garden, Portland Japanese Garden