Selected Events Around the Country:
Thru Apr 15, Orchid Daze, Atlanta, GA
"Hanging Gardens," Atlanta Botanical Garden, 404-876-5859
Thru Apr 29, Orchid Show, Washington DC
"Orchid Mystique: Nature's Triumph," US Botanic Garden, 202-225-8333
Thru April 22 Orchid Show, Bronx, NY
"Patrick Blanc's Vertical Gardens," NY Botanical Garden, 800-322-NYBG (6924)
March 26-May 19, "Sustainable Design as a Way of Thinking," Boston, MA
Online Class, The Landscape Institute, 617-585-0101
March 26-May 19, "Islamic, Japanese & Chinese Gardens, Boston, MA
Online Class, The Landscape Insitute, 617-585-0101
March 27-May 19, Green Roofs, Green Walls, Boston MA
Online Class, The Landscape Institute, 617-585-0101
April 4, "Integrating Landscape & Architecture," Washington DC
6:30PM-8PM, Lecture, National Building Museum, Landscape architect Diana Balmori, 202-272-2448
April 11, Japanese Garden, San Marino, CA
The Huntington, Historic Japanese Garden Re-opens after renovation 626-405-2100
April 12, Private Lives: the American Domestic Landscape, San Francisco, CA
9AM-5PM, Seminar, The Golden Gate Club, sponsor: The Garden Conservancy, 415-441-4300
April 14, Northern Gardening Symposium, Randolph Center, VT
9AM-2PM, "A Sense of Place," VT Technical College New England Wildflower Society,508-877-7630
April 14-15 Garden Dialogues: Atlanta, Southern CA, Miami Beach, Nashville
Tours/Conversations with landscape architects & homeowners on the design process. Sponsor: The Cultural Landscape Foundation, 202-483-0553
April 15-16 Colonial Williamsburg 60th Garden Symposium, Williamsburg, VA
"Beautiful Gardens: Bountiful Options," 800-603-0948
April 15-22 California Native Plant Week, CA
Various locations: lectures, garden tours, symposium & more 916-447-2677
April 18, Future of the American Chestnut, Bronx, NY
3PM-4PM, Lecture, NY Botanical Garden, 800-322-6924
April 18, Stonework in the Garden, Bronx, NY
10AM-2:30PM, Workshop, NY Botanical Garden, 800-322-6924
April 20, "A Garden Design Journey ..." Glencoe, IL
11AM, Lecture, Interior Designer David Easton, Chicago Botanic Garden 847-835-5440
April 20-22, Antiques & Garden Fair, Glencoe, IL
12th Annual Antiques Show, Chicago Botanic Garden, 847-835-5440
April 21, "My Gardening Life," Glencoe, IL
11AM, Lecture, David Howard, former gardener to the Prince of Wales, Chicago Botanic Garden, 847-835-5440
April 21, Mastering the Urban Garden Saturday, Bronx, NY
10AM-5PM, Series of Classes, NY Botanical Garden, 718-817-8773
April 21, Garden Conservancy Open Days: NJ, CA
NJ: Essex, Middlesex Counties; 888-842-2442
April 21-28, Historic Garden Week in Virginia
250 gardens open around the state, 804-644-7776
April 27-29, Antique Garden Furniture Show & Sale, Bronx, NY
20th annual show, NY Botanical Garden, 718-817-8773
April 27-29 Maricopa County Home & Landscape Show, Phoenix, AZ
Arizona State Fairgrounds, 602-485-1691
April 29, Garden Conservancy Open Days: CA, NY
CA: Pasadena; NY: Westchester, Dutchess Counties
LOOKAHEAD:
May 11, 2012: National Public Gardens Day
Events throughout the country at your local gardens.
May 19, What's Out There Weekend, Washington DC
Special Tours of exceptional gardens & landscape sites, The Cultural Landscape Foundation, 202-483-0553
May 22-26 Chelsea Flower Show, London