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Happenings April 2023

SELECTED EVENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY:

ORCHID SHOWS:

Thru April 9, Orchid Daze, Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Thru April 23, Orchid Show: Natural Heritage, Bronx, NY
NY Botanical Garden
Thru April 30, Discover the World of Orchids, Washington DC
US Botanic Garden

EVENTS:

April 1, Garden Conservancy Open Days Tour: Essex County, NJ

April 2, "Experiencing Olmsted," Bloomfield Hills, MI
4-5:30pm Lecture, TCLF CEO Charles Birnbaum, Cranbrook Center
April 6, "Curating a New Nature," ONLINE
2pm Eastern, Lecture, Emilio Ambasz, The Garden Conservancy

April 12, "The Language of Flowers: Pollination," Cambridge, MA
7-8:30pm, Lecture, Cambridge Public Library, GROW Native Massachusetts
April 13, "Piet Oudolf at Work," ONLINE
2pm, Pop-Up Webinar, The Garden Conservancy
April 15, Garden Conservancy Open Days Tour, Spartanburg Cty, SC
April 15-22, 90th Historic Garden Week, Virginia (various locations)

April 17, "Plants for the Future," San Marino, CA
7-8:30pm, Lecture, The Huntington
April 22, Earth Day, Bronx, NY
11am-noon, Lecture, "Re-Orcharding New York," NY Botanical Garden

April 23, Garden Conservancy Open Days Tours, Pasadena, CA
April 27-30. Colonial Williamsburg Garden Symposium. Williamsburg, VA
"Digging the Garden," 76th Annual Symposium.
April 29, Design for the Conifer Garden, New Hope, PA
10am-noon, Lecture & Tour, The Garden Conservancy
April 29, Garden Dialogues, Montecito, CA
10-11:30am, Glen Oaks residence & garden, TCLF.
April 29, Garden Dialogues, Santa Barbara, CA
3-5pm, Thomas Church Landscape, TCLF

April 29-30, Garden Conservancy Open Days Tours: CA, CT, NJ, NY, PA
CA: Pasadena, San Mateo Cty; CT: Fairfield, Windham Cty; NJ:Somerset Cty: NY: Westchester Cty; PA: Bucks Cty; SC: Spartanburg Cty.
April 30, Garden Dialogues, Kentfield, CA
10-11:30am, John Marsh Davis residence, TCLF
April 30, Garden Dialogues, Pasadena, CA
2-4pm, The Hill, TCLF

LOOKAHEAD:

May 2-Oct 15, Chihuly in the Garden, St. Louis, MO
Exhibition, Missouri Botanical Garden
May 23-27, Chelsea Flower Show, London, UK

July 12-15, National Children & Youth Garden Symposium, Knoxville, TN

August 11-12, Speaking of Gardening Symposium, Asheville, NC

Sept 9, Garden Study Weekend, Washington, CT
Sept 20-21, Landscape Expo, Anaheim, CA

Oct 27-30, ASLA Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN

Philadelphia Flower Show 2023

 

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Don’t miss this year’s Philadelphia Flower Show with a theme of “The Garden Electric.” It’s back in it’s normal location at the PA Convention Center, and it is one of the best I’ve seen.

 The entrance begins with just a hint of what lies ahead…an electrifying array of colors and textures from top to bottom.

The show’s creative director Seth Pearsoll told reporters the Entrance Garden is called Florastruck, representing the human urge to communicate through flowers. “It’s an extraordinary moment,” he said, “when you are overcome with joy or awe in seeing this unexpected view.”

One of my favorite gardens was designed by TREELiNE DESiGNZ of Portland, Oregon in honor of Ukrainian children confronted by war.  It’s designed as a beautiful flowering forest where children can live happily ever after.

And you’ll want to check out Newfields, where designer Jonathan Wright has installed an artfful exploration of flora and fauna filled with vibrant colors and textures. 

And not to mention the accompanying floral murals by artist Kyng Rhodes. 

There is much, much more to the show, so do go to also see the wondrous displays of garden rooms, windowsills, container gardens, and the very best plants in many different categories.