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These listings of gardening events supplement and
include those published in the "Regional Happenings" department in
The American Gardener magazine
(AHS members can view The American Gardener
online by
clicking
here). These events
are updated regularly, so be sure to
check back frequently to find out what exciting gardening events are
going on around the country and the world.
Events that are sponsored by the American Horticultural Society
(AHS) or its
partners are indicated by an
AHS before the listing.
Events hosted by botanical gardens and arboreta
that participate in AHS’s
Reciprocal Admission Program are
identified with the RAP symbol.
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AHS
NATIONAL EVENTS
AND PROGRAMS CALENDAR
Mark your calendar for
these upcoming national events and programs that are
sponsored or cosponsored by the American Horticultural
Society.
2008
Through
Oct. 13. One Planet-Ours! Exhibit.
United States Botanic Garden. Washington, D.C. (AHS
will have a Green Garage display.)
Sept. 20. AHS Annual Gala. George Washington’s
River Farm, Alexandria, Virginia.
Oct. 16. Webinar: Design and Plants for Woodland
Gardens by Cole Burrell. (Only for AHS members.)
Oct. 23. Dr. H. Marc Cathey Day. George
Washington’s River Farm, Alexandria, Virginia.
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Mid
Atlantic |
North Central
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North West
South Central |
South East |
South West
West Coast |
Canada
To submit an
event for consideration for this calendar, click here
Mid-Atlantic
PA, NJ, VA, MD, DE, WV, DC
SEPT. 10. All America’s Horticulture Field Day.
Virginia Beach, Virginia. (757) 523-4734.
http://www.vahort.org.
OCT.11. Green Roof
Tour. The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. (610) 328-8023.
http://www.scottarboretum.org.
OCT. 11. 3rd
Annual HerbDay! Demonstrations, tours, and lectures.
U.S. Botanic Garden. Washington, D.C. (202) 225-1116.
http://www.usbg.gov.
RAP OCT. 11-13.
Orchid Show and Sale. National Capitol Orchid Society.
U.S. National Arboretum. Washtington, D.C. (202)
245-5898.
http://www.usna.usda.gov.
OCT. 15. Sustainable Lawn Care. Lecture. Mt. Cuba
Center. Greenville, Delaware. (302) 239-4244.
http://www.mtcubacenter.org.
OCT. 23. The Garden in Winter. Lecture. Ladew
Topiary Gardens. Monkton, Maryland. (410) 557-9570.
http://www.ladewgardens.com.
RAP OCT. 25.
Gardening in Small Spaces. Symposium. Green Spring
Gardens. Alexandria, Virginia. (703) 642-5173.
http://www.greenspring.org.
OCT. 30. Growing
Not-So-Common Backyard Fruit Trees. Workshop. The
Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College. Swarthmore,
Pennsylvania. (610) 328-8023.
http://www.scottarboretum.org.
North
Central
IA, IL, IN, MN, MI, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI
RAP SEPT. 6. Plant
Swap. Foellinger-Friemann Botanical Conservatory. Fort
Wayne, Indiana. (219) 427-6440.
http://www.botanicalconservatory.org.
RAP SEPT. 14. The
Wonderful World of Ferns. Workshop. Fernwood Botanical
Garden and Nature Preserve. Niles, Michigan. (269)
695-6491.
http://www.fernwoodbotanical.org.
RAP SEPT. 27. Bringing the Autumn Garden
Indoors. Class. Holden Arboretum. Kirtland, Ohio.
(440) 946-4400.
http://www.holdenarb.org.
RAP OCT. 11. Western
Reserve Herb Society Fair. Cleveland Botanic Garden.
Cleveland, Ohio. (216) 721-1600.
http://www.cbgarden.org.
RAP OCT. 18 & 19.
Midwest Fruit Explorers Show & Sale. Chicago Botanic
Garden. Glencoe, Illinois. (847) 835-5440.
http://www.chicagobotanic.org.
RAP NOV. 1. Sage
Symposium: A Day of Garden Wisdom. Klehm Arboretum &
Botanic Garden. Rockford, Illinois. (815) 965-8146.
http://www.klehm.org.
North
East
CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT
RAP SEPT. 6. Native Plant
Collection Tour. The Landis Arboretum. Esperance, New York. (518)
875-6935.
http://www.landisarboretum.org.
SEPT. 13. Gathering of Gardeners Fall Symposium.
Eisenhart Auditorium. Rochester, New York. 585-461-1000 ext 225.
Click here
RAP SEPT. 13. Growing Wildflowers
from Seed. Workshop. Polly Hill Arboretum. West Tisbury,
Massachusetts. (508) 693-9426.
http://www.pollyhillarboretum.org.
SEPT. 13. Coleus Day at Atlock Farm. Somerset, New
Jersey. (732) 249-9282.
http://www.coleussociety.org.
RAP OCT. 7. Mulch, Leaves, and
Cover Crops. Workshop. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Brooklyn, New
York. (718) 623-7200.
http://www.bbg.org.
North West
AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY
SEPT. 12 & 13. Northwest Horticultural Society’s Annual Fall
Plant Sale. Magnuson Park. Seattle, Washington. (206) 527-1794.
http://www.northwesthort.org.
SEPT. 13 - 21. Le Tour des Plants, A Gardener’s Excursion.
Oregon Association of Nurseries. Wilsonville,Oregon. 503-682-5089. http://www.oan.org.
RAP SEPT. 20. Plastic Pot
Recycling Day. Alaska Botanical Garden. Anchorage, Alaska. (928)
770-3692.
http://www.alaskabg.org.
OCT. 18 – NOV. 9. Mum Festival. The Buffalo and Erie County
Botanical Gardens. Buffalo, New York. (716) 827-1584 ext. 291.
http://www.buffalogardens.com.
OCT. 2-5. Portland Fall Home and Garden Show. Portland,
Oregon. (503) 246-8291.
http://www.otshows.com/PFHS/pfhs.htm.
OCT. 5. Fall Bulb & Plant Sale. Washington Park Arboretum.
Seattle, Washington. (206) 325-4510.
http://www.arboretumfoundation.org.
South
Central
AR, KS, LA, MO, MS, OK, TX
RAP SEPT. 16. Designing an Evening
Garden. Workshop. The Biedenharn Museum & Gardens. Monroe,
Louisianna. (318)387-5281.
http://bmuseum.org.
SEPT. 17. Turf and Landscape Field Day. Workshop. Department of
Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. OSU Botanical Garden,
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma. (405) 744-5404.
http://www.hortlas.okstate.edu.
RAP SEPT. 17-20. Texas Plant
Conservation Conference. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
Austin, Texas. (512) 292-4200.
http://www.wildflower.org.
OCT. 17 & 18. Southern Garden Symposium. St. Francisville,
Louisiana. (225) 635-3738.
http://www.southerngardensymposium.org.
RAP OCT. 18 & 19. Fall Plant Sale
and Garden Festival. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin,
Texas. (512) 292-4200.
http://www.wildflower.org.
South
East
AL, FL, GA, KY, NC, SC, TN
RAP SEPT. 13 & 14. Garden Walk and
Flower Sale. The North Carolina Arboretum. Asheville, North
Carolina. (828) 665-2492.
http://www.ncarboretum.org.
SEPT. 19 & 20. Annual Conifer Weekend. Lecture and tour.
Picadilly Farm. Bishop, Georgia. (706) 769-6516.
SEPT. 27 & 28. Fall Family Festival. Daniel Stowe Botanical
Garden. Belmont, North Carolina. 704-829-1252.
http://www.dsbg.org.
RAP OCT. 3 & 4. Fall Plant
Sale. Memphis Botanic Garden. Memphis, Tennessee. (901) 576-4100.
http://www.memphisbotanicgarden.com.
RAP OCT. 4. Fall Plant Sale. The
State Botanical Garden of Georgia. Athens, Georgia. (706) 542-6156.
http://www.uga.edu/botgarden.
OCT. 26. Smaller Gardens: Real Solutions. Symposium.
Horticulture magazine. Callaway Gardens. Pine Mountain, Georgia.
(877) 436-7764.
http://hortprograms.com.
South West
AZ, NM, CO, UT
RAP SEPT. 13. Fabulous Fall
Fair. Plant Sale. Santa Fe Botanical Garden. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
(505) 428-1684.
http://www.santafebotanicalgarden.org.
RAP SEPT. 27. Wildflower
Walk. The Arboretum at Flagstaff. Flagstaff, Arizona. (928)
774-1442.
http://www.thearb.org.
SEPT. 26 – 28. Home & Landscape Show. Arizona State Fairgrounds.
Phoenix, Arizona. (602) 485-1691.
http://www.maricopacountyhomeshows.com.
RAP SEPT. 28. Central Arizona
Cactus and Succulent Society Meeting. Desert Botanical Garden.
Phoenix, Arizona. (480) 941-1225.
http://www.dbg.org.
OCT. 4. Fall Plant Sale. Tucson Botanical Gardens. Tucson,
Arizona. (520) 326-9686.
http://www.tucsonbotanical.org.
RAP OCT. 17-19. Fall Plant Sale
Festival. Desert Botanical Garden. Phoenix, Arizona. (480) 941-1225.
http://www.dbg.org.
RAP OCT. 23. Plant Driven Design.
Lecture. Denver Botanic Gardens. Denver, Colorado. (720) 865-3500.
http://www.botanicgardens.org.
West Coast
CA, NV, HI
RAP SEPT. 4. Planting Natives for
Pollinators. Lecture. San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing
Arboretum. San Fransisco, California. (415) 661-1316.
http://www.sfbotanicalgarden.org.
SEPT. 6 & 7. Salvia Spectacular Plant Sale. Fullerton Arboretum.
Fullerton, California. (714) 278-3579.
http://www.arboretum.fullerton.edu.
SEPT. 8. What's New and Unique From Seed? Lecture. San Diego
Horticultural Society. Del Mar, California. (760) 295-7089.
http://www.sdhortsoc.org.
RAP SEPT. 10. Garden Feast.
Luncheon. San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum. San
Francisco, California. (415) 661-1316 ext. 307.
http://www.sfbotanicalgarden.com.
SEPT. 20. Biocultural Systems and Ethnobotany of
California. Lecture. California Botanical Society. University of
California Berkeley. Berkeley, California. (510) 643-7008.
http://www.calbotsoc.org.
OCT. 2 & 3. The Garden Classroom. Educator workshop. Life
Lab. Santa Cruz, California. (831) 459-5476.
http://www.lifelab.org.
RAP OCT. 4. Fall Plant Sale.
Palos Verdes Peninsula, California. (310) 544-6815.
http://www.southcoastbotanicgarden.org.
RAP OCT. 11 & 12. California Native
and Fall Plant Sale. Fullerton Arboretum. Fullerton, California.
(714) 278-3407.
http://www.arboretum.fullerton.edu.
OCT. 13. Bamboo, the Earth and Us. Lecture. San Diego
Horticultural Society. Del Mar, California. (760) 295-7089.
http://www.sdhort.soc.org.
RAP OCT. 18. Los Angeles Flower
District Tour. Descanso Gardens. La Canada Flintridge, California.
(818) 985-4200.
http://www.descansogardens.org.
Canada
RAP Through OCT. 13. Earth Art
Exhibit. Royal Botanical Gardens. Hamilton, Ontario. (905)
527-1158.
http://www.rbg.ca.
SEPT. 13. Arboretum Auxillary Plant Sale. The Arboretum
at the University of Guelph. Guelph, Ontario, Canada. (519)
824-4120 ext. 52113.
http://www.uoguelph.ca/arboretum.
SEPT. 17 & 18. 2008 CanWest Hort Show. Trade show. Vancouver,
British Columbia. (604) 574-7772.
http://www.canwesthortshow.com.
SEPT. 27. VanDusen Botanical Garden Compost & Bulb Sale.
Van Dusen Botanical Garden. Vancouver, British Columbia. (604)
257-8666.
http://www.vandusengaren.org.
OCT. 10. Tree Identification. Workshop. The Arboretum at the
University of Guelph. Guelph, Ontario, Canada. (519) 824-4120 ext.
52113.
http://www.uoguelph.ca/arboretum.
OCT. 21 & 22. Garden & Florist Expo. Toronto, Ontario.
http://www.gardenexpo.ca.
RAP OCT. 25. Sunscaping.
Workshop. Glendale Gardens & Woodland. Victoria, British Columbia.
(250) 479-6162.
http://www.hcp.bc.ca.
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