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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. Current
AHS members showing a valid membership card are eligible for free or
discounted admission or other benefits. Contact the host site for details
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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.

2010

North East | Mid Atlantic | South East
North Central | South Central |North West | South West
West Coast | Canada/International

To submit an event for consideration for this calendar, click here

North East
CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT

AUG. 28. Dahlia Show. Connecticut Dahlia Society. Pond House at Elizabeth Park. West Hartford, Connecticut. (860) 485-0326. http://www.dahliashows.com.

AUG. 29.
Eastern International Show. North American Gladiolus Council. Spring Meadow Glad Farm. Ballston Lake, New York. E-mail: smgfowen@nycap.rr.com or owensmgf@yahoo.com.

SEPT. 15 & 16. Dazzling Dahlias Show. Greenwich Dahlia Society of the Garden Education Center. Cos Cob, Connecticut. (203) 869-9242. http://www.gecgreenwich.org.

SEPT. 24.
Gateway to Sustainable Gardening. Conference. The Native Plant Center. Valhalla, New York. (914) 606-7870. http://www.nativeplantcenter.org.
 

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Mid-Atlantic
PA, NJ, VA, MD, DE, WV, DC

AUG. 21. HPS Fall Gardeners' Market. Hardy Plant Society. Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. (856) 582-5580. http://www.hardyplant.org/.

RAP AUG. 28 & 29.
Begonia Show and Sale. Potomac Branch of the American Begonia Society. Green Spring Gardens. Alexandria, Virginia. (703) 642-5173. http://www.greenspring.org.

AUG. 28. Annapolis Tomato Festival. Homestead Gardens. Davidsonville, Maryland. (410) 798-5000. Click here

RAP SEPT. 12.
Gardenfest. Hershey Gardens. Hershey, Pennsylvania. (717) 534-3492. http://www.hersheygardens.org.

RAP SEPT. 12.
Innovations in Container Gardening at the National Arboretum. Lecture and tour. U.S. National Arboretum. Washington, DC. (202) 544-8733. http://www.usna.usda.gov.

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South East
AL, FL, GA, KY, NC, SC, TN

RAP AUG. 28. Plant Conservation: Protecting Botanical Diversity in the Garden and in the Wild. Class. The State Botanical Garden of Georgia. State Botanical Visitor Center. Athens, Georgia. (706) 542-1244. http://www.uga.edu/botgarden.

RAP SEPT. 4-6. Chocolate: Seed to Sweet. Weekend-long exhibition opening. Atlanta Botanical Garden. Atlanta, Georgia. (404) 876-5859. http://www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org.

SEPT. 8.
11th Annual Summer Outing. Kentucky Nursery and Landscape Association. Ammon Wholesale Nurseries. Burlington, Kentucky. (502) 695-0106. http://www.knla.org/.

RAP SEPT. 11 & 12.
Everything Orchids: A Shady Affair Plant Sale. Mounts Botanical Garden. West Palm Beach, Florida. (561) 233-1757. http://www.mounts.org.

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North Central
IA, IL, IN, MN, MI, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI

RAP AUG. 20-22. Mid-America Bonsai Show & Sale. Chicago Botanic Garden. Glencoe, Illinois. (847) 835-8284. http://www.chicagobotanic.org/plantshows.

AUG. 27 & 28.
Black Hills Orchid Society Festival. Central States Fair. Rapid City, South Dakota. (605) 348-7165. E-mail: orchidshed@mac.com.

AUG. 28 & 29. Dahlia Show. Mahoning Valley Dahlia Society. Davis Center in Mill Creek Metro Park. Youngstown, Ohio. (330) 533-7741. http://www.dahliashows.com.

RAP SEPT. 15. Autumn Colors. Garden walk. Boerner Botanical Gardens. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (414) 525-5659. http://www.boernerbotanicalgardens.org.

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South Central
AR, KS, LA, MO, MS, OK, TX

SEPT. 4-6. Cactus Show & Sale. Zilker Botanical Garden. Austin, Texas. (512) 477-8672. http://www.zilkergardens.org.

RAP SEPT. 9-12.
Flora Kansas: Great Plains Plant Bazaar. Dyck Arboretum. Hesston, Kansas. (620) 327-8127. http://www.dyckarboretum.org.

RAP SEPT. 11.
Greater St. Louis Daylily Society Sale. Missouri Botanical Garden. Beaumont Room at Ridgway Visitor Center. St. Louis, Missouri. (314) 577-5100. http://www.safehavengardens.com/gsds.html.

SEPT. 11 & 12. T
allgrass Prairie Wildflower Weekend. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. (620) 273-8494. http://www.nps.gov/tapr.
 

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South West
AZ, NM, CO, UT

AUG. 19-21. “Ready, Set, Grow.” Standard flower show. Golden, Colorado Federation of Garden Clubs. United Methodist Church. Golden, Colorado. (303) 832-6390. http://www.coloradogardenclubs.org/.

RAP AUG. 28.
Native Seed Collecting. Workshop. Red Butte Garden. Salt Lake City, Utah. (801) 585-0556. http://www.redbuttegarden.org.

AUG. 28 & 29.
Dahlia Show. Colorado Dahlia Society. Twin Peaks Mall. Longmont, Colorado. (303) 536-4384. http://www.dahliashows.com.

SEPT. 3 & 4. Fabulous Fall Plant Sale and Preview. Santa Fe Botanical Garden. County Fairgrounds. Santa Fe, New Mexico. (505) 471-9103. http://www.santafebotanicalgarden.org.

SEPT. 4.
Rose Celebration. Exhibit. Albuquerque Rose Society. Rio Grande Botanic Garden Showroom. Albuquerque, New Mexico. (505) 764-6200. http://www.cabq.gov/biopark.

RAP SEPT. 11 & 12
. Local Foods Festival at Chatfield. Denver Botanic Gardens. Green Farm Barn. Denver, Colorado. (720) 865-3500. http://www.botanicgardens.org.

RAP SEPT. 24 & 25.
Fall Bulb & Native Plant Sale. Red Butte Garden. Salt Lake City, Utah. (801) 585-0556. http://www.redbuttegarden.org.
 

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West Coast
CA, NV, HI

AUG. 21 & 22. Dahlia Show. Dahlia Society of California. County Fair Building at Golden Gate Park. San Francisco, California. (415) 566-5222. http://www.dahliashows.com.

RAP AUG. 29.
Begonia Show & Sale. South Coast Botanic Garden Foundation. Palos Verdes Peninsula, California. (310) 544-1948. http://www.southcoastbotanicgarden.org/.

SEPT. 3-6. Annual Capitola Begonia Festival. American Begonia Society. Capitola, California. (831) 476-3566. http://capitolabegoniafestival.com.

SEPT. 11.
South Bay Green Scene. South Bay Botanic Garden at Southwestern College. Chula Vista, California. (619) 421-6700 ext. 5371. http://www.southbaybotanicgarden.org.

SEPT. 13.
Naturally in San Diego: Native Plants of Torrey Pines State Reserve. Lecture. San Diego Horticultural Society. Del Mar Fairgrounds. San Diego, California. (760) 295-7089. http://www.sdhortsoc.org.

SEPT. 17.
Plant it, Grow It, Eat It: Garden-Enhanced Nutrition Education. Educator workshop. Life Lab Science Program. Santa Cruz, California. (831) 459-3833. http://www.lifelab.org.

RAP SEPT. 18.
Fall Plant Sale. Gardens at Heather Farm. Walnut Creek, California. (925) 947-1678. http://www.gardenshf.org.

SEPT. 23-26.
Style & Whimsy in the Sustainable Garden. Pacific Horticulture Symposium. Pasadena, California. http://www.pacifichorticulture.org/programs/php.

RAP OCT 9 & 10.
California Native and Fall Plant Sale. Fullerton Arboretum. Fullerton, California. (657) 278-4010. http://www.fullertonarboretum.org.
 

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North West
AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY

AUG. 26-28. Dahlia & Glad Show. 5 Valleys Dahlia & Glad Society. Southgate Mall. Missoula, Montana. (406) 375-0331. E-mail: briley@montana.com.

AUG. 28 & 29.
Dahlia Show. Puget Sound Dahlia Association. Kent Commons. Kent, Washington. (206) 546-9692. http://www.dahliashows.com.

SEPT. 4 & 5. Dahlia Show. Portland Dahlia Society. Clackamas County Fairgrounds. Canby, Oregon. (503) 655-6951. http://www.dahliashows.com.

RAP SEPT. 11.
NPA Fall Plant Sale. Northwest Perennial Alliance. Bellevue Botanical Garden. Bellevue, Washington. (425) 451-3755. http://www.bellevuebotanical.org.

RAP SEPT. 11.
2nd Annual Harvest Day. Festival. Alaska Botanical Garden. Anchorage, Alaska. (907) 770-3692. http://www.alaskabg.org.

SEPT. 17-19.
Great Divide Orchid Society Show. Great Divide Orchid Society. Capital Hill Mall. Helena Montana. (406) 458-6169. E-mail: pzander@gmail.com.

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Canada/International

AUG. 21 & 22. Dahlia Show. Nanaimo Gladiolus & Dahlia Society. Country Club Centre. Nanaimo, British Columbia. (250) 755-1412. http://www.dahliashows.com.

SEPT. 4. Dahlia Show. Dahlia Society of Nova Scotia. Micmac Mal. Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. (902) 668-2838. http://www.dahliashows.com.

SEPT. 16 & 17
Indoor Plant Sale – Plant Therapy. University of British Columbia Botanical Garden. Vancouver, British Columbia. (604) 822-9666. http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org.

SEPT. 25 & 26.
Fall Plant Sale. Glendale Gardens & Woodland. Victoria, British Columbia. (250) 479-6162. http://www.glendalegardens.ca.
 

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