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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
January. 2-16, 2009 Holiday Trees Display. George
Washington’s River Farm. Alexandria, Virginia.
March 11. “Home
Outside: Creating the Landscape You Love.” Webinar
by Julie Moir Messervy.
March 18 – MAY 31. Epcot International Flower & Garden
Festival Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
April 17 & 18. Spring Garden Market. River
Farm, Alexandria, Virginia. (Note: AHS members-only
preview sale is Thursday, April 16 from 4 p.m. to 8
p.m.)
May 1. Colonial Williamsburg Garden Symposium.
Williamsburg, Virginia.
May 7 & 8. Magic of Landscapes. Lake
Buena Vista, Florida.
May 17. Friends of River Farm Family Picnic.
River Farm, Alexandria, Virginia.
June 4. Great American Gardeners Award Ceremony and
Banquet. River Farm, Alexandria, Virginia.
June 14. Community Green. River Farm,
Alexandria, Virginia.
June 27. AHS Garden School. “Green Garage:
Sustainable and Earth-friendly Solutions for the
Landscape.” River Farm, Alexandria, Virginia.
July 9. Dry Beauty: Strategies for Designing
Water-Thrifty Gardens. Webinar by Scott Calhoun.
July 23-25. National Children & Youth Garden Symposium.
Cleveland, Ohio.
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Mid
Atlantic |
North Central
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North West
South Central |
South East |
South West
West Coast |
Canada/International
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Mid-Atlantic
PA, NJ, VA, MD, DE, WV, DC
JAN. 18. Good
Plants: 70 Years of Hopes, Failures, and Successes.
Lecture. Hardy Plant Society/Mid-Atlantic Chapter and
Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College. Swarthmore,
Pennsylvania. (610) 328-8025.
http://www.scottarboretum.org.
FEB. 10. Creating Backyard Bird Habitats. Class.
Maymont Foundation. Richmond, Virginia. (04) 358-7166.
http://community.maymon.org.
FEB. 6. City of
Trees. Lecture. United States Botanic Garden.
Washington, DC. (202) 225-8333.
http://www.usbg.gov.
FEB. 22. Backyard Bees. Lecture. Potowmack Chapter
Virginia Native Plant Society. Long Branch Nature
Center. Arlington, Virginia. (703) 228-4747.
http://registration.arlingtonva.us/vsiwebtrac.html.
North
Central
IA, IL, IN, MN, MI, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI
RAP Through MAR. 22. Yesterday’s Plants,
Today’s Energy. Conservatory Exhibit. Olbrich
Botanical Gardens. Madison, Wisconsin. (608)
246-4550.
http://www.olbrich.org.
JAN. 17. Herb Day.
Symposium. University of Illinois. Urbana, Illinois.
(217) 333-7738.
JAN. 24. 6th
Annual Gardening Show. Porter County Expo Center.
Valparaiso, Indiana. (219) 465-3555, ext. 21.
http://www.pcgarden.inf.
RAP JAN. 31 - MAY 10.
Spring Flower Show. Display. Garfield Park
Conservatory. Chicago, Illinois. (773) 638-1766.
http://www.garfieldconservatory.org.
RAP FEB. 13 - MAR. 8.
Totally Orchids. Exhibit. Minnesota Landscape
Arboretum. Chaska, Minnesota. (952) 443-1400.
http://www.arboretum.umn.edu.
North
East
CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT
RAP FEB. 10. Orangerie
Plant Propagation Workshop. Tower Hill Botanic Garden. Boylston,
Massachusetts. (508) 869-6111.
http://www.towerhillbg.org.
RAP FEB. 25. Oak: The Frame of
Civilization. Lecture. Wave Hill Horticultural Lecture Series. New
York School of Interior Design. Manhattan, New York. (718)
549-3200 ext. 216.
http://www.wavehill.org.
FEB. 28. Winter Family Terrarium Workshop.Garden Education
Center of Greenwich. Cos Cob, Connecticut. (203) 869-9242.
http://www.gecgreenwich.org.
North West
AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY
FEB. 11 & 12. Rare Plant Conference. Pahove Chapter of the Idaho
Native Plant Society. Idaho Native Plant Society. Boise, Idaho.
http://www.idahonativeplants.org.
FEB. 7. Member Tea and Tour: Meet the Garden Curator.
Portland Japanese Garden. Portland, Oregon. (503) 223-1321.
http://www.japanesegarden.com.
FEB. 12. Save the Sound: Build a Rain Garden. Workshop.
Stewardship Partners. Carnation City Hall. Carnation, Washington.
(425) 357-6025.
http://www.stewardshippartners.org.
South
Central
AR, KS, LA, MO, MS, OK, TX
RAP FEB. 4. Invasive Species:
Threats to Local Habitat. Lecture. South Texas Botanical Gardens &
Nature Center. Corpus Christi, Texas. (361) 852-2100.
http://www.stxbot.org.
FEB. 14. Home and Garden Seminar & Show. Pine Bluff Convention
Center. Pine Bluff, Arkansas. (870) 534-1033.
http://www.uaex.edu/jefferson.
RAP FEB. 21 & 22. Gardening Blitz.
Classes and tours. Missouri Botanical Garden. St. Louis, Missouri.
(314) 577-5100.
http://www.mobot.org.
South
East
AL, FL, GA, KY, NC, SC, TN
JAN. 16-18. Southern Gardening Symposium. Callaway Gardens. Pine
Mountain, Georgia. (800) 225-5292.
http://www.callawayonline.com.
RAP JAN. 17. Take the
Guesswork out of Pruning. Class. Huntsville Botanical Garden.
Huntsville, Alabama. (256) 830-4447.
http://www.hsvbg.org.
RAP JAN. 17 & 18. Camellia Show and
Sale. Harry P. Leu Gardens. Orlando, Florida. (407) 246-2620.
http://www.leugardens.org.
JAN. 21. Native Plant Symposium. Garden Club of Georgia and
State Botanical Garden of Georgia. Athens, Georgia. (706) 542-1244.
http://www.uga.edu/botgarden.
RAP FEB. 7-APR. 5. Orchid Daze.
Exhibit. Atlanta Botanical Garden. Atlanta, Georgia. (404)876-5859.
http://www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org.
RAP FEB. 10. Plant
Conservation: Protecting Botanical Diversity in the Garden and in
the Wild. Class. State Botanical Garden of Georgia. Athens, Georgia.
(706) 542-1244.
http://www.uga.edu/botgarden.
RAP FEB. 19. Starting Seeds
Indoors. Workshop. Dixon Gallery and Gardens. Memphis, Tennessee.
(901) 761-5250.
http://www.dixon.org.
RAP FEB. 24. The Gems of Sarasota
Sensitive Lands. Lecture. Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. Sarasota,
Florida. (941) 366-5731.
http://www.selby.org.
RAP FEB. 28. Caring for Your Trees.
Arbor Day Celebration. Class. Aldridge Botanical Gardens. Hoover,
Alabama. (205) 682-8019.
http://www.aldridgegardens.com.
South West
AZ, NM, CO, UT
RAP FEB. 17. Unsung Woodies
for Your Garden. Lecture. Denver Botanic Gardens. Denver, Colorado.
(720) 865-3500.
http://www.botanicgardens.org.
FEB. 21. Starting Seeds for Summer Gardens. Class. Tucson
Botanical Garden. Tucson, Arizona. (520) 326-9686.
http://www.tucsonbotanical.org.
West Coast
CA, NV, HI
JAN. 23. Pruning and Care of Landscape Fruit and Nut Trees.
Course (enroll in section 083AGR100). UC Davis Extension. Davis,
California. (800) 752-0881.
http://www.extension.ucdavis.edu/agriculture.
FEB. 9. Big Ideas for Water-Thrifty, Fire-Safe
Landscapes: The California Casual Garden. Lecture. San Diego
Horticultural Society. Del Mar, California. (760) 295-7089.
http://www.sdhortsoc.org.
RAP FEB. 21 & 22. African Violet
Show and Sale. Tri-counties African Violet Society. Fullerton
Arboretum. Fullerton, California. (714) 278-3407.
http://www.fullertonarboretum.org.
RAP MAR. 1. Camellia Pruning
Demonstration. Descanso Gardens. La Canada Flintridge, California.
(818) 949-4200.
http://www.descansogardens.org.
Canada/International
JAN. 16. Conifer Workshop. Arboretum at the University
of Guelph. Guelph, Ontario. (519) 824-4120 ext. 52113.
http://www.uoguelph.ca/arboretum.
RAP FEB. 18. Bonsai: An
Introduction. Royal Botanical Gardens. Hamilton, Ontario. (905)
527-1158.
http://www.rbg.ca.
FEB. 21. Mason Bee Workshop. VanDusen Botanical Garden.
Vancouver, British Columbia. (604) 878-9274.
http://www.vandusengarden.org.
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