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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
or click here

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.

2009

July 23-25. National Children & Youth Garden Symposium.  Cleveland, Ohio.

July 30. Dry Beauty: Strategies for Designing Water-Thrifty Gardens. Webinar by Scott Calhoun.

August 21-23. The Homestead’s 11th Annual “In the Garden With the Experts” Symposium. Hot Springs, Virginia.

September 9. Gardening for Wildlife. Webinar presented by Douglas Tallamy.

September 19. AHS Annual Gala. River Farm, Alexandria, Virginia.

October 1-3. America In Bloom Symposium and Awards Ceremony. Hershey, Pennsylvania.

October 23. Dr. H. Marc Cathey Day. River Farm, Alexandria, Virginia.

December 1-24. Holiday Trees Display. River Farm, Alexandria, Virginia.

December 10. Annual Holiday Reception. River Farm, Alexandria, Virginia.
 

Mid Atlantic | North Central | North East | 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

JULY 11. The Natural History of Trees. Walking tour. Monticello, the Thomas Jefferson Foundation. Charlottesville, Virginia. (434) 984-9822. http://www.monticello.org.

JULY 13-17.
The Garden as Studio. Class. Mt. Cuba Center. Greenville, Delaware. (302) 239-4244. http://www.mtcubacenter.org.

JULY 17. Woody Plant Conference. Scott Arboretum. Swarthmore College. Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. (610) 388-1000 ext. 507. http://www.woodyplantconference.org.

JULY 18.
Rain Barrel Workshop. Monticello, the Thomas Jefferson Foundation. Charlottesville, Virginia. (434) 984-9822. http://www.monticello.org.

JULY 29.
Chanticleer Walk: Water Features for Every Garden. Class. Chanticleer Garden. Wayne, Pennsylvania. (610) 687-4163. http://www.chanticleergarden.org.

AUG. 6.
Milkweed for Monarchs. Class. Mt. Cuba Center. Greenville, Delaware. (302) 239-4244. http://www.mtcubacenter.org.

RAP AUG. 15.
Soil Basics. Class. Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Richmond, Virginia. (804) 262-9887. http://www.lewisginter.org.

AUG. 29.
Summer Wildflower Walk. West Virginia Botanic Garden. Morgantown, West Virginia. (304) 376-2717. http://www.wvbg.org.

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

JULY 11. Master Gardener’s Gardenwalk 2009. Plant sale, garden tour. McHenry County College. Crystal Lake, Illinois. (815) 459-7570. http://mchenry.edu/eventcalendar/vieweventcalendar.asp.

RAP JULY 25. Cactus & Succulent Society of Greater Chicago Show & Sale. Chicago Botanic Garden. Glencoe, Illinois. (837) 845-5440. http://www.chicagobotanic.org.

RAP JULY 25.
Ornamental Grass Sale. Iowa Arboretum. Madrid, Iowa. (515) 795-3216. http://www.iowaarboretum.org.

RAP AUG. 15.
Designing and Creating Rain Gardens. Class. Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. University of Minnesota. Chaska, Minnesota. (952) 443-1400. http://www.arboretum.umn.edu.

AUG. 29-30.
76th Annual Midwest Dahlia Conference’s Dahlia Show. Grand Valley Dahlia Society. Grand Rapids, Michigan. (231) 798-2915. http://www.midwestdahliaconference.org.

 

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

JULY 15. Mornings in the Garden: Container Gardening. Lecture. Heritage Museums and Gardens. Sandwich, Massachusetts. (508) 888-3300. http://www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.

JULY 23.
Neighborhood Night: Pleasure Gardens-Celebrating Isabella Gardner’s Love for Plants and Flowers. Crafts, seed planting, entertainment. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Boston, Massachusetts. (617) 278- 5156. http://www.gardnermuseum.org.

RAP JULY 26.
Care and Conditioning of Flowers. Class. The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, New York. (718) 817-8700. http://www.nybg.org.

RAP AUG. 11.
Identification and Control of Invasive Plants. Class. Polly Hill Arboretum. West Tisbury, Massachusetts. (508) 693-9426. http://www.pollyhillarboretum.org.

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

JULY 13-19. APLD 2009 International Landscape Design Conference. Association of Professional Landscape Designers. Portland, Oregon. (717) 238-9780. http://www.apld.org.

JULY 17-19. Sequim Lavender Festival. Sequim Lavender Growers Association. Sequim, Washington. (877) 681-3035. http://www.lavenderfestival.com.

RAP JULY 22.
Summer Pruning of Trees & Shrubs. Demonstration class. Washington Park Arboretum. Seattle, Washington. (206) 325-4510. http://www.arboretumfoundation.org.

RAP AUG. 1.
Anchorage Garden Club’s 66th Annual Flower Show. Alaska Botanical Garden. Anchorage, Alaska. (907) 770-3692. http://alaskabg.org.

RAP AUG. 15.
50th Anniversary Flower Show. East Lake Washington District of Garden Clubs. Bellevue Botanical Garden. Bellevue, Washington. (425) 452-2750. http://www.bellevuebotanical.org.

RAP AUG. 19.
Discovery Walk. Lakewold Gardens. Lakewood, Washington. (253) 584-4106 ext.108. http://www.lakewoldgardens.org.

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

RAP JULY 2. Night Hike. Botanica, the Wichita Gardens. Wichita, Kansas. (316) 264-0448. http://www.botanica.org.

RAP JULY 8.
Bringing Nature Home. Lecture. Botanical Garden of the Ozarks. Fayetteville, Arkansas. (479) 750-2620. http://www.bgozarks.org.

RAP JULY 11.
Passion for Plumeria. Seminar. Plumeria Society of South Texas. South Texas Botanical Gardens and Nature Center. Corpus Christi, Texas. (361) 852-2100. http://www.stxbot.org.

RAP JULY 18. Herbs and Herb Container Gardens. Tour, demonstrations. Texas Discovery Gardens. Dallas, Texas. (214) 428-7476. http://www.texasdiscoverygardens.org.

AUG. 7.
Public Landscaping. Class. Will Rogers Horticultural Gardens. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (405) 943-0827. http://okc.gov/Parks/will_rogers.

AUG. 27.
Conservation of Mexican Grasslands. Lecture. Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center & Botanical Gardens. Fort Davis, Texas. (432) 364-2499. http://cdri.org.

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

JULY 16. Fall and Winter Vegetable Gardening. Class. Boone County Extension Service. Burlington, Kentucky. (859) 586-6101. http://www.bcarboretum.org.

RAP JULY 18.
Versatile Bromeliads. Workshop. Mounts Botanical Garden. West Palm Beach, Florida. (561) 233-1757. http://www.mounts.org.

JULY 22-25.
26th Annual Cullowhee Conference, “Native Plants in the Landscape”. Western Carolina University. Cullowhee, North Carolina. (828) 227-7211. http://nativeplantconference.wcu.edu.

JULY 31-SEPT. 27.
Heroes of Horticulture. Art Exhibit. Reynolda House Museum of American Art. Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (336) 758-5150. http://www.reynoldahouse.org.

RAP AUG. 5.
Sustainable Southern Gardening. Class. Atlanta Botanical Garden. Atlanta, Georgia. (404) 876-5859. http://www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org.

RAP AUG. 9.
Gardening with Japanese Maples. Class. Aldridge Botanical Gardens. Hoover, Alabama. (205) 682-8019. http://www.aldridgegardens.com.

RAP AUG. 15.
Growing Orchids. Class. American Orchid Society. Delray Beach, Florida. (561) 404-2000. http://www.aos.org.

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South West
AZ, NM, CO, UT

RAP JUNE 29. Grow Your Mind - Green Your World: Tour of Rare Plants. Betty Ford Alpine Gardens. Vail, Colorado. (970) 476-0103. http://www.bettyfordalpinegardens.org.

RAP JULY 11.
Living Wreath Workshop. Red Butte Garden. University of Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah. (801) 581-4747. http://www.redbuttegarden.org.

RAP JULY 17 & 18. Plant Sale and Penstemon Festival. The Arboretum at Flagstaff. Flagstaff, Arizona. (928) 774-1442. http://www.thearb.org.

AUG. 1.
Successful Plants for Tucson Gardens. Class. Tucson Botanical Gardens. Tucson, Arizona. (520) 326-9686. http://tucsonbotanical.org.

RAP AUG. 22.
Native Seed Collecting. Workshop. Red Butte Garden and Arboretum. University of Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah. (801) 581-4747. http://www.redbuttegarden.org.

AUG. 22 & 23.
“Glorious Roses” Show. Albuquerque Rose Society. Albuquerque Biological Park. Albuquerque, New Mexico. (505) 764-6200. http://www.cabq.gov/biopark.

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West Coast
CA, NV, HI

JULY 9. Tea Roses for Warm Gardens. Lecture. Friendship Auditorium. Los Angeles, California. The Southern California Horticultural Society. (818) 567-1496. http://www.socalhort.org.

JULY 11-24. Permaculture Design Course. Occidental Arts & Ecology Center. Occidental, California. (707) 874-1557 ext. 201. http://www.oaec.org.

JULY 25.
Upgrade to Water Smart Landscaping. Class. The Springs Preserve. Las Vegas, Nevada. (702) 822-7786. http://www.springspreserve.org.

RAP AUG. 9.
Plant Sale. Conejo Valley Botanic Garden. Thousand Oaks, California. (805) 494-7630. http://www.conejogarden.org.

RAP AUG. 22.
Square-Foot Gardening. Class. Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden. Arcadia, California. (626) 821-3222. http://www.arboretum.org.

RAP AUG. 29.
Basic Drip Irrigation. Class. Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens. Fort Brag, California. (707) 964-4352. http://www.gardenbythesea.org.

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Canada/International

JULY 4 & 5. Organic Islands Festival and Sustainability Expo. Glendale Gardens & Woodland. Victoria, British Columbia. (250) 658-8148. http://www.organicislands.ca.

JULY 25. SOUL Organic Garden Tour. Society for Organic Urban Land Care.Victoria, British Columbia. (250) 661-0383. http://www.organiclandcare.org.
 

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