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March/April 2000
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Happenings
Mid
Atlantic | North Central |
North East | North West
South Central | South East |
South West
West Coast | Canada
Mid-Atlantic
Mar. 31. Perennial Plant
Workshop: Hellebores. With David Culp of Sunny Border Nurseries.
The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College, Swarthmore,
Pennsylvania. (610) 328-8001.
AHS
Apr. 2-5. 54th Colonial Williamsburg Garden Symposium.
Co-sponsored by AHS, this year's annual symposium is titled "A
Focus on Plants: History, Culture, Future." The symposium will
offer an array of lectures and clinics by outstanding
horticulturists, in addition to a variety of optional tours of
gardens, golf courses, and Colonial Williamsburg. The discounted
registration fee for AHS members is $300. For more information,
call (757) 220-7174, fax (757) 565-8630, or e-mail
dcountryman@cwf.org.
Apr. 14 &15. Spring Garden
Fair and Plant Sale. Louis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond,
Virginia. (804) 262-9887.
Apr. 22. Azalea Plant
Sale. Brookside Chapter of the Azalea Society of America. U.S.
National Arboretum, Washington, D.C. (202) 245-2726.
Apr. 22-30. Historic
Garden Week. Garden Club of Virginia. (804) 644-7776.
Apr. 28. 20th Annual Rare
Plant Auction. Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
(302) 658-6262.
Apr. 29. Historic Garden
Week on the Eastern Shore. Garden Club of the Eastern Shore and
Garden Club of Virginia. (757) 787-3945.
North Central
Mar. 13-Apr. 9.
Butterflies in Bloom Festival. Dow Gardens, Midland, Michigan.
(800) 362-4874.
Mar. 23-26. GMC Builders
Home & Detroit Flower Show. Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan.
(248) 862-1019.
Apr. 6-9. DTE Energy
Detroit International Bloomfest. Michigan Horticultural Society.
Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center, Detroit, Michigan. (248)
646-2990.
Apr. 14-16. Chicago
Antiques & Garden Fair. Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe,
Illinois. (847) 835-5440. May 5-7. Spring Herb Festival.
Asheville Farmer's Market, Asheville, North Carolina. (828)
689-5974.
North East
Mar. 23. Creating a
Resonant Garden: Blending Both the Natural and the Personal
Landscape. Lecture by Lauren Springer. Hunter College School of
Social Work Auditorium, New York, New York. (718) 549-3200.
Mar. 24-26. Capital
District Garden and Flower Show. Hudson Valley Community
College, Troy, New York. (518) 356-6410.
Apr. 5-9. Central Park
Garden Show. Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, New York, New York.
(212) 255-0020.
Apr. 28-30. Nantucket
Daffodil Festival. Nantucket, Massachusetts. (508) 228-1700.
NorthWest
Mar.
31-Apr. 16. 16th Annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. Skagut
Valley, Washington. (360) 424-3228 ext. 2100.
Apr. 1. Early Rhododendron
Show and Sale. Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens, Portland,
Oregon. (503) 771-8386.
Apr. 8. Early Bloomers
Plant Sale. Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
(206) 325-4510.
Apr. 29 & 30. 34th Glide
Wildflower Show. Glide Community Building, Glide, Oregon. (541)
496-3616.
South Central
AHS
Mar. 16-18. Celebrating the American Gardener. Annual
Meeting of the American Horticultural Society. Includes lectures
and tours. Houston Omni Hotel, Houston, Texas. (800) 777-7931.
Mar. 16, 23, & 30. Wildlife Gardens. Lecture series.
Botanica:The Wichita Gardens, Wichita, Kansas. (316) 264-0448.
Mar. 18. 5th Annual Herb
Forum at Round Top. The McAshan Herb Gardens at Festival Hill,
Round Top, Texas. (409) 249-5283.
Apr. 11,18, & 25. Herb
Gardens. Lecture series. Botanica:The Wichita Gardens, Wichita,
Kansas. (316) 264-0448.
Apr. 19-24. Texas 2000
World of Roses Convention. JW Marriott Hotel, Houston, Texas.
(713) 944-3437.
SouthEast
Mar. 16-Apr. 15. Annual
Festival of Houses and Gardens. Historic Charleston Foundation.
Charleston, South Carolina. (843) 722-3405.
Mar. 23-26. Festival of
Flowers. Providence Hospital Foundation. Spring Hill College,
Mobile, Alabama. (334) 639-2050.
Mar. 24. Southern Living
Gardening School. Lectures by Rick Ludwig. Callaway Gardens,
Pine Mountain, Georgia. (800) 225-5292.
Mar. 31-Apr. 2. Gardeners'
Weekend. Tryon Palace, New Bern, North Carolina. (252) 514-4900.
Apr. 1-30. Festival of
Flowers. Biltmore Estate, Ashville, North Carolina. (800)
242-6480.
Apr. 6-8. Fiesta 2000.
Plant sale. Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Birmingham, Alabama.
(205) 414-3950.
AHS
Apr. 28-June 11. Epcot International Flower & Garden
Festival. Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida. (407) 938-3900.
SouthWest
Mar. 18 & 19. Spring Plant
Sale. Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson, Arizona. (602) 326-9686.
Apr. 2. Wildflower
Festival. Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, Arizona. (520) 742-6455.
Apr. 22. 12th Annual Herb
Fair. Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson, Arizona. (602) 326-9686.
West
Mar. 25 & 26. Bonsai Show.
California Bonsai Society. The Huntington, San Marino,
California. (626) 405-2141.
Mar. 31-Apr. 2. Santa
Barbara International Orchid Show. Earl Warren Show Grounds,
Santa Barbara, California. (805) 967-6331.
Apr. 15 & 16. Rose
Festival. The Huntington, San Marino, California. (626)
405-2141.
May 6-14. Spring Fling
Garden Celebration. San Diego Zoo, San Diego, California. (619)
234-3153.
May 15-18. 2nd Annual
Garden Week. Meadowood Luxury Resort, St. Helena, California.
(800) 458-8080.
Canada
Mar. 17-19. Manitoba
Orchid Show. Manitoba Orchid Society. Assiniboine Park
Conservatory, Winnipeg, Manitoba. (204) 654-0459.
Mar. 22-26. Toronto Flower
and Garden Show. Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Building,
Toronto, Canada. (800) 730-1020. m
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