September/October 2000
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Special Events
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Mid-Atlantic
Sept. 9. Yuletide Farm
Community Plant Swap. Yuletide Farm, Milford, Delaware.
(302) 422-2234.
Sept. 9-Oct. 1. GardenFest.
Longwood
Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. (610) 388-1000.
Sept. 10. House and Embassy
Garden Tour. Nine properties. Woodrow Wilson House,
Washington, D.C. (202) 387-4062.
Sept. 15 & 16. Fall Garden Fair
and Plant Sale. Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond,
Virginia. (804) 262-9887.
Sept. 15-17. Harvest Show &
Plant Sale. Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Morristown,
New Jersey. (973)
326-7600.
Sept. 16 & 17. The Harvest
Festival. Horticultural Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(215) 988-8800.
Sept. 17. Lecture by Lynden B.
Miller on urban design and gardening. Cylburn Arboretum,
Baltimore, Maryland. (410) 367-2217.
Sept. 21-24. American Dahlia
Society National Show. Doubletree Hotel, Pentagon City,
Virginia. (301) 698-2505.
AHS
Sept. 23. This Magic Moment. Gala and silent auction.
Friends of River Farm. George Washington's River Farm,
Alexandria, Virginia. (703) 768-5700.
Oct. 13-15. Fall Maryland Home
& Garden Show. Timonium Fairgrounds, Timonium, Maryland.
(410) 863-1180.
Oct. 21-Nov. 9. Chrysanthemum
Festival. Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square,
Pennsylvania. (610)
388-1000.
North Central
Through Oct. 29. Jr. Railroad.
Model train exhibit. Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe,
Illinois. (847) 835-5440.
Sept. 3, 4, 10, 17, & 24.
Tribute to Trees. Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois. (630)
719-2465.
Sept. 23. Fall Festival.
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chanhassen, Minnesota.
(612) 443-2460.
Sept. 23 & 24. 10th Annual
Barberton Mum Fest. Lake Anna Park, Barberton, Ohio.
Sept. 28-30. Community Forestry
At Its Best National Conference. Arbor Day Farm's Lied
Conference Center, Nebraska City, Nebraska. (402) 474-5655.
Sept. 30-Nov. 5. Chrysanthemum
Flower Show. Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago, Illinois.
(312) 746-5100.
Oct. 7. Fall Fest. The Iowa
Arboretum, Madrid, Iowa. (515) 795-3216.
Oct. 7. Seed Saving Workshop.
Garfield
Park Conservatory, Chicago, Illinois.
(312) 746-5100.
Oct. 7 & 8. A Blast to the Past
Fall Festival. Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor,
Michigan. (734) 998-7061.
Oct. 7 & 8. Ohio Gourd Show.
Morrow
County Fairgrounds, Mt. Gilead, Ohio.
(419) 362-6446.
Oct. 13-15. Wild Bird and
Backyard
Habitat Expo. Waukesha County Expo
enter, Waukesha,
Wisconsin. (800) 324-3337.
Oct. 14 & 15. Autumn at the
Arboretum. Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Rockford,
Illinois. (815) 965-8146.
Oct. 14 & 15. Mum Festival.
Botanica:
The Wichita Gardens, Wichita, Kansas. (316) 264-0448.
Oct. 25-28. International Maple
Symposium. Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois.
(630) 719-2468.
North
East
Sept. 9. Intervale Festival.
Harvest festival and educational events. Sponsored by
Gardener's Supply and the
Intervale
oundation. Burlington, Vermont. (802) 660-3505.
Sept. 16. Harvest Fair.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, New York. (718) 623-7220.
Sept. 20. Gardeners Fair and
Picnic. Wave Hill, Bronx, New York. (718) 549-2899.
Sept. 27. Plants from the Dark
Side: New Shade-Loving Perennials. Lecture by Tony Avent.
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. (607) 255-2407.
Sept. 30-Oct. 1. An Early 19th
Century Agricultural Fair. Old Sturbridge Village,
Sturbridge, Massachusetts. (800) 733-1830.
Oct. 6 & 7. A Gathering of
Gardeners
2000. Seminar and plant sales. George Eastman House,
Rochester, New York. (716) 271-3361.
Oct. 7. Antique Apple Tasting.
Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts. (800)
733-1830.
North
West
Sept. 9-10. Hardy Plant Society
Plant Sale. Washington County Fairplex, Hillsboro, Oregon.
(503) 224-5718.
Sept. 12-15. 9th Annual
Watchable Wildlife Conference. Casper Parkway Convention
Center, Casper, Wyoming. (307) 766-5637.
Sept. 24. Fall Plant Sale.
Sponsored by Berry Botanic Garden. Cedar Hills
Recreation Center,
Beaverton, Oregon.
(503) 636-4112.
Oct. 1. Fall Bulb Sale.
Washington Park
Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
(206) 325-4510.
Oct. 5-8. Portland Fall Home &
Garden Show. Portland Expo Center, Portland
Oregon. (503) 246-8291.
Oct. 14. Women in Horticulture
Conference. Association for Women in Horticulture. Shoreline
Conference Center, Seattle,
Washington. (206) 781-7741.
Oct. 29. Mushroom Show & Plant
Sale. Mount Pisgah Arboretum, Eugene, Oregon. (541)
747-3817.
South Central
Sept. 16 & 17. Herb Fest.
Powell Gardens, Kingsville, Missouri. (816) 697-2600.
Sept. 22-Oct. 15. Butterflies
in the Blachly Conservatory. Dallas Horticulture Center,
Dallas, Texas. (214) 327-8263.
Sept. 24. Omaha Council of
Garden Clubs Field Day. Omaha Botanical Gardens, Omaha,
Nebraska. (402) 453-5403.
Sept. 28-30. 58th Annual Bulb &
Plant Mart. Sponsored by the Garden Club of Houston.
Westminster United Methodist Church, Houston, Texas. (713)
626-7908.
Sept. 29-Oct. 1. Fall Fort
Worth Home & Garden Show. Fort Worth Convention Center, Fort
Worth, Texas. (713) 529-1616.
Oct. 6 & 7. Herb Harvest Fall
Festival. Ozark Folk Center, Mountain View, Arkansas. (870)
269-3851.
Oct. 16-20. Managing the
Mosaic: Connecting People and Natural Diversity in the 21st
Century. The Natural Areas Association 27th annual
conference. Regal Riverfront Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri.
(573) 751-4115.
Oct. 19-22. Native Plant
Society of Texas Symposium. Texas Women's University,
Denton, Texas. (512) 868-8799.
Oct. 19-22. Texas Rose
Festival. Tyler Municipal Rose Garden & Rose Museum, Tyler,
Texas. (903) 597-3130.
Oct. 20-22. Fall Texas Home &
Garden Show. Astrohall, Houston, Texas.
(713) 529-1616.
Oct. 20-22. Texas Butterfly
Festival. Mission, Texas. (800) 580-2700.
Oct. 21. Aunt Flora's Gigantic
Fall Plant Sale. Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens,
Corpus Christi, Texas.
(361) 852-2100.
Nov. 4. Fall Family Garden
Fair. San Antonio Botanical Gardens, San Antonio, Texas.
(210) 225-5848.
South
East
Sept. 7-11. American Community Gardening
Association's 21st Annual Conference.
Loudermilk Center, Atlanta, Georgia.
(404) 762-4077.
Sept. 8 & 9. Gourd Festival. Cary Community
Center, Cary, North Carolina.
(919)
362-4357.
Sept. 21-Oct. 28. Fall Candlelight Tours of Homes
& Gardens. Sponsored by the Preservation Society of
Charleston. Charleston, South Carolina. (843) 722-4630.
Sept. 22 & 23. Conifer Weekend. Piccadilly Farm,
Bishop, Georgia. (706) 769-6516.
Sept. 23. GardenFest. Atlanta History Center,
Atlanta, Georgia. (404) 814-4000.
Sept. 28 & 29. Fall Gardening Symposium. Featuring
woody ornamentals. Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta,
Georgia.
(404) 876-5859.
Sept. 28-Oct. 3. Roses On My Mind. The American
Rose Society and Deep South District Convention and Rose
Show. Crowne Plaza Ravinia Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia.
(770) 565-7576.
Oct. 5-8. Charleston Garden Festival.
Symposium, tours, marketplace. Gaillard
Auditorium, Charleston, South Carolina. (843) 722-0661.
Oct. 7 & 8. Plantfest! Louisiana State
University's Hilltop Arboretum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
(225) 767-6916.
Oct. 7 & 8. Secret Gardens of the French Quarter.
Tour. New Orleans, Louisiana. (504) 568-9385.
Oct. 11-14. Fall Plant Sale. Wing Haven
Gardens and Bird Sanctuary, Charlotte, North
Carolina. (704) 331-0664.
Oct. 13 & 14. American Bamboo Society
Annual Meeting. Lectures, demonstrations,
plant sales. Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia. (912) 987-1795.
Oct. 13-15. Chrysanthemum Festival.
Tryon Palace, New Bern, North Carolina. (252)
514-4900.
Oct. 29-31. 3rd International Oak Conference.
North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, North Carolina. (828)
665-2492.
SouthWest
Sept. 25-28. 3rd Rare and
Endangered Plant Conference. Dubois Conference Center,
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff,
Arizona. (602) 774-1441
Oct. 13- 29. Annual Fall
Landscaping Festival & Plant Sale. Boyce Thompson Arboretum
State Park, Superior, Arizona.
(520) 689-2723.
Oct. 14. Pumpkin Festival.
Chatfield Arboretum, Littleton, Colorado. (303) 973-3705.
Oct. 14-16. Western Regional
Master Gardener Conference 2000 and 10th Southwestern Low
Desert Gardening and Landscaping Conference. Mesa Conference
and Convention Center, Mesa, Arizona.
(602) 470-1556.
Oct. 20-22. Arizona Fall Home
Show. Phoenix Civic Plaza, Phoenix, Arizona.
(800) 439-7550.
Oct. 28 & 29. Fiesta de los
Chiles. Chile pepper festival. Tucson Botanical Gardens,
Tucson, Arizona. (520) 326-9686.
West
Sept. 2 & 3. Fern and Exotic
Plant Show and Sale. Los Angeles International Fern Society.
Arboretum of Los Angeles County, Arcadia, California. (562)
864-0883.
Sept. 8-10. South Bay Home &
Garden Show. Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara,
California. (800) 765-3976.
Sept. 9. Heirloom Tomato
Festival. Kendall-Jackson Wine Center, Santa Rosa,
California. (800) 769-3649.
Sept. 22 & 23. Gardening Under
Mediterranean Skies II: Horticulture in a
Drier Landscape. Garden
design symposium. Strybing Arboretum & Botanical
Gardens, San Francisco, California.
(415) 661-1316.
Sept. 29-Oct. 1. Peninsula Fall
Home & Garden Show. San Mateo Expo Center, San Mateo,
California. (800) 765-3976.
Oct. 11-14. Fall Plant
Festival. Huntington Botanical Gardens, San Marino,
California. (626) 405-2141.
Oct. 12-15. Fall Plant
Festival. Huntington Botanical Gardens, San Marino,
California. (626) 405-2141.
Oct. 14 & 15. Arborfest & Fall
Plant Sale. Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, California.
(714) 278-4790.
Oct. 27-29. Orchid Harvest:
14th Annual East West Orchid Show. The New Otani
Hotel and Garden, Los
Angeles, California. (619) 296-4287.
Oct. 28-Nov. 19. Rhinos Who
Surf. Chrysanthemum Festival. San Diego Wild Animal Park,
San Diego, California. (760) 747-8702.
Nov. 3-6. Bonsai-Bearing Fruit.
Annual convention of the Golden State Bonsai Federation.
Oakland Marriott, Oakland, California. (650) 429-2749.
Nov. 4 & 5. Japanese Garden
Festival. Descanso Gardens, La Canada, California.
(818) 952-4401.
Canada
Sept. 7-9. 3rd International
Symposium on Japanese Gardens. Montreal Botanical Garden,
Montreal, Quebec. (514) 872-0607.
Sept. 17. Fruit Growers
Festival. Devonian Botanic Garden, University of Alberta,
Edmonton, Alberta. (780) 987-3054.
Nov. 2-12. The Winter Garden
Show at the Royal. The Coliseum at the National Trade
Center, Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario. (416) 263-3400.
Special Events
Water Wisdom in
Albuquerque
harnessing the beauty of
drought-tolerant desert flora with the water-saving
principles of xeriscaping will be addressed in "Painting the
Desert with Plants," the theme of the 7th Xeriscape
Conference, to be held October 20th and 21st at the
Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Conference organizers have lined up a
host of landscape architects, garden designers, and
irrigation specialists to share their expertise on water
conservation through xeriscaping. Sandra Postel, the
director of the Global Water Policy Project and an
internationally recognized author and lecturer, will serve
as the keynote speaker. Other well-known presenters include
landscape architect and author Jim Knopf; David Salman,
owner of Santa Fe Greenhouses and the mail-order nursery
High Country Gardens; and garden designer and author Judith
Phillips.
The conference fee of $95 includes
attendance at the two-day conference, along with all
materials, lunch on both days, and a "Meet the Speakers"
reception on Friday evening. Attendance is limited-last
year's conference was a sell-out with more than 300
attendees from across the United States-so be sure to
register well in advance of the October 4 deadline. The
conference is sponsored jointly by the Xeriscape Council of
New Mexico-which initiated the conference in 1988-the
American Society of Landscape Architects, the New Mexico
Conservation Alliance, and the Xeric Garden Club of
Albuquerque. For more information, call (505) 343-4121,
visit the Council's Web site at www.xeriscapenm.com,
or write to the Xeriscape Council of New Mexico, P.O. Box
14311, Albuquerque, NM 87191.
-Margaret T. Baird, Communications
Assistant
