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Here is another way to enhance your gardening skills, meet other gardeners and learn new and creative ways to garden. Attend garden events and flower and garden shows in your area. To help, I’ve added a listing of various gardening events and garden and flower shows that will be updated regularly. I hope you will find this to be a useful resource for you as you strive to learn all that you can about gardening! If you are planning a garden event and would like me to add it to the list, please Please submit event information at least two months prior to the event date. Organizations may submit a maximum of two events per month. All event submissions will be screened and those deemed appropriate will be added to this page. Paws in the GardensSaturday, March 24, 2012 9 am - 5 pm Aldridge Gardens is “going to the dogs” with its 3rd Annual “Paws in the Gardens.” There will be plenty of fun for dogs and families alike. Your dog can enjoy “Yappy Hour” with other dogs, have his picture made and learn how his fellow canines are being rescued while others are helping humans through service at war and as first responders. A variety of resources will be on hand to provide advice on obedience, grooming, leash control, vaccinations and more.
For More Information Visit aldridgegardens.com Plantasia! Spring Plant Sale 2012March 22-25, 2012Mobile Botanical Gardens Opening Night Preview Party and Sale: Thursday, March 22, 4-8pm; $20 admission Plant Sale: Friday and Saturday, 9am-4pm; Sunday 11am-4pm; free admission Thousands of plants to choose from, all especially chosen for Gulf Coast Gardens! For More Information Visit mobilebotanicalgardens.org Spring Garden ConferenceSaturday March 10, 2012 8:30 am - 5:30 pm UAA/APU Consortium Library Guest Speaker Eliot Coleman & many Alaskan garden experts will present on a variety of subjects from dahlias, foraging for wild edibles, season extension, beneficial insects, growing vegetables in containers, and much more! For More Information Visit www.alaskabg.org 15th Annual Garden Fair & Art ShowJune 16 & 17, 2012 11 am - 5 pm Alaska Botanical Garden (No Parking at Garden) Family fun, garden art show, craft & plant vendors, demonstrations, Children’s Village, Show of alpine & rock garden plants, music & food court. For More Information Visit www.alaskabg.org Design for a Living WorldNow thru April 1, 2012 This winter at the Desert Botanical Garden an exhibition about design and sustainability will be on display in Dorrance Hall. The exhibit titled, Design for a Living World, connects the natural world around the globe with people, plants, and places. Developed by The Nature Conservancy the exhibit tells the story about the life-cycle of materials and the importance of considering conservation when designing new products, buildings, or landscapes. The exhibit includes works by ten prominent designers that used sustainable materials from around the world to recreate everyday objects, video interviews with the designers, sketches, models, and large-scale photography by acclaimed photojournalist Ami Vitale. For More Information Visit dbg.org Animals of the Garden Walk and Breakfast for FamiliesSaturday, March 11, 2012 University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley Children, with their families, are invited to join the Garden on this special journey to discover the many wonderful creatures living in the Garden. On our animal hunt, we will learn about newts, birds, butterflies, frogs, lizards, foxes, snakes and more! Hone your skills of observation and learn how plants and animals live together. Fee includes a light breakfast and a copy of the “Illustrated Guide to the Common Animals of the East Bay Hills”. For More Information Visit botanicalgarden.berkeley.eduNursery Pot ReuseOngoing Many nurseries in San Mateo County will take back black rigid plastic pots and return them to growers for reuse. Each nursery listed has specifications as to what size pots they will accept. Please follow their guidelines. Pots must be empty and unbroken to be re–used. Leave pots during business hours only. Acceptable materials are subject to change. Click on the RecycleWorks website for a list of participating nurseries. Creating a Butterfly Garden WorkshopApril 14, 2012 Mounts Botanical Garden This workshop with instructors Teri Jabour & Tom Hewitt, Master Gardeners, discusses the various ways to successfully landscape with a combination of larval (caterpillar) and host plants with native butterfly nectar plants. Tours of our spectacular butterfly garden will be included, giving particpants to ability to become acquainted with these plants. Plants will be offered for sale after the class. For More Information Call 561-233-1757 or Visit mounts.org Blooms & BubblyThursday, April 5 5-8 p.m. Toast spring during a casually elegant evening of Atlanta Blooms! Enjoy bubbly beverages among thousands of blooming tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils, to name a view. Meet Caterina Candoni De Zan of Candoni Family Winery in Italy and enjoy a special taste of her family’s heritage. Cash bars will be serving champagne, beer and wine. For More Information Visit atlantabotanicalgarden.org Orchid DazeFebruary 4 - April 15 Atlanta Botanical Garden Babylon meets Midtown with Orchid Daze highlighting dramatic hanging gardens cascading with lush, fragrant beauty. This year marks the 10th anniversary of both the Orchid Daze exhibition and the Fuqua Orchid Center, home to the largest collection of species orchids in the United States. Enter a fantasy world where shimmering Moth orchids (Phalaenopsis) and amber slipper orchids (Paphiopedilum) float overhead. Be enveloped by a hanging tapestry of amethyst pansy orchids (Miltoniopsis) and browse the contents of a stunning "orchid jewel box" with a dazzling array of gem-toned vandas. “There is no better place for escaping the cold, gray winter doldrums in Atlanta than at Orchid Daze,” said Mary Pat Matheson, the Garden’s Executive Director. “This year’s celebration promises to be quite an exotic spectacle that will leave our guests in awe.” For More Information Visit atlantabotanicalgarden.org Atlanta Blooms!March - April Atlanta Botanical Garden From hot pinks to fiery oranges and regal purples, the second annual springtime celebration Atlanta Blooms: 300,000 Watts of Flower Power is more electrifying than ever. For More Information Visit atlantabotanicalgarden.orgIllinois Plastic Pot Recycling Initiative (IPPRI)Ongoing Plastic pots acceptable for recycling are HDPE #2 - High Density Polyethylene, PP #5 - Polypropylene & PS #6 - Polystyrene. Please separate according to type (#2, #5, #6), remove all loose dirt and contaminants, remove all metal wire from hanging baskets Visit the Ecology Action Center website for more information and a list of drop-off locations. Tiny Treasures: Fairies & GnomesJanuary 28 - March 4, 2012 They walk among us - hiding under leaves, flying through treetops, waving wands and sprinkling magic on the morning dew. The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum will host "Tiny Treasures: Fairies & Gnomes," a display of fairy gardens and gnomes, running Jan. 28 through March 4 in the Oswald Visitor Center. For More Information Visit arboretum.umn.edu Winter Beer DinnerFriday March 16, 2012 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Enjoy a multicourse hearty meal with beer pairings by Mantorville Brewery. University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Snyder Building Fireplace Room. Call 612-626-3951 Orchid ShowJanuary 28 to March 25 Annual Orchid Show features 800 blooming orchids in lush, tropical landscape. The Missouri Botanical Garden maintains one of the world’s premier orchid collections. The Orchid Show is the only time of year when a vast, rotating selection of orchids from the Garden’s historic collection is available for public viewing. In celebration of the Garden’s “Year of China” and 25th year of work on the Flora of China project, this year’s Orchid Show is adorned with suspended silk lanterns and infused with Chinese-themed accents. For More Information Visit missouribotanicalgarden.org Orchid ShowSaturday, March 24 and Sunday, March 25 10 am to 4 pm both days The annual Orchid Show put on by the Greater Omaha Orchid Society will take place at Lauritzen Gardens. The event will feature orchid displays from local, regional and national vendors and growers. Visitors will get the opportunity to see prime specimens of these exotic plants up close. Prize-winning orchids are juried by experienced orchid judges sanctioned by the American Orchid Society. Attendees can ask local orchid experts specific questions and gain beneficial knowledge on these beautiful plants. Learn about requirements for these special flowers such as light, moisture, temperature, air movement, humidity, problems and pests, potting media, fertilizing and repotting. For More Information Visit lauritzengardens.org The Biggest Week in American BirdingMay 4-13, 2012 Join us in Northwest Ohio “The Warbler Capital of the World” for a 10 day birding festival that features incredible views of warblers and other many other migrating songbirds, guided trips to area birding hotspots and private lands, Lake Erie Island birding trips, bird identification workshops, evening keynotes and socials featuring some of the regions wonderful food, wine, and music, and much more! The festival is headquartered at Maumee Bay Lodge & Conference Center on the shores of Lake Erie in Oregon, Ohio. The Lodge is approximately ten miles east of downtown Toledo, Ohio and fifteen miles west of Black Swamp Bird Observatory, in Oak Harbor, Ohio. Festival Website: biggestweekinamericanbirding.com Orchid Mania: This Side of ParadiseFebruary 11 - March 25, 2012 Nature's most exotic plant meets America's most decadent decade. It's a roaring good time to see beautiful blooms at Cleveland Botanical Garden! For More Information Visit cbgarden.org Orchid ExtravaganzaJanuary 20 through March 25, 2012 Longwood Gardens Escape the cold of winter during Orchid Extravaganza. Explore a magical world of orchids where thousands of colorful blooms drape from walls, flow from baskets, and form captivating archways in artful displays. Wander through our grand four-acre Conservatory where every day is a spring day. New to Orchid Extravaganza: Taking inspiration from our Conservatory's arching windows, this year's Orchid Extravaganza features a new 13-foot living arch. Stand beneath this artful curved structure of 350 white Phalaenopsis and you'll feel your eyes drawn toward the violet orchid orbs suspended above the Exhibition Hall. Another new element of our orchid display, each of our six vibrant orbs features 120 orchids. For More Information Visit longwoodgardens.orgNorth Haven Gardens Pot Recycling ServiceOngoing NHG can accept plastic nursery pots and trays with the Recycling codes #2, #5 and #6 stamped on them, usually on the bottom of the pot. Please pre-rinse your pots and take them to our loading zone. You will find bins labeled with the numbers #2, #5 and #6. Please sort your pots with according numbers into the correct bins. Pots of different sizes and colors may share the same recycling code number. You may have 4” pots, 6” pots and gallon sized containers that will be sorted into the same recycling bin. City of Vancouver Nursery Pot RecyclingOngoing Finished planting? Please don’t toss the pots. Take this opportunity to recycle or support reuse! Nursery pots 5 gallons and smaller can be placed in your blue recycling cart. If you have larger pots or more than will fit in your recycling cart, you may drop them off at one of the locations listed below. You don’t need to separate or rinse, but please empty pots of all soil. If you are a business with commercial quantities of nursery pots, please call Agri-Plas directly at 503-390-2381 for more information. Visit the City of Vancouver website for a list of drop-off sites. Discover Hidden Treasures Garden Walks at Boerner Botanical Gardens with Melinda MyersBack by popular demand, the Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens will partner with Melinda Myers to present a brand news series of garden walks in 2012. The “Discover Hidden Treasures” series will consist of six in-depth garden walks – four geared toward adults and two to families – and will take place January - October. Proceeds from the garden walks support Children’s Plant Science and Environmental Education at Boerner Botanical Gardens.
Garden Walks (Adult) $20 per class for members of the Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens; $25 for non members. Sign-up for all four walks by January 14 and enjoy one walk FREE
10 a.m. May 16, 2012 Boerner’s varied plantings provide solutions to the many challenges faced by gardeners. Join Melinda to visit shady spaces, rock gardens, hot sunny spots, and rain gardens. You’ll be able to use these plants and planting strategies in your own backyard! July 25, 2012 Visit one of only 43 All American Selection Trial Gardens in the United States. Plus, we’ll tour the other test plots at Boerner’s trial gardens. We’ll even explore some new plants being tested for Wisconsin and for introduction into the gardening world! Oct. 20, 2012 Fall Discovery The end of another growing season uncovers lots of color, textures, and surprises to help us through the long winter. Join Melinda to explore these treasures throughout Boerner’s beautiful gardens! Family Fun Walks! $30 per family (up to 4 individuals).
Join Melinda for a scavenger hunt as you discover fall’s treasures!
The garden walks are sponsored by Kanavas Landscape Management, Stein Gardens & Gifts, We Energies and Aurora Health Care.
Soup With Substance SeriesFebruary 10 & 24, March 9 & 23 Green Bay Botanical Garden Hike, snowshoe or blaze your own skiing trail at the Garden. Then come inside to cozy up with hearty soup and bread, a short garden lecture and live music. For More Information Visit gbbg.org |
