Horticultural Happenings (Regional) Events
Mad Gardeners Symposium (Falls Village, CT)
Mad Gardeners, Inc. is an organization of professional horticulturists and serious home gardeners. The Corporation is formed for charitable, scientific, and education purposes, including to promote and foster the appreciation and understanding of horticulture, botany, and related environmental and ecological concerns; to conduct educational programs and forums; to promote public education, the development of students, and the improvement of professional skill in the field; to provide support to schools, arboreta and other organizations qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and conduct any other activities and perform any and all acts which may be necessary, useful, suitable, or proper for the furtherance of the foregoing purposes.
View event website »Mosaic Basics with LeeAnn
This is a fun two-day class where you can make a beautiful mosaic pot to take home! All materials, including the 10 inch flowerpot, safety equipment and tools are provided. If you want to bring a dish or object from home to incorporate into your piece, please do!
View event website »Heirloom Seed Saving (Fort Bragg, CA)
Join Victory Gardens for Peace Seed Bank Director, Matt Drewno for a hands-on seed saving workshop. This intensive two-day workshop will focus on all the basics required to grow a wide variety of healthy garden seeds. We will cover planning, propagation, selecting, harvesting, and preserving common and endangered varieties. After completing the workshop you will have the resources, confidence, and support to take the next steps to become a better seed saver and an important part of our seed saving community.
View event website »The Fungi of the Gardens (Fort Bragg, CA)
Fungi inhabit every aspect of the world around us, from our bodies to the land around us. They make partnerships with organisms, parasitize others, and keep the forests from piling high with logs or other plant debris. On this walk, we will survey the Gardens’ grounds for fruiting bodies (mushrooms) and other fungal activity. In the case of mushrooms, we will cover edibility, toxicity, and medicinal uses all while trying to develop an eye for reading the landscape to where they might fruit.
View event website »Bioluminescent and UV Fluorescent Organisms of California (Fort Bragg, CA)
Get an up-close look at some specimens and explore the Gardens during a brief walk to look for UV fluorescent organisms. You don’t have to travel to the tropics to see organisms that glow at night! California has organisms that are bioluminescent and produce their own light to attract mates, get rid of predators, or to help them find a new place to live. There are also plenty of organisms in California that are UV fluorescent under a black light, the biological function is a bit nebulous, but their glowing beauty is not. This talk will give a wide survey of these glowing organisms, where to find them, how to see them, and how to document them.
View event website »Through the Looking Glass: Discovering the Unusual, Unfamiliar and Unexpected (Davidson, NC)
Peer through the looking glass of verdant possibilities where imagination meets whimsy, gray turns to green, and old becomes new. As we wander off the paths of tradition and transform the familiar into the fanciful, we create living art. Join us on this botanical adventure opening your mind and your heart to these inspiring new concepts in garden design.
View event website »Becky Suss: The Dutch House (Nashville, TN)
This exhibition of 10 new paintings by American artist Becky Suss (b. 1980) was inspired by author Ann Patchett’s 2019 novel, The Dutch House, centering on a fictional mansion in a suburb of Philadelphia. By interpreting the literary details from Patchett’s narrative, the artist recounts memories shared by the novel’s two adult siblings as it relates to their upbringing and complex relationships within the context of their family home. Suss also incorporates her own experiences by interweaving literature and personal stories as well as researching objects and architectural details that fit within the novel’s time period. Through her paintings, Suss brings new life to The Dutch House, underscoring the complex interplay between contemporary art and storytelling.
View event website »Orchids at Cheekwood (Nashville, TN)
Escape the dull of winter and step into an elegant mini world of towering orchid displays cascading with color throughout the Cheekwood Historic Mansion. Sweeps of orchids and greenery adorn the winding foyer staircase and continue into the period rooms, culminating in an immersive floor-to-ceiling installation throughout the Loggia.
View event website »2025 American Daffodil Society National Convention
The Western Region cordially invites you to attend Reno Royale for the 2025 American Daffodil Society Convention, from April 10- 13, 2025, at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino in Reno, Nevada. We will be twenty-five minutes from Lake Tahoe, fifty golf courses are within ninety minutes, and gardens with thousands of Daffodils are only twenty minutes away. Come in early (Wed, Apr 9) or leave a few days later to explore the wonderful Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, wild horses and high desert.
View event website »The Bonsai Show: Wood and Stone (Glen Ellen, CA)
Step into a miniature world of timeless beauty where stones become mountains, and intricately crafted trees evoke ancient forests. Experience the serene beauty of bonsai this winter with 20 works by artisans from the Redwood Empire Bonsai Society and a display of suiseki viewing stones.
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