Horticultural Happenings (Regional) Events

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Jun 19 to Jun 25

Celebrate National Pollinators Week at Luthy Botanical Garden (Peoria, IL)

Family activities and educational talks for Pollinator Week. Come learn about all the ways you can help pollinators thrive in your own backyard. There will be different activities, crafts, and critter chats throughout the week. June 19-25, 2023 – 10:00am-4:00pm each day.

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Jun 17

Chicago Botanic Garden: Planting for All-Season Bloom Workshop (Glencoe, IL)

Create gardens that ensure continuous bloom from spring through late fall and provide habitat for birds and insects. Discover the art of sequential planting so that your garden will always have plants blooming. Registration required.

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Jun 25

Fairy Day at the Yew Dell Botanical Gardens (Crestwood, KY)

Join the Yew Dell Botanical Gardens for Fairy Day! Elves, dwarves, gnomes, and pixies are also included in the summery fun with the fairies. Fairy Day is included with admission, with no advance ticketing.

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Jun 21 to Jun 23

Pollinator Week at the Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)

Visit The Arboretum and celebrate Pollinator Week! Woody Plants for Pollinators Walk (June 21) and Pollinator Safari at the Arboretum (June 23)

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Feb 18 to Sep 17

Atlanta Botanical Garden Sculpture Exhibit – Trolls: Save the Humans (Atlanta, GA)

Experience Thomas Dambo’s exhibition of enormous folklore-inspired sculptures built from reclaimed materials as it makes its world premiere at the Garden. February 18 through September 17

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Jun 24

LongHouse Reserve’s gardening competition: Planters ON+OFF the Ground XI (East Hampton, NY)

LongHouse Reserve’s gardening competition, PLANTERS: ON+OFF THE GROUND XI, will open to the public on June 24, 2023 at 4:30pm. Artists, horticulturists, designers, gardeners, and landscapers will let their imaginations run wild and create their best garden masterpieces that go far beyond a clay pot.

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Sep 09

Hollister House Garden: Garden Study Weekend Symposium (Washington, CT)

Hollister House Garden, in cooperation with the Garden Conservancy, will present their annual Garden Study Weekend Symposium on Saturday, September 9, 2023. This event brings together some of the most important voices at work today in the fields of horticulture and garden design for a weekend of learning, inspiration, and networking. Sept. 9, 8am-4pm. Registration required.

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Aug 15

In the Field: Ecology-based Landscape Practice at Glenstone Museum (Potomac, MD)

Join the NDAL for In The Field at the Glenstone Museum. Our day will combine classroom instruction with a heavy dose of field observation to illustrate how this ASLA award-winning landscape went from landscape plans to vibrant reality. Registration and fee required.

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Aug 10

In the Field: Ecology-based Landscape Practice at Wisconsin Arboretum (Madison, WI)

Our visit will begin at the Darrel Morrison-designed Native Plant Garden. This 4-acre planting provides a masterfully designed miniaturization of the prairie and savanna landscapes we will explore later in the day. Thursday, August 10th, 2023, 9 AM – 4:30 PM CT.

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Jul 11 to Aug 29

Ecology-based Landscape Practice: A 6-Part Course (Virtual)

Join influential Landscape Designer Larry Weaner and native plant expert Ian Caton as they explore the integration of restoration ecology and fine garden design. Registration is open and recordings are viewable for 3 months after each live session date.

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