Learn about the different butterflies that call the Arboretum home! This 1.5-hour walk led by butterfly experts will enhance your appreciation and understanding of butterflies.
View event website »As part of Utah’s official arboretum, there’s no place better than Red Butte Garden to celebrate Arbor Day!
Join us for a day filled with self-guided “tree-rific” activities and discover the vital role trees play not only in our lives but also in the natural world.
The Xeriscape concept has become mainstream, and now is the time to take the next step to develop or convert existing landscapes into native plant and insect sanctuaries. Walk through this process step-by-step together with an experienced, Front Range landscape expert. A tour of the gardens completes this informative and inspiring class.
View event website »The Salt Lake Home + Garden Show at the Mountain America Expo Center is a vibrant marketplace where you can shop for home-related products and services, experience stunning displays to help inspire your next home project, connect with industry experts, and enjoy informative presentations from renowned local and international home professionals. AHS members get a 2 for 1 ticket discount.
View event website »The High Plains Landscape Workshop presented by Fort Collins Nursery is a one-day signature educational opportunity for inspiring smart home garden design, resulting in beautiful home landscapes in Colorado. Hosted by the Gardens on Spring Creek in partnership with the City of Fort Collins Utilities Department and Colorado State University Extension, proceeds from this important annual fundraiser benefit The Gardens.
View event website »Learn Ikebana, traditional Japanese flower art, outside in the beauty of the Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix. Led by master Ikebana teacher, Ping Wei, you will learn essential Japanese flower arranging techniques, aesthetics and the meanings of flowers in order to make your own arrangement.
View event website »Yes, you can grow food in the mountains despite wind, hail, deer, ground animals, bears and extreme temperature fluctuations. Learn from seasoned experts who have been growing organic food at 8,120 feet since 1992. This course is designed to help all Colorado gardeners overcome growing at any altitude in the Intermountain West. Learn about the many great foods that thrive in the mountain climate. Nurture and protect your garden with wind-proof season extenders, hail guards, raised bed preparation, bio-intensive growing, bear-less compost, crop rotation, companion planting, succession planting, vegetables for the shade, mulching, seed starting, seed saving and more. Can’t you just taste those fresh, mountain-grown succulent greens, beans, squash and yes, even tomatoes, sweet corn and pumpkins? Held at the Denver Botanic Gardens.
View event website »In the midst of winter it does the soul good to appreciate not only the color of blooms, but their fragrance too. Join Michael Clark, co-founder of Santa Fe Botanical Gardens, as we delve into the plant varieties that are easily cared for and enhance our connection to nature inside the home. Photos and live plants are welcome – healthy or not! Held at the Udall Building.
View event website »Believe it or not, creativity is more important than a big budget when crafting a delightful and distinctive desert garden. Greg Corman of Gardening Insights discusses how he and others have built engaging garden spaces using far more imagination than money. With examples from all over Tucson, he includes ideas for garden design and installation, planting and maintenance, plus features attractive to both humans and animals, wild and domestic. Tohono Chul, 7366 North Paseo del Norte, Tucson, AZ 85704, (520) 742-6455.
View event website »Beautiful and bizarre cactus and succulents are on display as members of the Central Arizona Cactus and Succulents Society showcase potted specimens. Our 2020 Annual Show and Sale will be open to the public Friday and Saturday, April 3 & 4, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM and Sunday, April 5, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 North Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, AZ 85008.
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