The winter garden is a truly low maintenance affair and a time to enjoy – no weeding, no watering and no deadheading! The winter landscape may be quiescent, but the garden need not be bleak. Plants with brightly colored berries, twigs, stems, foliage and even winter-blooming flowers shrug off the snow and cold. Landscape horticulturist […]
In this talk, Dr. Lopez will focus on the history of botany in Mexico (including the southwestern United States that were previously part of Mexico), drawing from his new book, Rooted in Place: Botany, Indigeneity, and Art in the Construction of Mexican Nature, 1570-1914. Rooted in Place traces historical transformations in the relationship between nature […]
Ralph Waldo Emerson memorably said, “The earth laughs in flowers,” which captures the joy people find in cottage gardens and cheerful urban flower plantings. Unlike color, fragrance is ephemeral, invisible, and hard to describe, but just as powerful! It summons memories, provides comfort, and often takes gardeners and garden visitors to exotic parts of the […]
The tour will begin at the Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden, a demonstration garden and certified nature habitat located in Polliwog Park. Garden director Gretchen Renshaw will share the season’s most stunning collections, emphasizing the garden’s work on earth-friendly gardening techniques such as water conservation for the home landscape, installation and care for California native plants, […]
This program will explore the historic land management practices of Indigenous women of the northern Great Plains, with a focus on the Amskapi Piikani (or Blackfeet) women. Dr. LaPier will address the ways Indigenous women promoted the growth of prairie plants, including domesticated food-plants, cultivated food-plants and “wild” food-plants within the northern Great Plains. You […]
When Paula Whyman first climbed a peak in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in search of a home in the country, she had no idea how quickly her tidy backyard ecology project would become a massive endeavor. She soon discovered just how much she had to learn about hands-on conservation work. Bad Naturalist […]
Celebrate the season at the 2026 Northwest Flower and Garden Festival. Join us at this years Spring Parade featuring over 20 display gardens, more than 115 sessions and hands on learning activities, and thousands of unique treasures in the garden marketplace. Whether you're a seasoned green thumb or just starting to dig into gardening, this […]
Spring in February arrives annually at the Connecticut Convention Center! Explore exhibits overflowing with fresh flowers, plants, herbs, bulbs, seeds, gardening books, garden equipment & much more. View beautifully landscaped gardens full of greenery and stop by the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut design & horticulture competition. We also offer over 80 hours of seminars […]
A beautiful and sustainable garden starts with understanding your garden conditions, enabling you to select plants that will thrive. One crucial part of that knowledge is your garden soil. We will simplify the complex topic of garden soil into five key areas to help you understand what you need to know. This program will address […]
Winter Garden, Florida is a “charming little city with a juicy past”! Our Winter Garden gardens tour will begin at the Path of Life, a small, lush public garden created to enhance the beauty of Chapin Station Park while protecting the natural environment. Katy Moss Warner, president emerita of the American Horticultural Society and president […]
