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SUMMARY:Design Your Summer Annual Container
DESCRIPTION:Houseplants\, herbs\, annuals\, perennials\, and bulbs; there’s very little you can’t have fun with in your favorite planter. Join our team of horticulturists for a deep dive into crafting your very own summer annual container to take home and enjoy all season. \nTicket includes all supplies.
URL:https://ahsgardening.org/event/design-your-summer-annual-container/
LOCATION:Yew Dell Botanical Gardens\, 6220 Old LaGrange Road\, Crestwood\, KY\, 40014\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Secret Garden Party
DESCRIPTION:One of our most popular offerings each year – a party\, a garden\, and a big secret. You’ll come to Yew Dell\, hop on a minibus and we’ll whisk you away to one of our favorite private gardens – and you won’t know where we’re going till we get there! Follow our garden staff for a guided tour of the gardens or just sit back and enjoy a glass of wine and a few light snacks in one of the most beautiful spots in town. \nNote that there are two time slots: 4p-7p\, and 5:30p-8:30p.
URL:https://ahsgardening.org/event/secret-garden-party/
LOCATION:Yew Dell Botanical Gardens\, 6220 Old LaGrange Road\, Crestwood\, KY\, 40014\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tour
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SUMMARY:AHS Live: Naturalistic Gardening in the American South
DESCRIPTION:While the American South houses incredible plant diversity\, its gardens rarely reflect that richness. Join Dr. Jared Barnes as he shares his approach to naturalistic plantings that are both ecologically grounded and beautiful. In this spirited presentation\, we’ll cover ecological principles and planting strategies for crafting sustainable gardens that are suited to the Southern landscape and some of his favorite heat tolerant plants. \nCultivating plants and cultivating minds\, Dr. Jared Barnes is an award-winning associate professor of horticulture at Stephen F. Austin State University where he stewards the Plantery\, SFASU’s student botanic garden. He is the author of The New York Times–featured newsletter plant•ed and host of The Plantastic Podcast. His passion has been recognized by peers in numerous interviews\, including NY Times\, Horticulture\, People\, Organic Gardening\, Greenhouse Grower\, AmericanHort Connect\, Ken Druse’s Real Dirt\, and Nursery Management\, and his articles have appeared in Horticulture\, The American Gardener\, and Fine Gardening. Dr. Barnes holds his Ph.D. in horticultural science from North Carolina State and is the recipient of several awards\, including awards from the Perennial Plant Association. His family garden was featured in the 2025 book Gardens of Texas by Pam Penick. \nVirtual\n$15 AHS members/$20 non-members\nAll virtual programs are in ET\nRegister Here
URL:https://ahsgardening.org/event/ahs-live-naturalistic-gardening-in-the-american-south/
LOCATION:American Horticultural Society – AHS Live
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Talk
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SUMMARY:AHS Live: Eschewing Perfection for Natural Beauty
DESCRIPTION:Through the nature-embracing lens of Perfect Earth Project\, renowned garden writer and editor Melissa Ozawa will reflect on how her career has shifted her perspective on the purposes of landscape cultivation. Part presentation and part conversation\, this contemplative program will serve as a catalyst to reconsider what and why beauty can mean in the garden. \nMelissa Ozawa is the director of content & communications for Perfect Earth Project. Her love for gardens and nature began when she was a small child in Tokyo\, playing among the cherry blossoms in Aoyama cemetery and irises at the Nezu museum garden. She has been writing and editing stories about gardening and sustainability for more than two decades and was recently the features and garden editor at Martha Stewart Living\, where she traveled around the country to create and write stories for more than 10 years. She has also held editorial roles at House & Garden and Country Living magazines\, and worked at the Garden Conservancy\, planning garden tours and national lecture series. She got her start at the Academy of American Poets\, where she was editor of the journal American Poet and helped to promote a slate of national literary programs. She lives in New York City and works in her garden in New York’s Columbia County every chance she can. \nVirtual\n$15 AHS members/$20 non-members\nAll virtual programs are in ET\nRegister Here
URL:https://ahsgardening.org/event/ahs-live-eschewing-perfection-for-natural-beauty/
LOCATION:American Horticultural Society – AHS Live
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Talk
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SUMMARY:AHS Live: Flora Culture
DESCRIPTION:Our love of flowers and desire to be close to them has\, across cultures and for millennia\, created both landscapes and livelihoods. In this talk\, Flora Culture author Christin Geall will take us on a journey across continents to explore the origins of some familiar garden favourites. By weaving her narrative between art\, ecology\, science\, and history\, Geall will get you thinking about your relationships to flowers\, fashion\, gardens and design. \nChristin Geall is a writer\, designer\, and photographer whose work focuses on the intersections of nature\, culture\, and horticulture. She is the author of Flora Culture: How Flowers Shape Our World (2026) and Cultivated: The Elements of Floral Style (2020). \nVirtual\n$15 AHS members/$20 non-members\nAll virtual programs are in ET\nRegister Here
URL:https://ahsgardening.org/event/ahs-live-flora-culture/
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SUMMARY:AHS Live: Private Garden Tour: Windcliff
DESCRIPTION:On six-and-a-half acres overlooking the Puget Sound\, Windcliff is Daniel Hinkley’s renowned personal garden that has flourished for over twenty years. Showcasing specimens from his plant expeditions around the world\, the garden features a woodland\, meadow\, arboretum\, pond\, bog\, terraces\, and vegetable garden\, surrounded by spectacular water views. Hinkley will lead the tour\, finishing with time for attendees to explore the on-site nursery and purchase a bit of Windcliff to take home. \nDaniel Hinkley\, founder of Windcliff\, is a teacher\, writer\, lecturer\, consultant\, nurseryman\, naturalist\, and gardener. Above all\, he is committed to solid and sustainable horticultural practices\, above average garden plants\, landscapes of distinction and raising the collective awareness of the diversity of plant life on Earth as well as the magic and mysteries of our natural world. Hinkley is the recipient of numerous awards\, including the AHS Liberty Hyde Bailey Award and the Scott Arboretum Medal. He holds an MS in urban horticulture from University of Washington and a BS in urban horticulture from Michigan State University. \n$40 AHS members/$50 non-members\nAll tours are listed in location’s timezone\nRegister Here
URL:https://ahsgardening.org/event/ahs-live-private-garden-tour-windcliff/
LOCATION:American Horticultural Society – AHS Live
CATEGORIES:Tour
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SUMMARY:AHS Live: Common Garden Mistakes
DESCRIPTION:Whether beginner gardeners or seasoned gardeners\, we all make mistakes! This eye-opening presentation features frequent misunderstandings or errors made by well-intentioned gardeners. Topics include plant care\, pruning flowering shrubs\, smart plant selection (including avoiding enticing plants that will become nightmares!)\, garden myths\, and more. \nKerry Ann Mendez is an award-winning garden educator\, author\, design consultant and proprietor of Perennially Yours based in southern Maine. As an exceptionally popular educator and communicator\, she has presented hundreds of lectures to thousands of gardeners in 23 states. In 2014 she received the Gold Medal award from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for “Exceptional teaching and writing that increases public enjoyment and appreciation of horticulture.” Kerry Ann has written four gardening books\, the most recent being The Budget Wise Gardener and The Right-Size Flower Garden. In 2016 Kerry Ann started producing international gardening Webinars that have been enjoyed by thousands. \nVirtual\n$15 AHS members/$20 non-members\nAll virtual programs are in ET\nRegister Here
URL:https://ahsgardening.org/event/ahs-live-common-garden-mistakes/
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