AHS ANNUAL GALA

THE AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
2025 GALA AT RIVER FARM

Join us Saturday, September 20, 2025, for a lively evening of cocktails, dinner, and dancing as we celebrate AHS and River Farm.

Honoring

Skipp Calvert
Long-time AHS Board Member and River Farm Champion

Brian Kemble
2025 Liberty Hyde Bailey Award Winner

Proceeds from the Gala support the stewardship of River Farm and AHS Educational Programs.

Individual Gala tickets are now available for purchase.

SINGLE TICKET | $375 ($200 tax-deductible)

GARDEN | $25,000+

20 tickets (two tables) to the Gala
($21,500 tax-deductible)

All Bouquet benefits, plus:
•  Future cocktail reception at River Farm for 10-15 people or full-page ad in American Gardener 

 

BOUQUET | $10,000+

14 tickets to the Gala
($7,550 tax-deductible)

All Bloom benefits, plus:
•  Garden tour of River Farm for 4-6 people at a future date

 

BLOOM | $7,500+

10 tickets (one table) to the Gala
($5,750 tax-deductible)

All Blossom benefits, plus:
•  Visual recognition during the Gala program
•  Yearlong prominent visual recognition at River Farm

BLOSSOM | $5,000+

6 tickets to the Gala
($3,950 tax-deductible)

All Bud benefits, plus:
•  Complimentary AHS President’s Council Membership

 

BUD | $2,500+

4 tickets to the Gala
($1,800 tax deductible)

All Seed benefits, plus:
•  Visual recognition at registration

 

SEED | $1,250+

2 tickets to the Gala
($900 tax-deductible)

•  Listing in invitation and program (deadline August 1st)
•  Two complimentary AHS Individual Memberships

INDIVIDUAL GALA TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

SINGLE TICKET | $375 ($200 tax-deductible)

For questions or to discuss sponsorship opportunities,
please contact Katie Tukey at ktukey@ahsgardening.org or (703) 768-5750.

For your convenience, a block of rooms has been reserved at Hotel Indigo Old Town Alexandria and the Alexandrian Old Town Alexandria for attendees of the 2025 Gala. Reservation information can be found below.

Hotel Indigo Old Town Alexandria

Reservations must be received by Friday, September 5th at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. Reservations can be made online or by calling the reservations office at (877) 846-3446 and referencing Group Code QAH.

Alexandrian Old Town Alexandria

Reservations must be received by Monday, August 25th and can be made online.

THANK YOU TO OUR 2025 GALA SPONSORS!

GARDEN

BOUQUET

Larry Deaven

BLOOM

Jane and George Diamantis

Charlotte Bingham

Laura Simmons

Skipp and Mary Calvert

Skip and Victoria Calvert

Henrietta and Taylor Burke III

Katherine Ward

BLOSSOM

Jane and Mal Jozoff

BUD

Lynn Rhomberg

Anne and Steve Reed

Doug Barker and Sam Kilpatrick

Nancy Bull

Harry and Grace Rissetto

Northern Virginia Conservation Trust logo

SEED

Greg and Christie Coppola

Janet Fender and John Otten

Penny C. Morrill Trust

Phil Tabas and Helen Hooper

Panayoti Kelaidis and Jan Fahs

Holly and Osamu Shimizu

Cliff and Jan Routh

Jordan and John Thorpe Richards, Jr.