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Natural Florida: Art by Emma Sears Marsh and Joy Postle (Winter Park, FL)
Featuring botanical watercolors by Emma Sears Marsh and oil paintings by Joy Postle of Florida plants, wildlife, and landscapes.
View event website »Mums at Meijer Gardens (Grand Rapids, MI)
Mums at Meijer Gardens returns for its 26th year, showcasing Michigan’s largest display of chrysanthemums. Formerly known as Chrysanthemums & More!, this vibrant event features thousands of garden and specialty mums in stunning autumn colors, including red, orange, bronze, and white. New this year are innovative plantings such as mum walls and trellises, enhancing the visual appeal throughout the gardens. The Grand Entry Garden impresses with its bold color-blocking patterns, while the Grace Jarecki Seasonal Display Greenhouse offers a rich tapestry of hues and textures.
View event website »Chrysanthemums and More (Grand Rapids, MI)
An annual celebration of autumn, Mums at Meijer Gardens is the largest exhibition of its kind in Michigan, featuring expansive chrysanthemum displays, fall foliage and family-friendly activities.
View event website »Scarecrow Showdown (Fayetteville, AR)
Scarecrow Showdown is a community art installation during the month of October at BGO. Community members and businesses are invited to register and create a scarecrow to be displayed in the Garden. This year's Scarecrow Showdown will debut as a part of Autumn Harvest - BGO’s signature fall fundraiser. Scarecrows will remain on display throughout the Garden through Oct. 31.
View event website »Carved. Pumpkin Festival (La Cañada Flintridge, CA)
Come discover a mesmerizing pumpkin wonderland featuring a new route, and even more pumpkin fun!
View event website »Harvest Days (Boise, ID)
Join us throughout October for a series of engaging and culturally enriching events that promise something for everyone. Discover the magic of community connection and vibrant celebrations at our upcoming event lineup at the Idaho Botanical Garden.
View event website »Pollination Investigation (Overland Park, KS)
Love pollinators? So do we! That's why we invited the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and Smithsonian Gardens to share their exhibit, "Pollination Investigation," with us. The exhibit will be on display at the LongHouse Visitor Center at the Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens now through November. Come explore the essential role of pollinators through bilingual panels in English and Spanish featuring bees, butterflies, bats, hummingbirds, flies, moths and more. Entry into LongHouse and the exhibit is FREE. Admission is only required when entering the gardens.
View event website »The Path of Pumpkins (Rockford, IL)
The Path of Pumpkins Returns! Anderson Japanese Gardens has partnered with schools from across the region to provide a new Halloween-themed outdoor experience. Middle and high school students will showcase their pumpkin carving creativity within individual exhibits consisting of multiple carved pumpkins, creating the Path of Pumpkins. Each admission will be provided with a voting card. Be sure to fill it out and drop it off in the ballot box or hand it to the Gift Shop Team! The three schools that receive the most votes will be awarded cash prizes! The winning schools will be announced on Anderson Gardens social media!
View event website »Native Plants in the Garden (Corona Del Mar, CA)
Go native and get inspired to go green! Take a tour, with Horticulturist Amy Dolim and learn about environmentally friendly, drought-tolerant plants at the Sherman Gardens. Learn about the benefits of local native plants and how they can be a great addition to any home garden
View event website »The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts “Fine Arts and Flowers” Exhibit (Richmond, VA)
Held biennially since 1987, Fine Arts & Flowers 2024 is presented by The Council of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts with creative floral designs by Garden Club of Virginia, Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, and Ikebana of Richmond. The celebration begins with a dazzling gala and preview of more than 70 floral interpretations throughout the museum. Other special events include talks from renowned guest speakers and VMFA curators, luncheons, floral design workshops, exhibition tours, a fashion show, and a variety of family activities.
View event website »Mt. Cuba Center Native Plants for All Seasons (Hockessin, DE)
From spectacular seed heads to excellent exfoliating bark characteristics, Duncan Himmelman shares plants that continue the garden highlights through the late fall and into the winter. Be inspired to go beyond the blooms and add plants to your garden that provide interest throughout the year. Class will include a walk through the gardens making note of the notable plants with late fall and winter interest. Dress for the weather and hiking on steep paths and uneven terrain.
View event website »Texas Butterfly Festival (Mission, TX)
We Have the Best Butterflying in America! USA Today calls Mission, Texas, “the butterfly capital of the USA,” with good reason; and the annual Texas Butterfly Festival gives us the chance to prove it to the world. We hope you will save the date and plan to join us!
View event website »Fall Foliage Festival (Federal Way, WA)
Enjoy a rainbow of colors and bushels of fun at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden’s Fall Foliage Festival October 26-27. Discover an immersive wonderland of sights, sounds and sensations – from cool breezes to rustling leaves, and the quiet swaying of golden-brown maple trees. The garden’s annual Fall Foliage Festival is sure to please garden aficionados and nature lovers of all ages.
View event website »Regenerative Gardening Practices to Create and Maintain Native Garden (Denver, CO)
As a professional and certified Regenerative Gardener, certified Soil Advocate, and certified Master Composter, I believe healthy gardens and landscapes begin with rebuilding the soil using mostly native plant species. Supporting ecosystem biodiversity and protecting pollinators, without using chemical pesticides or fertilizers, is the foundation of my practice. The quality and vitality of our landscape is a direct reflection of healthy soil and intentional care. My journey in gardening began more than twenty years ago with my own garden. Over the years I’ve refined my gardening and design experience to evolve with a changing ecological awareness. As a lifelong Coloradan, I have a keen understanding of our unique environment. My priority is protecting our precious ecosystem from the ground up one garden at a time. Inviting resiliency into our urban and suburban landscapes is essential to balancing our expanding land development and resource losses. I’m passionate about helping clients discover the beauty and importance of regenerative gardening practices while working with holistic concepts to create their vision of a space they want to be in and grow in.
View event website »Tram & Treat (Winterthur, DE)
Dress your goblins and ghosts in their Halloween finest and come trick-or-treating in the garden. Enjoy crafts, games, and music. Included with admission. Members free. This is a drop-in event, although you may register in advance.
View event website »Grow Your Colors (Ridgely, MD)
Eastern Shore Permaculture Institute director Justinian Dispenza is on a crusade against the largest irrigated crop in the USA. You might be surprised to know he’s talking about your lawn! But don’t worry, bring a friend and learn about ways to change the monotone color of your yard by growing your own rainbow.
View event website »Pumpkin Palooza (Hershey, PA)
Kids, come in costume and trick or treat at four Hershey’s candy stations, enjoy over 200 painted pumpkins, a unique 14-foot “pumpkin tree” and the perfect photo backdrop of pumpkin mosaics! Plus, stop by to see if you can handle the Creepy Creatures Gallery! Guests can also enjoy food trucks and hundreds of mums on display, including a colorful 9-foot mum tree!
View event website »Boo Dell 2024 (Crestwood, KY)
More details to come, but save the date to enjoy Boo Dell.
View event website »OAK-TOBER Fest. (Walnut Creek, CA)
OAK-TOBER Fest is an educational celebration that highlights the special relationship of plants and people (be it food, drink, dye, medicine, art, ritual and survival) and the joy of the harvest season.
View event website »Mushroom Habitats Class (Fort Bragg, CA)
While we wait patiently for peak season... let's learn where our magnificent mushrooms like to live! Join Naturalist and Mycologist Mario Abreu for a visual presentation on mushrooms and their substrates followed by a brief walk to find some examples in the Gardens. This class will explore common mushroom habitats with focus on the associated trees. Mario will also cover how mushrooms benefit from trees, tree identification basics, which mushroom species are associated with certain trees, and more.
View event website »13 Plants of Halloween (Norfolk, VA)
Ranging from spooky to freaky, even plants can get into the Halloween spirit! Come and enjoy this horticultural Trick or Treat where we will discuss the creepy and fantastic members of the plant kingdom and their Halloween histories. Indoor presentation followed with outdoor tour. Walking required.
View event website »Herbs for Winter Blues (Littleton, CO)
During the winter months, dealing with the long, cold, dark days can be challenging as it affects our mood, leading to the “winter blues.” Join our workshop to explore herbs that can assist our nervous system and specifically boost our spirits. You will have the opportunity to create a tea and a tincture using these herbs to take home with you.
View event website »Mushroom Habitats Class (Fort Bragg, CA)
While we wait patiently for peak season... let's learn where our magnificent mushrooms like to live! Join Naturalist and Mycologist Mario Abreu for a visual presentation on mushrooms and their substrates followed by a brief walk to find some examples in the Gardens. This class will explore common mushroom habitats with focus on the associated trees. Mario will also cover how mushrooms benefit from trees, tree identification basics, which mushroom species are associated with certain trees, and more.
View event website »Watercolor Workshop: Holiday Snow Scene (Washington, CT)
Celebrate the start of the holiday season with a watercolor workshop featuring an enchanting New England snow scene. Each student will create a 8”x 6” winter themed painting, perfect for printing your own holiday greeting cards or for giving as a special gift. Watercolorist Betsy Rogers-Knox provides step-by-step demonstrations and individual instruction in this fun, one day workshop. Join us and learn to capture the seasonal beauty of a quintessential New England winter landscape. All levels welcome.
View event website »Mushroom Habitats Class (Fort Bragg, CA)
While we wait patiently for peak season... let's learn where our magnificent mushrooms like to live! Join Naturalist and Mycologist Mario Abreu for a visual presentation on mushrooms and their substrates followed by a brief walk to find some examples in the Gardens. This class will explore common mushroom habitats with focus on the associated trees. Mario will also cover how mushrooms benefit from trees, tree identification basics, which mushroom species are associated with certain trees, and more.
View event website »Holiday Train Show (Bronx, NY)
The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) announces the return of the beloved Holiday Train Show® for its 33rd year of enchanting train displays and cherished seasonal traditions. Enter a winter wonderland unlike any other as the timeless holiday magic of rail travel fills the historic Enid A. Haupt Conservatory with nostalgia. Model locomotives and trolleys trundle through a showcase of nearly 200 twinkling, plant-based replicas of famed local architecture, creating a cityscape in miniature. From the warmth of NYBG’s landmark glasshouse to the picture-perfect outdoor display, witness by day or night a meticulously crafted world brimming with the lively energy of New York City during the holidays. The exhibition opens on Saturday, November 16, 2024, and runs through Monday, January 20, 2025. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting September 12, 2024, at www.nybg.org.
View event website »Monday Mushroom Walks (Fort Bragg, CA)
Take a guided tour of the MCBG Mushroom Collection! The Gardens is home to more than 160 species of wild mushrooms during fall and winter. Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of some types of fungi. Normally hidden underground, these reproductive structures lie dormant until the rainy season, when they sprout above the earth. Enjoy an introduction to mushroom identification followed by a guided walk with Naturalist and Mycologist, Mario Abreu each Monday from November 18 through December 23. Mario will begin with an approximately 45-minute introduction followed by a 2-hour guided field walk. Please remember, mushrooms found at Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens should stay at Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens... DO NOT PICK OR COLLECT from our botanical collection!
View event website »Autumn Garden Festival (Fort Myers, FL)
Join the Edison and Ford Estates for their autumn garden festival.
View event website »ENLIGHTEN (Grand Rapids, MI)
This holiday season, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is poised to dazzle guests with ENLIGHTEN—an unparalleled holiday light spectacle promising to position Grand Rapids on the global stage of must-see holiday destinations. Produced by the visionary teams at Lightswitch and Upstaging, ENLIGHTEN is set to rival the world’s most iconic holiday displays through an immersive outdoor experience that’s nothing short of magical.
View event website »Annual Bromeliad Sale (Fort Myers, FL)
Join the Edison and Ford Winter Estates for their annual bromeliad sale.
View event website »Mushroom ID Workshop (Fort Bragg, CA)
This year we are offering two opportunities to take this in-depth two-day workshop. Each session of Mushroom ID for Beginners consists of an interactive lecture (Sat) with demonstrations and an optional Field ID Walk (Sun) to find mushrooms associated with the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens' native plant communities. Naturalist and Mycologist, Mario Abreu will teach the basic taxonomic identifying features that distinguish mushrooms from each other, where each unique mushroom species can be found, when they can be found, and the myths associated with them. The guided walk is optional, class participants can also explore our wild mushroom collection on their own time armed with a list of species commonly found at the Gardens.
View event website »Mushroom ID Workshop (Fort Bragg, CA)
This year we are offering two opportunities to take this in-depth two-day workshop. Each session of Mushroom ID for Beginners consists of an interactive lecture (Sat) with demonstrations and an optional Field ID Walk (Sun) to find mushrooms associated with the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens' native plant communities. Naturalist and Mycologist, Mario Abreu will teach the basic taxonomic identifying features that distinguish mushrooms from each other, where each unique mushroom species can be found, when they can be found, and the myths associated with them. The guided walk is optional, class participants can also explore our wild mushroom collection on their own time armed with a list of species commonly found at the Gardens.
View event website »Mt. Cuba Center Sustainable Gardens in a Changing Climate (Virtual)
With a focus on the intersection of climate change and gardening, Angelica Patterson, PhD will explore how shifting climate patterns affect plant growth and what steps can be taken to manage gardens and cultivated land sustainably. Angelica will share practical strategies for mitigating climate-related risks and promoting eco-restoration in gardening practices. Leave with actionable insights to cultivate resilient, thriving gardens in the face of environmental change.
View event website »Thomas Dambo’s TROLLS: Save the Humans (Memphis, TN)
Have you heard the BIG news?! Trolls are coming to the Garden to help save the humans. At the great “Trolliefolkyfest” in a secret place, six young trolls made a pact to band together and help save the humans by rediscovering nature and teaching us how to live in harmony with the earth. They recognized the hope within each of us to take action and make positive changes toward a greater future. From the communicator Ronja Redeye to rebel Basse Bueller and Ibbi Pip the optimist, these gentle giants are here to save the humans. Lean into the lore that this larger-than-life fairytale brings to the Garden this spring as art, nature, and messages of sustainability intertwine in this unique outdoor exhibition.
View event website »Spring Garden Festival (Fort Myers, FL)
Join the Edison and Ford Winter Estates for their Spring Garden Festival.
View event website »2025 International Master Gardener Conference (Virtual)
The 2025 International Master Gardener Conference will be hosted by the Texas Master Gardener Program. Highlights include: discovering horticultural traditions from around the world, exploring sustainable and innovative techniques, and more.
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