Events

Events is updated at the beginning of each month. To have your event featured here, send dates and details to finegardeningevents@taunton.com

Alabama

Aldridge Botanical Gardens
3530 Lorna Rd.
Hoover, AL 35216
www.aldridgegardens.com
10/1/07 - 10/31/07
Scarecrows in the Garden
10/27/07, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Harvest Celebration
10/27/07, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fall Hydrangea Sale
12/1/07, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Holiday Greenery Sale

 

California

Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market, San Francisco
Sunday Garden Market
Ferry Building and along the Embarcadero
www.ferryplazafarmersmarket.com
Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., year-round
Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., year-round

9/8/07, Santa Rosa
11th Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
708-436-3036, ext. 206
Kendall-Jackson Wine Center
(800) 769-3649
www.kj.com

10/5/07 - 10/7/07, San Diego
San Diego International Orchid Fair
Quail Botanical Gardens
708-436-3036, ext. 206
www.qbgardens.org

 

Connecticut

8/26/07, Woodbury
Heirloom Plants and Flowers
Glebe House
203-263-2855
www.theglebehouse.org

Scott's Nursery & Landscaping
322 Kent Rd
New Milford, CT 06776
860-350-8295
7/21/07, 10 a.m.
Some of the Best Evergreens
7/21/07, noon
Waterfalls
9/5/07, 10 a.m.
Bulbs Classic New and Unusual
9/5/07, noon
Fall Landscape Care

The Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden
9 Main Street North
Bethlehem CT 06751
203-266-7596
www.www.hartnet.org
WORKSHOPS
8/7/07, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Annuals
9/16/07, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Fruits & Seed Pods

Natureworks
518 Forest Road
Northford, CT 06472
203-484-2748
8/9/07 5 to 6 p.m. and 8/11/07, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Walk - Hot Fun in the Summertime Series Begin: A Taste of the Tropics
8/18/07, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Hot Fun in the Summertime Series: A Party in the Summer Garden and Sun Hat Contest
8/23/07, 5 to 6 p.m. and 8/25/07, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Walk - Herbs in the Garden: Tomato Taste Off

 

Delaware

9/14/07 - 9/16/07, Winterthur
GardenFair
Winterthur Museum & Country Estate
800-448-3886
www.gardenfair.org

 

District of Columbia

US Botanic Garden
100 Maryland Avenue SW
Washington
202-225-8333
www.usbg.gov
8/8/07, 10:30 a.m.
Exhibit Tour: Celebrating America's Public Gardens: A Sense of Place
8/9/07, 6:30 p.m.
USDA Lecture Series: Projects at the Agriculture Research Center
8/15/07, 9:30 a.m.
Garden Tour: Bartholdi Park
8/22/07, 9:30 a.m.
Exhibit Tour: Celebrating America's Public Gardens: Green Today, Growing Tomorrows 8/31/07 12:00pm
Ten Plants that Saved the World

 

Georgia

9/29/07 and 9/30/07, Decatur
2007 Decatur Garden Tour
www.decaturgardentour.com

 

Florida

7/6/07 - 9/15/07, Kissimmee
Florida Caladium Showcase
Gaylord Palms Resort
407-586-2000

 

Illinois

Chicago Botanic Museum
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe
847-835-8213
jmccaffrey@chicagobotanic.org
wbecker@chicagobotanic.org
www.chicagobotanic.org
8/15/07, 10 to 11 a.m.
Sense-ational Plants for Year Round Appeal
9/2/07
Illinois Mycological Association Show & Sale
9/5/07 - 9/8/07, 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Free floral design classes
9/14/07 - 9/16/07, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Garden and Roadside Flower Sale
9/15/07, 1 to 3:00 p.m.
Planting Shrubs and Perennials
9/18/07, 10 to 11 a.m.
Gardening with Arthritis
9/22/07 - 9/23/07
Lakeshore African Violet Society
9/24/07, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Curator Tour of Bonsai Collection
9/29/07 - 9/30/07 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Bulb Bazaar
10/6/07, 1 to 3:00 p.m.
Curator Tour of Bonsai Collection
Wednesdays, 10/10/07 - 11/14/07, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Bonsai: Novice Development Techniques
10/13/07 - 10/14/07
Illinois Orchid Society Show and Sale
Saturdays, 10/13/07 - 11/17/07, 9 a.m. to noon
Bonsai: Intermediate Refinement Techniques
Saturdays, 10/13/07 - 11/17/07, 9 a.m. to noon
Bonsai: Advanced Presentation-Quality
Sundays, 10/14/07 - 11/18/07, 1 to 4 p.m.
Bonsai: Beginner Basics and Fundamentals
10/20/07 - 10/21/07
Midwest Daffodil Society Bulb Sale
Wisconsin-Illinois Lily Society Lily Bulb Sale
Midwest Fruit Explorers Show and Sale
10/20/07, 1 to 3 p.m.
Mulching and Edging
10/30/07, 10 a.m. to noon
A Harvest Portrait
11/10/07, 1 to 3 p.m.
End of Season Pruning
12/5/07, 10 a.m. to noon
Vertical Wall Gardens

 

Maryland

Ladew Topiary Gardens
3535 Jarrettsville Pike
Monkton, MD 21111
410-557-9466
www.LadewGardens.com
8/15/07, 9:30 to 10 a.m.
Repotting
8/28/07, 9:30 to 10 a.m.
Turf Maintenance
9/18/07, 9:30 to 10 a.m.
Pruning Topiary Hemlock
9/23/07, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Native Plant Sale and Nature Festival

 

Massachusetts

The Polly Hill Arboretum
State Road
West Tisbury, MA
Martha’s Vineyard
508-693-9426
www.pollyhillarboretum.org
8/8/07, 7:30 p.m.
Have Rocks, Will Garden!
8/16/07, 10 to 11 a.m.
Polly’s Plant Introductions
8/18/07, 10 a.m. to noon
Native Plants of Chappaquiddick
9/8/07, 1 to 4 p.m.
Creating Bonsai
9/15/07, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Polly Hill Plant Sale

Berkshire Botanical Garden
Intersection Routes 102 and 183
Stockbridge
413-298-3926
www.berkshirebotanical.org
8/1/07, 10 a.m. to noon
The Elemental Garden
8/10/07, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Standing Stones in the Garden

 

New Mexico

Through 8/29/07, Santa Fe
Summer Garden Tours
Santa Fe Greenhouses
2904 Rufina Street
www.santafegreenhouses.com

 

New Hampshire

9/22/07 - 9/23/07, Portsmouth
Third Annual Fairy House Tour
Noon to 4:00pm
603-433-1100
www.fairyhouses.com

 

New Jersey

8/18/07, Edison/Metuchen
Art in the Garden Tour
10:00am - 5:00pm
242 Amboy Ave., Metuchen
732-906-4137

9/23/07, Bernardsville
Cross Estate Gardens’ 30th Anniversary Celebration
Luddell Road off Tempe Wick Road
1:00pm - 5:00pm
973-376-0348
www.crossestategardens.org

 

New York

The New York Botanical Garden
Bronx River Parkway at Fordham Road
The Bronx
718-817-8700
www.nybg.org
Saturdays and Sundays, 1:30 p.m.
Hands-On Gardening Demonstrations
Wednesdays, 10 to 3 p.m.
Farmers' Market
7/28/07, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The Art of Cottage Gardening

8/3/07 - 8/4/07, Doylestown
Fordhook in Bloom
212-764-1255

Planting Fields State Arboretum State Historic Park
1395 Planting Fields Road
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
516-922-9200
www.plantingfields.org
8/4/07, 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Container Gardening
9/26/07, 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Naturally Speaking Lecture Series held at Hoffman Center
Gardening Successfully: Properly Selecting, Planting and Maintaining Plants for a Healthy Garden

 

North Carolina

North Carolina Arboretum
100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way
Asheville, NC 28801
828-665-2492
www.ncarboretum.org
8/11/07 - 8/12/07, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday
Bamboo Festival
8/14/07, 10 a.m.
Gardening in the Mountains: Water Gardens
8/25/07, 1 to 4 p.m.
Companion Plants for Hydrangeas
9/15/07 - 9/16/07
Annual Dahlia Society Show
10/13/07 - 10/14/07
Annual Carolina Bonsai Expo

9/22/07 - 9/23/07, Raleigh
The Garden Conservancy's Open Days Program
JC Raulston Arboretum
4415 Beryl Road
888-842-2442
www.opendaysprogram.org

North Carolina Arboretum
100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way
Asheville, NC 28801
828-665-2492
8/11/07 - 8/12/07, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday
Bamboo Festival
8/14/07, 10 a.m.
Gardening in the Mountains: Water Gardens
8/25/07, 1 to 4 p.m.
Companion Plants for Hydrangeas

 

Ohio

9/29/07 - 9/30/07, Barberton
Barberton Mum Fest
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Lake Anna Park
330-848-6664

 

Pennsylvania

Morris Arboretum
University of Pennsylvania
100 E. Northwestern Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19118
215-247-5777
www.morrisarboretum.org
Through 10/8/07
Garden Railway Display - Great American Train Stations
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends

The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore
610-328-8023
www.scottarboretum.org
8/13/07, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Free Guided Tour - A Walk with the Curator
8/14/07 7:30pm
Free Lecture: A Peek at the 2007 Plant Sale
8/22/07, noon to 1 p.m.
Free Guided Tour: Plants Featured at the Plant Sale
8/23/07, 6 to 8 p.m. (raindate 8/30/07)
Sunset Sippin' at the Scott Arboretum: Summersweet with Sunrise Weissbier
9/8/07, 1 to 3 p.m., and 9/9/07, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
2007 Plant Sale
9/10/07, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Free Guided Tour: A Walk with the Curator

8/23/07, Pittsburgh
Phipps Garden Groove 07
9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Kutztown Fairgrounds
http://tickets.conservatory.org

 

Virginia

Green Springs Gardens
4603 Green Spring Road
Alexandria
703-642-5173
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/gsgp
8/25/07 - 8/26/07
Annual Begonia Show and Sale
9/5/07, 7:15 to 8:30 p.m.
Dragonflies Go By
9/7/07, 9:30 to 11 a.m.
Workshop: Seed Saving
9/8/07, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Rain Gardens: Fix Your Backyard and Save the Bay
9/12/07, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Fall Vegetables
9/14/07, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Workshop: It's Fall, Am I Supposed to be Gardening?
9/15/07 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Fall Fling: Pollinators and the Plants they Love
9/22/07, 9 to 11 a.m.
Bulbs: Spring, Summer and Fall
9/29/07, 10/13/07, and 11/10/07
Perennial Series: Fall Perennials and Their Allies
10/6/07, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Workshop: Saving Your Treasures
10/10/07, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Fall Greens and more
10/12/07, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Workshop: Creating Fall and Winter Interest
10/13/07, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Japanese Maples
10/20/07, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Green Springs Design Symposium: Designing with Native Plants
10/26/07, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
The Utter Basics of Garden Design
10/27/07, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Fall Woody Plants and Their Perennial Companions
10/27/07, 2 to 4 p.m.
Floral Design Workshop - Fall Arrangements with Pizzazz
11/2/07, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Tips on Conifer Identification
11/3/07, 9:30 to 11 a.m.
Winter Container Workshop
11/7/07 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Treats for Your Thanksgiving Table
11/9/07, 1 to 3 p.m.
Workshop: Garden Journaling
11/17/07, 2 to 4 p.m.
Floral Design Workshop - Thanksgiving Centerpiece
12/1/07, 2 to 4 p.m.
Floral Design Workshop - Wreaths with Individuality/p>

 

Washington

Through 8/31/07, Seattle
The Ethel Dupar Fragrant Garden
2501 South Plum Street
(800) 914-7307
information@seattlelh.org

 

Wisconsin

Olbrich Botanical Gardens
3330 Atwood Avenue
Madison
608-825-7423
www.olbrich.org
8/18/07 - 8/19/07, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Daylily Sale
8/25/07 - 8/26/07, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Dahlia Show
10/8/07, 10 a.m. to when supplies run out
Fall Quilt and Flower Show Plant Sale
10/13/07 and 10/14/07, Saturday noon to 4 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
African Violet Show and Sale
11/10/07 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Herb Fair
11/17/07 - 11/18/07 Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Growing Gifts Shop Sale

 

Canada

Through 9/3/07, Montreal
International Flora/Montreal Garden Festival
Lock Gardens of the Quays in Old-Montreal
514-282-0222
www.floramontreal.ca