In the garden with Shobha Vanchiswar

KLRU "Garden of the Week" interview with John Fairey

FLS awards honor a Place Keeper and a Place Maker

Thank you to our Open Days program sponsor

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Membership offer

Thank you to White Flower Farm for its offer, effective April 1, 2013, to new and renewing lapsed Garden Conservancy members.

New President Appointed

Jenny Young du Pont becomes President of the Garden Conservancy on
April 8, 2013.

Open Days 2013 slideshow

Click on this image to view a lovely new slideshow by Traditional Home magazine.

Career Opportunities

Explore opportunities in the Garden Conservancy network.

Garden Conservancy News

Read all about it! The April 2013 Garden Conservancy eNews has our latest news and updates.

Scott Medal Honors John Fairey

Congratulations to John Fairey, the creator of Peckerwood Garden in Hempstead, TX, for receiving the 2013 Scott Medal and Award!

Interim Executive Director Appointed

Laura Palmer becomes interim executive director of the Garden Conservancy.

Recent media

Fine Gardening magazine, June 2013, includes useful tips from garden creator George Schoellkopf on balancing formal structure and exuberant plantings. You can also watch a short video tour on Fine Gardening's website.

Traditional Home magazine, April 2013, showcases the Charleston garden of Garden Conservancy chairman Ben Lenhardt and his wife, Cindy. Read the article, view a slideshow.

Elle Décor magazine, April 2013, features Greenwood Gardens on the occasion of its restoration and public opening on April 28.

Gardens are important sources of inspiration for writers. Martha Stewart Living magazine, April 2013, features five gardens of women writers--
four of them gardens the Garden Conservancy has helped to preserve.

For other recent articles on Hollister House Garden, Chase Garden, Montrose, and the Gardens of Alcatraz,

Tribute to Antonia Adezio

Preservation Weekend 2012

Garden Conservancy Notecards

The captivating artistry of four of the Garden Conservancy’s preservation project gardens is presented on a new set of notecards.

Royal Oak Foundation Award

The Royal Oak Foundation awarded its Heritage Award to the Garden Conservancy on November 5, 2012.

Austin Open Day feature

Thanks to Central Texas Gardener for featuring our Austin Open Day, November 3!

2013 Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden Calendars

Order your own 2013 Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden calendar!

Winter Hill Open House

Our new headquarters at Winter Hill, Garrison, New York, celebrated its opening as a center for nonprofits on a beautiful fall afternoon on October 14, 2012.

Gardens of Alcatraz press

Recent press coverage of the Gardens of Alcatraz includes two articles in the Foundation for Landscape Studies journal.

Paul Redman Joins Board

On September 27, Paul Redman, the director of Longwood Gardens, was elected to the Garden Conservancy's board of directors.

The Garden Conservancy in the news

September/October 2012, Garden Design,
The Dream Weaver:
Textile Designer Jack Lenor Larsen

August 26, 2012, Journal News, Notable Neighbors: Garden designer Pepe Maynard steps out from behind the scenes

August 24, 2012, Wall Street Journal, A Whimsical Seaside Garden

August 18, New York Times, In Late August, a Convergence of Green Thumbs

Summer 2012, Hortus magazine (England), Reflections on the Journey

Fellows Visit Twin Maples

On Saturday, August 11, 2012, members of the Garden Conservancy’s Society of Fellows enjoyed a special visit to Twin Maples, the estate of Douglas and Wilmer Thomas in Salisbury, Connecticut. Slideshow.

Garden Conservancy headquarters relocates to Winter Hill

A beautifully restored historic building in Garrison, New York, has become the Garden Conservancy’s new headquarters.

Walk, Talk, and Gawk

Antonia Adezio to step down

A new future for Heronswood Gardens

Burpee recently completed the sale of Heronswood to the Port Gamble S’Klallam tribe.

Judge blocks sale of Hannah Carter Japanese Garden

Garden Club of America Award

The Garden Conservancy was honored to receive the GCA Medal for Historic Preservation on April 17.

Distinguished Garden Properties for Sale

Huffington Post article on Hannah Carter Japanese Garden

Donor beware!  Read a cautionary tale in the May 2 Huffington Post online.

Gift Membership

Quatre Vents DVD

Listen to a sample clip with Frank Cabot's narration about the pleasures of making a garden.

Francis H. Cabot (1925-2011)

The Garden Conservancy mourns the death of our founder and inspirational leader, Francis H. Cabot, on November 19, 2011 after a long illness.

Videos of Frank Cabot Tribute

Click here to access documentary videos of the April 30, 2012 program.

Threatened Garden Alert

A place of natural beauty and a quiet retreat in the Los Angeles community of Bel Air for fifty years, the Hannah Carter Japanese Garden faces urgent danger.

Tribute to Tom Armstrong

The directors and staff of the Garden Conservancy mourn the loss of our distinguished and beloved chairman, Tom Armstrong, on Monday, June 20, 2011.

Alcatraz Project Wins Two Preservation Awards

Garden Conservancy Honored for Organizational Excellence

A MAN NAMED PEARL is available on DVD

Intimate and uplifting, the documentary A MAN NAMED PEARL offers a captivating window into the life a man who turned obstacles into breathtakingly beautiful possibilities. Available on DVD.