News Briefs

 

Recent media

Martha Stewart Living magazine, July/August 2013, features ten pages on Hollister House Garden, one of the Garden Conservancy's preservation projects.

For other recent articles on Garden Conservancy projects and programs,

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Garden Conservancy News

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

   

Interview with Open Days Garden Host Kim Visokey

Listen to a short "Garden Freak" interview from the June/July issue of Sheridan Road magazine, from the North Shore of Chicago.

   

KLRU "Garden of the Week" interview with John Fairey

   

Career Opportunities

Explore opportunities in the Garden Conservancy network.

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Thank you to our Open Days program sponsor

We are pleased to welcome back Fine Gardening magazine as the national media sponsor of our Open Days program.

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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.

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New President Appointed

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

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Open Days 2013 slideshow

Click on this image to view a lovely slideshow by Traditional Home magazine featuring our Open Days season.

   

Garden Conservancy Notecards

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

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More News

• World's Fair Gardens: Shaping American Landscapes June 20, 2013  6:00 pm - 8:00 pm The Walt Disney Family Museum: San Francisco, CA IMPORTANT INFORMATION – RECEPTION LOCATION CHANGE (SEE BELOW)Beginning with the First Exhibition held in 1756 in London, world’s fairs have tantalized and astonished audiences. In addition to... read more...





• Hooray for Shade! July 12, 2013  9:00 am - 2:30 pm The Gardens at Heather Farm: Walnut Creek, CA A shady garden in a sunny climate can be a welcome respite, and offers the opportunity to grow some fascinating plants, even succulents. And there are a host of great tree choices for Northern Califor... read more...





• Preserving Beatrix Farrand's Gardens July 27, 2013  8:30 am - 4:00 pm College of the Atlantic: Bar Harbor, ME Garland Farm, Dumbarton Oaks, Hill-Stead, Bellefield, Rockefeller Gardens, and more will be included in an all-day program devoted to the restoration and maintenance of historic gardens designed by on... read more...





• The Gardens of Alcatraz: Punishment and Reward on the Rock September 7, 2013  3:00 pm Chicago Botanic Garden: Glencoe, IL The name Alcatraz immediately conjures up images of the famous prison, perched on a rocky scrap of land weathering the elements in San Francisco Bay, of Al Capone and the Birdman. But for the past 150... read more...





• Bernard Trainor: Landprints October 3, 2013  6:00 pm Flora Grubb Gardens: San Francisco, CA Internationally renowned landscape architect Bernard Trainor will present a range of his current projects in addition to those featured in the recently published monograph, Landprints: The Landscape D... read more...





• Front Yard Gardens Take Center Stage October 25, 2013  9:00 am - 2:30 pm The Gardens at Heather Farm: Walnut Creek, CA Ruth Bancroft Horticultural SeriesFall 2013 One of the latest trends in gardening is creating exciting landscapes in the front yard. No need to limit your imagination to the backyard any more, with ju... read more...