Preserving America's Exceptional Gardens

News

Internship Posting: Greenwood Gardens

02/25/2008

Greenwood Gardens is seeking a horticulture intern for the 2008 season.

Pearl Fryar Sculpts New Heights

08/07/2007

Read more about our newest preservation project.

Save America's Treasures Grant Funds Alcatraz Historic Gardens Project

01/15/2007

The Alcatraz Historic Gardens project earned a major endorsement when it was named recipient of a $250,000 Save America's Treasures grant.

Helping the Gardens of New Orleans Recover from Katrina

05/15/2007

The Garden Conservancy has been working with the staff and board of directors at LongueVue House and Gardens in New Orleans.

Upcoming Events

The 2008 Garden Design Chats at Flora Grubb Gardens
Yard Art and Handmade Places:
Extraordinary Expressions of Home

Thursday, May 15, 5:30 p.m.
Flora Grubb Gardens
1634 Jerrold Avenue, San Francisco

In her book Yard Art and Handmade Places (University of Texas Press, 2007), Jill Nokes profiles twenty homemakers who have used their yards and gardens to express their sense of individuality, to maintain connections to family and heritage, or even to create sacred spaces for personal and community refreshment and healing.

Chicago Open Days Preview

Saturday, June 7 at 3 p.m.
Chicago Botanic Garden’s Alsdorf Auditorium

Featuring talks on three Open Days Gardens

The 2008 Garden Design Chats at Flora Grubb Gardens
Edible Estates: Attack on the Front Lawn
A Project by Fritz Haeg

Thursday, July 10, 5:30 p.m.
Flora Grubb Gardens
1634 Jerrold Avenue, San Francisco

Fritz Haeg is the founder of Edible Estates, an ongoing series of projects to replace the traditional front lawn with edible garden landscapes.

Hollister House Garden Study Weekend

September 5, 6 & 7, 2008
Washington, Connecticut

Seminar, Garden Festival & Open Days Garden Tours
Cosponsored by The Garden Conservancy and Hollister House Garden