Preserving America's Exceptional Gardens
Translating a Japanese Garden to an American Setting
Japanese-style gardens have come in and out of fashion in America since the mid-19th century, waxing and waning in popularity along with economic fluctuations and political changes.
Upcoming Events
Hollister House Garden Study Weekend (SOLD OUT)
Washington, Connecticut
Seminar, Garden Festival & Open Days Garden Tours
Cosponsored by The Garden Conservancy and Hollister House Garden
The 2008 Garden Design Chats at Flora Grubb Gardens
New Garden Design: Inspiring Private Paradises
1634 Jerrold Avenue, San Francisco
September 11, 5:30 p.m.
Zahid Sardar and Marion Brenner will share with us their ideas of new garden as a pleasure garden vested with spiritual, symbolic and ecological intent.
The Exceptional Personal Garden:
The Role of the Garden Conservancy in Our Communities
10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.
Haggerty Education Center, The Frelinghuysen Arboretum
53 East Hanover Avenue, Morristown, NJ
Learn more about the Garden Conservancy's important work and a get a close-up look at Greenwood Gardens and two outstanding Open Day gardens—the gardens of Silas Mountsier and Graeme Hardie.
SustainaMania: Ditching The Thirsty Lawn
10:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.
Cornerstone Sonoma campus on Highway 21
No Admission Fee – Everyone Welcome
Join leading nurserymen, horticulturalists and garden designers as they engage visitors in the challenge of creating beautiful, eco-friendly landscapes that work in harmony with the soils and climates of Northern California, eliminating the need for extensive watering.
Spirit of Landscape:
California's Lower Owens River Valley
Lone Pine, California
Annual Conference of the California Garden and Landscape History Society
Cosponsored by the Garden Conservancy
Plant Driven Design
Walnut Creek, CA
The Garden Conservancy & The Ruth Bancroft Garden present a seminar and study tour featuring Scott Ogden and Lauren Springer Ogden, Susan Van Atta, and Bernard Trainor. Cosponsored by Pacific Hortuculture.