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Garden Conservancy News

Read the latest news about garden preservation and Open Days! 

Febuary 2013 Garden Conservancy eNews

   

Career Opportunities

Explore positions in the Garden Conservancy and in our network.

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New Alcatraz Gardens book

The story of the restoration of the historic gardens of Alcatraz has been beautifully captured in a new book, Alcatraz Gardens: Remembered, Reclaimed, Reimagined.

   

Wing Haven appoints new Executive Director

On February 4, 2014, the Wing Haven Foundation announced that Barrett Ranson will become executive director in late February. Wing Haven manages two public sanctuaries in Charlotte, NC, including the Elizabeth Lawrence Garden, a preservation project of the Garden Conservancy.

   

Untermyer Gardens talk March 6

"Untermyer: A Garden for the World" goes to Manhattan.

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Recent media

Read about the legacy of poet and gardener Anne Spencer in the New York Times, Febuary 6, 2014.

For other recent media coverage of Garden Conservancy projects and programs,

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Rocky Hills transition

Plans for the future of Rocky Hills, Mount Kisco, NY, change course.

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GCA Visiting Gardens Program

Ninety years ago! Garden visiting in the 1920s through the Garden Club of America

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More News

• 2014 Open Days Season March 22, 2014 - November 1, 2014 We're busy planning our next season! Click here for our latest list of regions and dates.2014 will be our 20th Open Day season. Click here to view an honor roll of garden hosts who have opened their g... read more...





• A Time to Plant: Life & Gardening at Holker April 14, 2014  1:00 pm Union League of Philadelphia: Philadelphia, PA A talk by Baron Cavendish of Furness, presented by the Royal Oak Foundation as part of its Seeds for Thought series. "A Time to Plant: Life and Gardening at Holker" is co-sponsored by the Garden Cons... read more...





• A Time to Plant: Life & Gardening at Holker April 15, 2014  6:00 pm The Cosmopolitan Club: New York, NY A talk by Baron Cavendish of Furness, presented by the Royal Oak Foundation as part of its Seeds for Thought series. "A Time to Plant: Life and Gardening at Holker" is co-sponsored by the Garden Cons... read more...





• Rocky Hills Environmental Lecture April 16, 2014  7:30 pm Chappaqua Public Library: Chappaqua, NY Bees, Trees, and Berries: How global plant movement and change can affect our gardens  The spring 2014 Rocky Hills Lecture will be the third in a series of environmental lectures featuring plan... read more...





• A Time to Plant: Life & Gardening at Holker April 17, 2014 11:30 am Onwentsia Club: Lake Forest, IL A talk by Baron Cavendish of Furness, presented by the Royal Oak Foundation as part of its Seeds for Thought series. "A Time to Plant: Life and Gardening at Holker" is co-sponsored by the Garden Cons... read more...