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  • Tuesday, June 11 – Friday, June 21 – Gardens of the Northern Italian Lakes

    Join the American Horticultural Society and host Katy Moss Warner, along with tour leader Susie Orso of Specialtours, June 11 – 21 for the Gardens of the Northern Italian Lakes. This region of Italy is well known for its great natural beauty, with lakes and mountains that are regarded as some of the most beautiful places in the world. Your travels among the Italian lakes — with excursions from Stresa (below), Verona, and Bellagio — will not only allow you to experience firsthand the works of many famous Italian architects and garden designers but will also include numerous sites of historic significance.  To see the complete tour details, visit www.ahs.org/events/travel_study.htm.

  • Wednesday, April 3 – Sunday, April 7 – AHS President’s Council Trip to Charleston, South Carolina

    Experience the intimate charm and elegance of historic Charleston’s neighborhoods, homes, and gardens, April 3 – April 7.  AHS President’s Council members will be staying in the heart of Charleston and visiting many of the area’s most beautiful private and public gardens.  For more information about joining the American Horticultural Society’s President’s Council, please contact Scott Lyons at 703-768-5700, ext. 127.

  • Thursday, April 25 – Sunday, May 5 – Historic Homes & Gardens of the Colonial South

    The American Horticultural Society will sponsor a tour April 25 – May 5 aboard the American flagged Yorktown.  Discover the gracious beauty and enduring charm of the American South on this idyllic small-ship voyage from Savannah, Georgia, to Richmond, Virginia.  Experience some of the finest historic homes and gardens in the area accompanied by expert guides such as architectural historian Marlene Heck and Colonial Williamsburg’s gardening authority Laura Viancour.  AHS Executive Director Tom Underwood and his wife Jane will be the tour’s AHS hosts.  For more information, please contact Joanne Sawczuk at 703-768-5700, ext. 132, or email jsawczuk@ahs.org.

  • Friday, August 17 – Sunday, August 19 – 14th Annual In The Garden Weekend

    The Homestead Resort and Spa in Hot Springs, Virginia (pictured below)  is once again pleased to partner with the American Horticultural Society for this wonderful event, In the Garden Weekend.  The AHS educates and inspires people of all ages to become successful and environmentally responsible gardeners by advancing the art and science of horticulture.  For this event, you will receive a complimentary membership to the AHS which includes a subscription to The American Gardener, the official bi-monthly magazine of the AHS.The event begins on Friday, August 17 at 3 pm with afternoon tea in the Great Hall, followed by registration and a Meet the Speakers reception in the Crystal Room.  Speakers this year include Andre Viette, horticulturist, author and lecturer, who hosts his own talk show entitled In the Garden.  Other speakers are Gabriele Rausse, Monticello’s Assistant Director of Gardens and Grounds, Forrest Lee of The Homestead, who will conduct a fascinating tour of The Homestead Gardens, James Piggott, retired pathologist, who will speak on Growing Grapes in the Home Garden and Small Vineyard, June Mays, garden designer and writer, and Ross Hotchkiss, Director of the American Daffodil Society. There will be lunches, wine tastings, breakfast and dinner daily, all for only $479 per person for two nights, taxes and daily service charge not included.  For complete information, and to register, call 800-838-1766, option 1, or log on to www.thehomestead.com.

     

     

  • Friday, May 25 – Saturday, May 26 – Relevance: National Plant Societies in the 21st Century

    Leadership from every major national plant society has been invited to a summit meeting in Shreveport on May 25-26. The meeting is hosted by the American Rose Society and is intended to gather leaders from similar plant organizations in order to share common challenges and solutions. The theme of the meeting is “Relevance: National Plant Societies in the 21st Century.”

    Both the American Camellia Society and the American Horticultural Society are taking major roles in the meeting through planning and participation. We expect members of the National Garden Clubs, American Orchid Society, American Dahlia Society, American Daylily (Hemerocallis) Society, and others to join us. ARS Executive Director Jeff Ware states, “I hope this meeting proves to be so valuable to our participants that it becomes an annual event hosted at the headquarters of various national groups on a rotating basis.”

    The event begins with a Get Acquainted Reception sponsored and hosted by the American Horticultural Society on Friday evening, May 25, at 7:00 p.m. at the Gardens of the American Rose Center. The Summit itself will take place on Saturday, May 26, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at Klima Rose Hall: The American Rose Society Education and Visitor Center. This meeting will provide opportunities for everyone to share ideas and best practices around 3 major topics: membership, volunteerism, technology and social media. Harry Rissetto, Chairman of the Board for the American Horticultural Society, will present the keynote address on Saturday, “Social Capital – Challenges for Plant and Flower Clubs and Societies.” A luncheon will be provided.

    There is no fee to attend the National Plant Society Summit. However we ask that you RSVP to Jeff Ware, execdirector@ars-hq.org. We hope to make this meeting financially accessible for all groups, both large and small. The event is held at Courtyard Marriott at the Shreveport Airport. Call the hotel directly at 318-686-0102 for reservations. Ask for the American Rose Society Center rate of $84.

  • Tuesday, February 28, 6:45 pm – Grow What You Eat

    The Norwood Evening Garden Club will host biologist, gardener, writer, and entertaining storyteller, Roger Swain, on Tuesday February 28, at 6:45 p.m. at the Carriage House behind the First Baptist Church, 71 Bond Street, Norwood. The public is invited to attend. A $10.00 donation is requested.

    Recognized by millions of people as the man with the red suspenders, Mr. Swain is the former host of the popular PBS-TV horticulture show, The Victory Garden, and long-time science editor of Horticulture magazine. He will speak on his favorite topic, vegetable gardening, encouraging listeners to Grow What You Eat. Mr. Swain has penned four books on gardening for which he received the American Horticultural Society’s award for writing. He is also the recipient of a Massachusetts Horticultural Society gold medal for his power to inspire others.

    When he is not writing, lecturing or being filmed for television, Mr. Swain can be happily found working in his own gardens, either at his home outside Boston or at his farm in southern New Hampshire. For information about the Norwood Evening Garden Cub, contact Susan Pearson at 508-668-4039 or visit www.NorwoodEveningGardenClub.com.

  • Tuesday, June 26 – Friday, July 6 – Midsummer Gardens and Castles of Sweden

    The long, warm days of midsummer are perfect for enjoying the beautiful natural landscape and unpretentious gardens of Sweden.  American Horticultural Society host John Floyd, along with Tour Escort Antonia Lloyd Owen of Specialtours, will take you on a journey from Uppsala – home of botanist Carl Linneaus – to Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Lund, taking in the formal gardens of historic castles as well as a variety of contemporary gardens.  For complete itinerary and information, call 866-627-6621, or visit www.ahs.org.  Picture below of Uppsala University Botanical Garden.

  • Wednesday, March 21 – Sunday, March 25 – Bold Colors and Exuberant Flowers: San Diego County

    Join the American Horticultural Society, with host Evelyn Alemanni, on Wednesday, March 21 through Sunday, March 25 for a tour of exciting public landscapes and spectacular private gradens during one of the most colorful months in southern coastal California.  You will stay at the  historic Inn at Rancho Santa Fe in the foothills of Northern San Diego County, pictured below.  Trip highlights include a sneak preview of new plants being introduced to the horticultural trade at the California Spring Trials, a stop at the world-famous Flower Fields to view a stunning display of ranunculus, and a private tour of both the San Diego Zoo Safari Park and the San Diego Botanic Garden.  For more information, contact MacNair Travel by emailing ahs@macnairtravel.com, or call 866-627-6621.

  • Friday, October 21, 7:00 pm – Wicked Bugs

    In  her book Wicked Bugs, a darkly comical look at the sinister side of man’s relationship with the natural world, author Amy Stewart tracks down more than 100 of the worst entomological foes – creatures that infest, infect, and generally wreak havoc on human affairs. Ms. Stewart is the bestselling author of five books on the perils and pleasures of the natural world, including Wicked Plants. Her essays and commentaries have appeared on NPR, in the New York Times, and in Fine Gardening, where she is a contributing editor. Stewart is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship and the American Horticultural Society’s 2010 Book Award. She lives in Eureka, California, where she and her husband own an antiquarian bookstore.  Amy Stewart will make an appearance at Porter Square Books in the Porter Square Shopping Center, 25 White Street, Cambridge, this Friday, October 21, beginning at 7 pm.  If you plan to attend this free event, call 617-491-2220, or email ellen@portersquarebooks.com.

  • American Horticultural Society Online Auction

    For the third year in a row, the American Horticultural Society will reprise its online auction. This year’s auction features exclusive opportunities for four people to have lunch and a garden tour with notable horticulturists and landscape designers throughout the United States.

    Among the tours is Fallingwater in Pennsylvania with Landscape Architect Melissa Marshall, principal designer for the award winning firm MTR Landscape Architects. Ms. Marshall was instrumental in the recent renovation of the last great Frank Lloyd Wright house with its original setting, furnishings, and artwork intact.

    Also available is a tour with Allan Armitage, internationally known for his multifaceted teaching and research in new plants for the garden and greenhouse at the University of Georgia Horticulture Gardens.

    Visit http://www.ahs.org/auction/ for a full list of these exceptional experiences and more information about the auction process. The deadline to bid on the auction items is September 26, 2011, 5:00PM EST. All proceeds benefit the AHS’s outreach programs and stewardship of its River Farm headquarters.