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  • Thursday, April 28 – Sunday, May 1 – Colonial Williamsburg’s 75th Annual Garden Symposium: Responsible Gardening – Sowing Seeds for a Bright Future, Live and Virtual

    This year’s theme is inspired by Audrey Hepburn’s quote, “To plant a garden is to believe in the tomorrow”. Now more than ever it is important that we, as gardeners, create healthy landscapes for all living creatures for the future of our planet. Join featured speakers Elizabeth Hope Cushing, P. Allen Smith, Matthew Benson, Rebecca Lindenmeyr, Brie Arthur, Renny Reynolds, and Colonial Williamsburg’s talented landscape staff as they commemorate 75 years of its celebrated Garden Symposium, and share methods and techniques for creating gardens that benefit humans and wildlife in an environment both beautiful and sustainable for years to come. Both virtual and in-person options for attendance are available. Visit www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/learn/conferences for more information.

  • Friday, August 1, 7:30 am – 5:00 pm – P. Allen Smith Day at Pleasant View Gardens

    Spend Friday, August 1 in New England’s Premier Proven Winners Garden, Pleasant View Gardens in Loudon, New Hampshire, and meet P. Allen Smith. Mahoney’s Garden Center is offering round-trip buses from Mahoney’s in Winchester. Feedback has been so positive the past two years that we’re offering the tour again. Join us as Mahoney’s chartered bus takes you to the area’s premier grower of Proven Winner annuals, perennials and shrubs. Meet and hear from award-winning garden and lifestyle expert, author and TV personality, P. Allen Smith. Day Includes:

    Watch Allen transform ordinary landscapes into extraordinary landscapes in before-and-after presentations. Take a guided tour of New England’s premier Proven Winners® trial garden showcasing over 500 Proven Winners varieties. Participate in educational sessions in and around the garden and learn how to maintain containers at home, water and fertilize, prune hydrangeas, properly maintain shrubs and start an edible herb garden.
    Join in the P. Allen Smith Container Design Throwdown contest. Take a chance to design your own container from plants in Allen’s Platinum Collection and other Proven Winners varieties. Photo opportunities and autographs with P. Allen Smith. Transportation to and from Pleasant View Gardens in Loudon, NH. Morning refreshments and box lunch (vegetarian and gluten-free available.)

    Space is limited. Reserve your seat by July 11th. Cost is $40 per person, to cover the bus, morning refreshments and lunch. To make a reservation, visit any Mahoney’s location or call 781-729-5900. Credit card payment is accepted over the phone.
    Details:

    Winchester: Bus leaves at 7:30 am from Mahoney’s in Winchester, arrives at Pleasant View at 9:00 am, and returns to Winchester by 5:00 pm.

  • Saturday, March 2, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm – Outdoor Living Extravaganza

    For the fifth year, Proven Winners is bringing this enjoyable and educational gardening seminar to cities across North America. On Saturday, March 2, from 8:30 – 4, the event will take place at Four Points by Sheraton in Norwood, 1125 Boston Providence Turnpike, Norwood. You’ll learn from our experts about all the latest and great new varieties to hit the market for 2013, how to put together exceptional containers and much more. Rick Schoellhorn, Niki Jabbour, and Susan Martin will join Keynote Speaker P. Allen Smith for this event.

    In addition, you’ll be treated to a bag of exciting gifts-including a brand new plant for 2013 that will be hard to find at retail; you’ll enjoy a delicious lunch, beverages, and snacks throughout the day; and you’ll have plenty of chances to win great prizes. Even your non-gardening friends will enjoy this relaxed and entertaining look at what’s new in outdoor decor, Proven Winners style. We look forward to seeing you there! $70 per person (plus a free calendar). To sign up, call 877-865-5818, or reserve online at http://www.provenwinners.com/catalog/events.

  • Thursday, September 20 – Saturday, September 22 – America in Bloom Symposium & Awards Program

    Located in the heart of the Ozark Mountains, the progressive spirit in Fayetteville, Arkansas makes it a great place to live, work, and play. It has been recognized as one of the best places to live in America. Much of Fayetteville’s success is due to its participation in America in Bloom for the past 11 years.

    The America in Bloom Symposium & Awards program offers the opportunity for you to see Fayetteville and Northwest Arkansas from the inside out. You can walk in the paths of the community’s past, learn about its innovative environmental efforts, witness commitment to quality landscapes, and experience the newest cultural addition, the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. You will be able to talk with Northwest Arkansas mayors who are facing different challenges leading their cities, and meet some environmental and horticultural experts. Experience the Farmer’s Market and the crazy enthusiasm for all that is Razorback! Fayetteville is a fun and unique mix of cool college town, thriving business community, outdoor lovers’ haven, and cultural arts center. We can’t wait for you to experience Fayetteville and discover “Ozark Red, White & Blooms.”

    On Thursday, you will take a guided walking tour of historic downtown Fayetteville, followed by a welcome reception, and an Arkansas Barbecue Feast and Award presentation with Mayor Lioneld Jordan. Friday brings the keynote speech Great Design & Tough Plants: The Key to Beautiful Communities, by P. Allen Smith, TV personality, designer, and garden expert. Scott Eccleston, Director of Trails and Grounds at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, will give insight into the unique design of the 120 acres of magnificent native plant trails and gardens that surround the museum. John McLarty and Marilyn Heifner, Heritage Trail Partners, will speak on Celebrating History – The Northwest Arkansas Heritage Trail. And there are other concurrent sessions on a variety of subjects, followed by an environmental tour of Fayetteville, a tour of the Gardens of the Crystal Bridges Museum of Art, and a reception at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks. Saturday brings Robin Moore, director of the National Learning Initiative and author of Natural Learning – the Life History of an Environmental Schoolyard, speaking on Designing Nature into Children’s Lives, and more talks and workshops. A complete schedule may be found at www.americainbloom.org.

    A $139 group hotel rate at the Hampton Inn & Suites may be reserved using code “AIB” either online or by calling 479-756-3500. Full registration for all events is $200. Please register before August 29.

  • Friday, August 6, 7:45 am – 5:00 pm – Spend a Day with P. Allen Smith

    Travel with Russell’s Garden Center’s staff for P. Allen Smith Day at Pleasant View Gardens, Loudon, New Hampshire.

    * Hear from gardening expert P. Allen Smith
    * Tour the Proven Winners Display Garden, which includes more than 500 varieties of annuals, perennials, and shrubs
    * Receive a copy of Proven Winners’ 2010 Gardeners’ Idea Book
    * Preview 2011 Proven Winners plants and P. Allen Smith’s Platinum Collection
    * Enjoy a continental breakfast and a catered lunch
    * Have your picture taken with Allen
    * Greenhouse and facility tour
    * Book signing

    Registration / Cancellation Refund Deadline:
    July 10, 2010

    The cost of the trip is $45.00 per person, which includes bus transportation, continental breakfast & lunch.  Sign up today by calling 508-358-2283. Seating is limited.  The bus leaves from Russell’s Garden Center, 397 Boston Post Road in Wayland promptly at 7:45 am.

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