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Preservation Programs Manager at the Garden Conservancy, Cold Spring, NY
Garden Manager at the Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, CA
Horticultural Intern at Greenwood Gardens, Short Hills, NJ
Read about the Gardens of Alcatraz in the January issue of Gardens Illustrated and in Preservation magazine.
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Alcatraz Project Wins Two Preservation Awards
On September 19, 2009, our Alcatraz Historic Gardens project received two prestigious awards from the California Preservation Foundation – the highly regarded Trustees Award for Excellence and an Annual Preservation Design Award in the small rehabilitation category.
Garden Conservancy Honored for Organizational Excellence
The National Trust for Historic Preservation presented its respected Trustees' Award for Organizational Excellence to the Garden Conservancy on October 15, 2009.
Garden Conservancy Receives Top Charity Navigator Rating.
For the fourth consecutive year The Garden Conservancy has received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America's largest independent evaluator of charities.
Upcoming Events
Pam Peirce: Golden Gate Gardening
Walnut Creek, CA
Ruth Bancroft Garden Author Event/Book Signing
Recruiting, Managing, and Retaining Volunteers
The Bloedel Reserve, Bainbridge Island, Washington
Spring workshop and general meeting of the Garden Conservancy Northwest Network
Keeyla Meadows: Fearless Color Gardens
Walnut Creek, CA
Ruth Bancroft Garden Author Event/Book Signing
President's Forum: An Evening with Henriette Suhr
The New School
New York City
New School President Bob Kerrey will engage in an informal discusion with Henriette Suhr, renowned interior designer and creator of Rocky Hills.
Debra Lee Baldwin: Succulent Container Gardens
Walnut Creek, CA
Ruth Bancroft Garden Author Event/Book Signing
Get Ready for Open Days 2010!
The 2010 season of the Open Days Program will offer more than 300 opportunities to explore first-hand examples of outstanding garden design and horticultural practice in a wide range of private gardens coast to coast.
Nonstop Plants: A Garden for 365 Days
Chappaqua Public Library, Chappaqua, NY
The spring Rocky Hills Lecture Series features Margaret Roach.
2010 Denver Open Day Preview Event
Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, Colorado
Inspired by Mountains and Plains: Redefining the Well-Adapted Regional Garden seminar.
Hollister House Garden Study Weekend II
Washington, Connecticut
Seminar, great vendors, and Open Days garden tours
Co-sponsored by the Garden Conservancy
Preservation Weekend
Mt. Cuba Center, Hockessin, Delaware
Save the date for Garden Conservancy's second Preservation Weekend conference in September.