Preserving America's Exceptional Gardens

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Check out the calendar of upcoming Open Days around the country.

Apply for a position as Membership Manager at the Garden Conservancy.

Meet the new garden manager at the Ruth Bancroft Garden.

Read good news about a new future for Western Hills.

Help us spread the word about distinguished garden properties for sale around the country.

Kentucky Botanical Garden and Arboretum celebrated the success of its new membership program.

Read a progress report from the Elizabeth Lawrence Garden in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Longue Vue Gardens, New Orleans, restored its Lousiana iris collection.

Yew Dell, Crestwood, KY, opened a new visitor center and sculpture show.

A memorial event on May 16 honored the legacy of Emmott and Ione Chase.

Watch two short video features from the Martha Stewart Show: the Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden (May 12), and Hollister House Garden (May 18).

The legacy of George W. Rowe is being honored by the establishment of the George W. Rowe Education Fund. Read more about Gardens, Golf & George.

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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.

A New Future for Western Hills

New lease on life for Western Hills! The Occidental, California, garden has new owners. Plans are underway to ensure its continuation as a botanical mecca.

Gardens, Golf & George

An evening to honor the legacy of George W. Rowe and to establish the George W. Rowe Education Fund was held on April 20, 2010 in San Francisco's Conservatory of Flowers.(Photo by Marion Brenner)

Upcoming Events

Walk the High Line with the Garden Conservancy

September 15 | 12:30 p.m.
New York City

Join Patrick Cullina and the Garden Conservancy for a lunch, talk, and tour of New York City's newest public park.

Preservation Weekend 2010: Thriving in Challenging Times

September 23–26
Mt. Cuba Center, Hockessin, Delaware

Three days of professional conference and dialogue with garden preservation professionals from across the country

Life with Orchids
Rocky Hills Lecture by Bill Smiles

Tuesday, October 26 | 7:30 p.m.
Chappaqua, NY

Fall lecture in Rocky Hills Lecture Series

2010 Ruth Bancroft Horticultural Series
Fourth Quarter Gardens: An August to December Romance

Friday, October 29 | 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Lafayette, CA

Upcoming Events at Preservation Project Gardens

Further programs are presented by individual Garden Conservancy Preservation Projects.