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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)
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.
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.
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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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GARDENS FOR SALE
Help us spread the word about distinguished garden properties for sale around the country.
STORM DAMAGE AT ROCKY HILLS
Several mature hemlocks and a large cedar were downed in late winter storms, causing considerable further damage as they fell. A staggering amount of trunks and branches must be cut and mulched, arbors rebuild, newly exposed rhododendrons relocated.
SPECIAL AWARD FOR GARDEN THAT "AGES WELL"
The Garden Conservancy presented an award at the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show to the Garden Route Company for their 2010 Show Garden entry. The Garden Conservancy Award, A Garden that Ages Well, honors a garden that exhibits a strong design idea that will mature gracefully, demonstrating the ability of a garden, as a living work of art and horticulture, to absorb, orchestrate, and take advantage of ongoing change and growth as it moves into the future.
GIFT OF MEMBERSHIP
Purchase a gift membership package to the Garden Conservancy for a friend or loved one. In addition to their membership, we'll send them our 2010 Open Days Directory and a book of 6 discounted admission tickets. Your gift recipient will enjoy all the benefits of a Garden Conservancy membership including the opportunity to purchase members-discounted Open Days garden admission tickets
APPL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AWARD
The restoration of the Gardens of Alcatraz won first place for a Partnership Program/Project. The award was presented to the Garden Conservancy, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, and the National Park Service in San Diego by the Association of Partners in Public Land on February 10, 2010.
The judges commented: Great programmatic partnership, utilizing
volunteers, program was well explained and documented.
For more information, see page 3 of the APPL Awards Bulletin.
RECENT PRESS COVERAGE
Watch two short video features from the Martha Stewart Show: the Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden, which aired on May 12, 2010 and Hollister House Garden, May 18, 2010.
The San Francisco Chronicle explores the "endlessly connecting net of stories" behind the dedication of the Carola Ashford greenhouse at Alcatraz in April 2010.
The Wall Street Journal featured the Garden Conservancy's Open Days program on April 29, 2010. Read "The Gates Swing Open to Secret Gardens," listen to a video with an Open Days garden host, watch a slideshow.
Read about the Gardens of Alcatraz in the January 2010 issue of the UK publication Gardens Illustrated. Click here for a PDF of the article.
The January/February 2010 edition of Preservation magazine features the Gardens of Alcatraz in a five-page article. Click here for a PDF of the article.
PRESS RELEASES
The Garden Conservancy mourns the passing of T. Emmott Chase, co-founder of the renowned Chase Garden in Orting, Washington, on January 17.