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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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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 Garden Conservancy was presented the Trustees' Award for Organizational Excellence by the National Trust during its 2009 National Preservation Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 15, 2009. The special award goes to a nonprofit organization that has demonstrated extraordinary achievement over a long period of time.
The National Trust cited the Garden Conservancy as the nation's first group dedicated to preserving gardens. “The Garden Conservancy is one of the first organizations in the country to recognize that important gardens are an essential part of our irreplaceable heritage – as much a part of the historic preservation landscape as buildings, birth sites and battlefields,” said Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. “Equally important, this dedicated organization has encouraged us all to discover, enjoy and be inspired by some the nation’s most beautiful places.”
Click here to watch a short two-minute video, compiled by the National Trust, showing the Garden Conservancy's preservation work around the country.
Click here to read the National Trust for Historic Preservation's press release.