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February 2026
From now until April 26, 2026, you can visit the Connective Power of Orchids exhibit, a joint orchid exhibition with the Smithsonian Gardens and the U.S. Botanic Garden. The exhibit is at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in DC. Admission is free, timed entry passes are required. See website for times and to reserve passes. https://gardens.si.edu/exhibitions/connective-power-of-orchids/
1, Sunday, Designing Winter Landscapes, 1:00 pm, in person, free, Fair Oaks store, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
1, Sunday, Lecture: Moon Gardens, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
1, Sunday, Introduction to Composting, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
1, Sunday, Fundamentals of Gardening, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
1, Sunday, Pruning Basics, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
2, Monday, Lecture: Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, 6:30 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
3, Tuesday, the DUG (DC Urban Gardener) Network is hosting (4) online courses throughout the 2026 growing season to teach everything needed to successfully grow food in DC. They start on February 3, but to register and for more information see last entry at the end of these February events.
3, Tuesday, Prepping for a Spring Garden, 7:00 pm, zoom. Hosted by the National Capital Area Garden Club’s Virtual Garden Club. You do not have to be a NCAGC member to attend. The Virtual Garden Club meets via Zoom on the first Tuesday of the month. If you are new to the Virtual Garden Club, the first presentation is free but you must register. https://www.instagram.com/dmvgardensvirtually
3, Tuesday, Native Bees of the Northeastern United States, virtual lecture, 10 to 11:00 am, free for members, fee for nonmembers, must register. Hardy Plant Society/Mid-Atlantic Group https://www.hardyplant.org/
3, Tuesday, Introduction to Plant Science, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
4, Wednesday, Webinar: Natives at Noon: Rethinking Lawns: Turning Green Carpets into Diverse Ecosystems, noon to 1:00 pm, free but must register. Maryland Native Plant Program of the University of Maryland Extension https://extension.umd.edu/resource/natives-noon-lunch-learn-webinar-series/
4, Wednesday, Webinar: Ask Me Anything About the Year of the Hot Pepper, 1:00 pm, free but must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
4, Wednesday, Webinar: Ask Me Anything About the Year of the Sedum, 2:00 pm, free but must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
4, Wednesday, Creating your Personal Garden Plan for Year-round Enjoyment, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, fee and must register, four sessions, see website for more information. Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
4 and 5, Botanical Revolutions: A Book Talk with Giovanni Aloi, 4:30 to 6:30 pm on Wednesday at Oak Spring Garden Foundation in Upperville, VA and on Thursday, 5 to 7:00 pm, at the District Architecture Center in DC, fee and must register. Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
5, Thursday, Travels @ 12: Sauntering Through the South, noon to 1:00 pm, virtual, free but must register. Scott Arboretum and Gardens. https://www.scottarboretum.org/
5, Thursday, Basic Plant ID, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
5, Thursday, Webinar: Ask Me Anything About Gardening with Roses, 1:00 pm, free but must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
5, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: Africa Safari in Botswana, 1 to 4:30 pm, fee and must register, Heronswood (as in The Heronswood in Washington State). https://www.heronswoodgarden.org/
5, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: Introduction to Everything Orchids, fee and must register, 6 to 7:00 pm, Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
5, Thursday, Creating a Bird-friendly Native Landscape, 6-8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Massachusetts Horticultural Society https://www.masshort.org/
6, Friday, Longwood Gardens’ Annual Horticulture Symposium, 8 to 4:00 pm, in person and virtual and will be recorded, fee and must register, Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/events-performances/events/todays-horticulture-symposium
6, Friday, Designing with Fragrant Flowers and Aromatic Foliage with Christopher Sheridan, 2 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
7, Saturday, Washington Gardener Seed Exchange, 12:30 to 4:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens. https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
7, Saturday, All About Terrariums and Vivariums, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
7, Saturday, Everything You Wanted to Know about Pruning, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
7, Saturday, Lawn Preparation and Care, 10:00 am to 11:00 am, free but register, Burke Nursery and Garden Centre https://www.burkenursery.com/
7, Saturday, Tea Blending 101, 2 to 3:00 pm, and on Sunday, February 8, 1 to 2:00 pm, fee and must register, will be at two different locations. Cultivate the City https://www.cultivatethecity.com/
7, Saturday, Foliage-Driven Garden Design, 11:00 am to noon, virtual, fee and must register, Massachusetts Horticultural Society https://www.masshort.org/
7, Saturday, Winter Seeding: Hardy Plants for Pollinators, 10:00 am, in person, free, Fair Oaks store, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
7, Saturday, Monstera Master: Talk and Book Signing with Darryl Cheng, 10:00 am to 11:00 am, fee and must register. Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
8, Sunday, Understanding Light and Humidity: Helping Plants Thrive in Winter, 10:00 am to 11:00 am, free and must register. At Severna Park on Sunday and Davidsonville on Monday, February 9. Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
8, Sunday, Tea Blending 101, 1 to 2:00 pm, and on Saturday, February 7, 2 to 3:00 pm, fee and must register, will be at two different locations. Cultivate the City https://www.cultivatethecity.com/
8, Sunday, Lecture: Imperiled and Emboldened Insects, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
9, Monday, Gardening for Birds, 6 to 7:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
9, Monday, Matrix Planting for the Home Gardener, virtual, 6:30 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
9, Monday, Understanding Light and Humidity: Helping Plants Thrive in Winter, 10:00 am to 11:00 am, free and must register. At Davidsonville on Monday and Severna Park on Sunday, February 8. Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
10, Tuesday, Native Ferns, Mosses and Grasses with Bill Cullina, 7:00 pm, virtual, free for members, fee for nonmembers, Horticultural Society of Maryland https://mdhorticulture.org/
11, Wednesday. A History of Everyday Gardens. 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
11, Wednesday, Indigenous Landscapes of Abundance with Dr. Rosalyn LaPier, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
11, Wednesday, Mini-Forest Revolution: Rewilding Our Communities for Climate Resilience. virtual lecture, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, free for members, fee for nonmembers, must register. Hardy Plant Society/Mid-Atlantic Group https://www.hardyplant.org/
11, Wednesday, Know to Grow: Memoir of a Seed Saver with Diane Ott Whealy, 5 to 6:00 pm, free for members, fee for non-members, virtual and must register. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society https://phsonline.org/
11, Wednesday, Urban Mammals, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
12, Thursday, Bad Naturalist with Paula Whyman, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
12, Thursday, Webinar: Ask Me Anything About the Year of the Ficus, 1:00 pm, free but must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
12, Thursday, Webinar: Native Ground Covers with Margaret Chatham, 7 to 8:30 pm, free and must register, Potowmack Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society https://vnps.org/
12, Thursday, Native Gardening for Natural Enemies, 6-8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Massachusetts Horticultural Society https://www.masshort.org/
12, Thursday, Expert Is In: Orchid Care, on site, drop in program, free, 10:00 am to noon. U.S. Botanic Gardens https://www.usbg.gov/
12, Thursday, Virtual Plant Clinic, 2:00 pm, webinar, free and must register. Also on February 26. Merrifield Garden Center. https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
12, Thursday, Travels @ 12: A Month of Beautiful British Gardens and Places, noon to 1:00 pm, virtual, free but must register. Scott Arboretum and Gardens. https://www.scottarboretum.org/
13, Friday, GreenScapes Symposium, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, fee and must register. In person but will be recorded so those who cannot make it can view online. Brookside Gardens. https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
14, Saturday, Chocolate and Agro-biodiversity with Nan McCarry, 2:30-3:30 pm, fee and must register. Abernethy & Spencer Greenhouse and Garden Center https://abernethyspencer.com/
14, Saturday, Orchid Repotting Workshop, noon to 2:00 pm, fee and must register. Abernethy & Spencer Greenhouse and Garden Center https://abernethyspencer.com/
14, Saturday, Spring Garden Maintenance,10:00 am to 11:00 am, free but register, Burke Nursery and Garden Centre https://www.burkenursery.com/
14, Saturday, Mounted Staghorn Fern Workshop, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm, fee and must register. At Severna Park on Saturday and Davidsonville on Monday, February 16, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
14, Saturday, 8th Annual Prince William Native Plant Symposium, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, fee and must register, hosted by the Prince William Wildflower Society, https://vnps.org/
15, Sunday, Lecture: Colonial Seed Exchange, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
16, Monday, Evergreens: Not Just Pine Trees and Christmas Ferns (walk at Great Falls Park), 9:00 am to 11:00 am, free and must register, Potowmack Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society https://vnps.org/
16, Monday, tickets for the Garden Club of Virginia’s Historic Garden Week, which is from April 18-25, will go on sale on Monday, February 16. The schedule is online and the guidebooks will be available at local public places soon (see website for more information). https://gcvirginia.org/historic-garden-week/
16, Monday, Mounted Staghorn Fern Workshop, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, fee and must register. At Davidsonville on Monday, February 16, and Severna Park on Saturday. February 14, 2 to 3:30 pm. Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
17, Tuesday, Botanical Drawing I: Methods and Materials, 5:30 to 8:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
17, Tuesday, Virtual Lecture: The Disappearance and Persistence of Bees, 7 to 8:00 pm, free but registration requested, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and Loudoun County Public Library https://loudounwildlife.org/
17, Tuesday, Webinar: Hellebores and Dependable Groundcovers, noon, virtual, free but must register, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
17, Tuesday, The Secret Lives of Geophytes, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
17, Tuesday, Munstead Wood and Gertrude Jekyll, virtual lecture, 10 to 11:00 am, free for members, fee for nonmembers, must register. Hardy Plant Society/Mid-Atlantic Group https://www.hardyplant.org/
18, Wednesday, Indoor Seed Starting for Edible Plants, 7 to 8:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
18, Wednesday, Brookside Gardens Winter Tour, 10:30 am to noon, fee and must register. Also offered on Friday February 20. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
18, Wednesday, Webinar: Plants That Go the Distance, 7:30 to 8:30 pm, free and must register, Melinda Myers https://www.melindamyers.com/
18, Wednesday, Introduction to Plant Science, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
18, Wednesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Preparing for Spring in the Greenhouse, 10:30 to 11:00 pm, part of suggested donation. Also on Friday, February 20; Wednesday, February 25; and Friday, February 27. Hillwood Estate https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
18, Wednesday, Trial Garden Highlights: Solidago (Goldenrod) with Sam Hoadley, 6 to 7:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register. Mt. Cuba Center https://mtcubacenter.org/
19, Thursday, orders for the 2026 Native Seedling Sale opens at 10:00 am, see website for more information https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/soil-water-conservation/native-seedling-sale
19, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: Approaching Design from an Ecological Perspective with Rebecca McMackin. 1 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Margaret Roach’s Awaytogarden https://awaytogarden.com/garden-2-0-eco-focused-winter-webinars-start-1-29/
19, Thursday, Travels @ 12: Seoulful Gardens and More in South Korea, noon to 1:00 pm, virtual, free but must register. Scott Arboretum and Gardens. https://www.scottarboretum.org/
19, Thursday, Lecture: Tashiding: Beyond Earth and Sky, 5:30 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, Hillwood Estate https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
20, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Preparing for Spring in the Greenhouse, 10:30 to 11:00 pm, part of suggested donation. Also on Wednesday, February 18; Wednesday, February 25; and Friday, February 27. Hillwood Estate https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
20, Friday, Brookside Gardens Winter Tour, 10:30 am to noon, fee and must register. Also offered on Wednesday, February 18. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
21, Saturday, Edible Gardening,10:00 am to 11:00 am, free but register, Burke Nursery and Garden Centre https://www.burkenursery.com/
21, Saturday, Reliable Plants for Elevated Gardens, 11:00 am to noon, virtual, fee and must register, Massachusetts Horticultural Society https://www.masshort.org/
21, Saturday, Orchid Care, noon to 2:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
21, Saturday, Onsite Floral Design: Timeless Blossoms, 10:00 to 11:00 am and 1:00 to 2:00 pm, fee and must register, Hillwood Estate https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
21, Saturday, Lecture: Spring Vegetable and Herb Gardening, 10:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
21, Saturday, Winter Symposium and Rare and Unusual Plant Auction: Gardening with Gusto, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm, in person and virtual, fee and must register. JC Raulston Arboretum https://jcra.ncsu.edu/
21, Saturday, Principles of Pruning, 10:00 am, in person, free, Fair Oaks store, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
21, Saturday, Plant Partners: The Art of Planting Design, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
22, Sunday, Essential Tools for Gardeners, noon to 2:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
22, Sunday, Tips and Strategies for Multiplying Your Houseplants,10:00 am to 11:00 am, free and must register. At Severna Park on Sunday and Davidsonville on Monday, February 23. Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
23, Monday, Tips and Strategies for Multiplying Your Houseplants,10:00 am to 11:00 am, free and must register. At Davidsonville on Monday and Severna Park on Sunday, February 22. Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
23, Monday, A Garden Design Primer, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
24, Tuesday, The Many Uses of Mycelium, 6:00 to 7:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
24, Tuesday, Vegetable Gardening, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
25, Wednesday, Webinar: Conserving the Remnant Grasslands of Virginia, 7:00 pm, free and must register, Sustainability Matters https://www.sustainabilitymatters.earth/
25, Wednesday, Style and Purpose in the Native Garden: Using Cues to Care, 6-8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Massachusetts Horticultural Society https://www.masshort.org/
25, Wednesday, Webinar: Flowering Houseplants, 7:30 pm, free but must register, Melinda Myers https://www.melindamyers.com/
25, Wednesday, Vanilla Is So Black with Derek Haynes, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual, free but must register, New England Botanic Garden https://nebg.org/
25, Wednesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Preparing for Spring in the Greenhouse, 10:30 to 11:00 pm, part of suggested donation. Also on Wednesday, February 18; Friday, February 20; and Friday, February 27. Hillwood Estate https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
25, Wednesday, Unraveling Botanical Names, 6 to 7:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register. Mt. Cuba Center https://mtcubacenter.org/
25, Wednesday, Virtual Lecture: Let Nature Win: The Pollinator Victor Garden Revolution with Julie Borneman of Watermark Woods Native Plants, 7 to 8:00 pm, free but registration requested, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and Loudoun County Public Library https://loudounwildlife.org/
25, Wednesday, Flower Arranging at Home, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
25, Wednesday, Distinctive Ornamental Grasses, virtual lecture, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, free for members, fee for nonmembers, must register. Hardy Plant Society/Mid-Atlantic Group https://www.hardyplant.org/
25, Wednesday, Basic Color Theory for Gardeners, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
25, Wednesday, Urban Berms, 6 to 9:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
26, Thursday, Winter Webinar Series: The Emperor’s Western Maze and the Making of a Global Garden in China, Part II: The Maze: Jesuits, Emperors, and the Invention of the Western Style Gardens in China, noon to 1:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register. Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
26, Thursday, Designing a Beautiful Life: How Spaces and Gatherings Shape Our Stories, 5:30 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, Hillwood Estate https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
26, Thursday, Look and Learn: Repotting Orchids, on site, drop in demonstration, free, 10:00 am to noon. U.S. Botanic Gardens https://www.usbg.gov/
26, Thursday, Virtual Plant Clinic, 2:00 pm, webinar, free and must register. Also on February 12. Merrifield Garden Center. https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
26, Thursday, Insect Identification and Management, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
26, Thursday, Fundamental of Garden Design, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
26, Thursday, Introduction to Urban Ecology, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
27, Friday, Virtual Lunchtime Tour: Winter-Blooming Bulbs, noon to 12:30 pm, virtual, free but must register. Scott Arboretum and Gardens. https://www.scottarboretum.org/
27, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Preparing for Spring in the Greenhouse, 10:30 to 11:00 pm, part of suggested donation. Also on Wednesday, February18; Friday, February 20; and Wednesday, February 25. Hillwood Estate https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
27, Grow Your Own: A Beginner’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening (Part I) 10:00 am to 11:30 am, free, zoom, must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
27, Friday, Gardens Illustrated: The New Beautiful with Stephanie Mahon, 2 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
27, Friday and February 28, Saturday, Galanthus Gala, Friday is virtual and Saturday is virtual and in person. Must purchase ticket. At the Friends Meeting House, Downington PA. https://brandywine-cottage.square.site/
28, Saturday, Creating Pollinator Gardens,10:00 am to 11:00 am, free but register, Burke Nursery and Garden Centre https://www.burkenursery.com/
28, Saturday, Why Houseplants Shouldn’t Be So Hard, with Sol Soils, 11:00 am to noon, fee and must register. At Davidsonville on Saturday morning and Severna Park from 2 to 3:00 pm. Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
28, through March 8, PHS Philadelphia Flower Show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, tickets required, see website for prices and times. https://phsonline.org/the-flower-show
AND, as if that is not enough, the DUG (DC Urban Gardener) Network is hosting (4) online courses throughout the 2026 growing season to teach everything needed to successfully grow food in DC. Each course is (8) online classes long, meets virtually on Tuesdays 6-8pm, and will include online lectures and cooperative learning experiences. The timing of each class topic coincides with when the knowledge is needed in the growing season. If you can’t make the class times there will be an option to receive class recordings. The first Urban Growing course is open for registration.
Course 1 – Planning and Building Urban Gardens
Feb 3 to Mar 24, 2026, All classes meet online on Tuesdays 6-8pm
- February 3 – Intro to the DC Urban Ag Movement
- February 10 – Starting Seeds at Home
- February 17 – Winter Pruning and Propagating
- February 24 – Building a Garden
- March 3 – Building Garden Infrastructure
- March 10 – Planning Vegetable Gardens
- March 17 – Container Gardening and Indoor Growing
- March 24 – What to Do Each Month of the Year
It’s okay if participants can’t make every class. Any missed classes can be made up by watching the recording and completing the class assignment. Registration at the link below.
January 2026
1, Thursday, Introduction to Composting, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
1, Thursday, Pruning Basics, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
3, Nature’s Pharmacy, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
5, Monday, Designing with Bulbs, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
5, Monday through January 26, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Botany for Gardeners, virtual, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
6, Tuesday, Disease Identification and Management, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
6, Tuesday, Landscape Design History, 6 to 9:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
6, Tuesday, Native Ferns: Beauty and Function in the Garden, 10:00 am to 11:00 am, virtual, free to members, fee for non-members, must register, Mid-Atlantic Group of the Hardy Plant Society https://www.hardyplant.org/
6, Tuesday, Introduction to Therapeutic Horticulture, 4 to 6:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
7, Wednesday, Invasive Plants: What to Expect in the Virginia 2026 General Assembly Session, 7 to 7:30 pm, webinar, free but must register for link. Blue Ridge Prism https://blueridgeprism.org/
7, Wednesday, Natives at Noon Series: Microforests for Macrosolutions, noon to 1:00 pm, free and must register, University of Maryland Extension Maryland Native Plants Program https://extension.umd.edu/programs/environment-natural-resources/program-areas/maryland-native-plants-program/
7, Wednesday, Therapeutic Horticulture for Older Adults, 6 to 8:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
8, Thursday, The Science of Tree Communication, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
8, Thursday, Light Eaters & the Mother Tree: Exploring what Plants are and are not with Charles Smith, 7 to 8:30 pm, free and must register, Virginia Native Plant Society https://vnps.org/
8, Thursday, Business Practices for the Landscape Professional, 9 to 11:00 am, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
10, Saturday, Basic Care for Your Phalaenopsis Orchid, 11:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
10, Saturday, Winter Weeds and Wildflowers, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
11, Sunday, Houseplant 101: Setting Yourself Up for Success, 10 to 11:00 am at Severna Park and 10:00 am to 11:00 on Monday January 12 at Davidsonville location of Homestead Gardens. Free but must register https://homesteadgardens.com/
11, Sunday, Growing a Bird Safe Garden, 1:30 to 2:00 pm, fee and must register, will be online. Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
12, Monday, Propagating Native Perennials from Seed with Kim Eierman, virtual, 6 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, Massachusetts Horticultural Society https://www.masshort.org/
13, Tuesday, topic to be determined, 7:00 pm, zoom. Hosted by the National Capital Area Garden Club’s Virtual Garden Club. You do not have to be a NCAGC member to attend. If you are new to the Virtual Garden Club, the first presentation is free but you must register. https://www.instagram.com/dmvgardensvirtually
13, Tuesday, A Garden Design Primer, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
13, Tuesday, Introduction to Plant Science, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
14, Wednesday, Know to Grow: Healthier Houseplants with Cherron and Amma Thomas of Plant and People, webinar, 5 to 6:00 pm, free for members, fee for nonmembers, must register, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society https://phsonline.org/
14, Wednesday Backyard Battle: Fighting Invasive Species at Home, 7:00 pm, free and no need to register, at the Ashburn Library and sponsored by the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy https://loudounwildlife.org/
14, Wednesday, Life After Death: The Importance of Dead and Dying Trees, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm, virtual, free to members, fee for non-members, must register, Mid-Atlantic Group of the Hardy Plant Society https://www.hardyplant.org/
15, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: Africa: The Cape, 1 to 4:30 pm, fee and must register, Heronswood (as in The Heronswood in Washington State). https://www.heronswoodgarden.org/
15, Thursday, Why We Need Oaks, and How to Save Them with Doug Tallamy, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual, free and must register, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies https://www.caryinstitute.org/
15, Thursday, Basic Plant ID, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
15, Thursday and Friday January 16, Seeing the Forest and the Trees, 37th Annual NDAL Symposium, virtual and in person, fee and must register, New Directions in the American Landscape https://www.ndal.org/
15, Thursday, Fundamentals of Gardening, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
15, Thursday, Botanical Latin, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
15, Thursday, Introduction to Herbal Medicine, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
15, Thursday, Growing Older, Gardening Smarter, 7 to 8:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/
16, Friday, Ask Me Anything Series: Growing Impatiens, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, free virtual webinar, need to register. National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
16, Friday, Make Your Own Kokedama, 11:00 am to noon, fee and must register, is at both the Severna Park and the Davidsonville locations. Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
18, Sunday, Fairy Gardens, 1:30 to 2:00 pm, fee and must register. Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
20, Tuesday, Down Under Discoveries with Brie Arthur, 6:30 to 8:00 pm, virtual lecture, fee and must register, JC Raulston Arboretum https://jcra.ncsu.edu/
20, Tuesday, The Creation of Calder Gardens, 10:00 am to 11:00 am, virtual, free to members, fee for non-members, must register, Mid-Atlantic Group of the Hardy Plant Society https://www.hardyplant.org/
21, Wednesday, The Deer Conundrum, 6 to 7:30 pm, virtual lecture, fee and must register, Mt. Cuba Center https://mtcubacenter.org/
21, Wednesday, Webinar: Intergenerational Care for Land and Community: A Conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer and Esther Bonney, 7 to 8:00 pm, online and free but must register. Wild Ones https://wildones.org/
21, Wednesday, Designing with Winter Citrus and Ranunculus,10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
21, Wednesday, Starting Plants Indoors and Winter Sowing, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, Prince William Master Gardeners, free but must register, virtual (this is the beginning of a series of upcoming gardening basics presentations. https://www.pwcva.gov/department/virginia-cooperative-extension/horticulture-classes/
21, Wednesday, Perennial Plant Combinations, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
22, Thursday, Plants for the Winter Garden with Warren Leach, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
23, Friday, Keystone Plants for the Home Landscape, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, free and virtual, must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
24, Saturday, Introduction to Plant Science, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
24, Saturday, How Plants Shaped the World: An Evolutionary Journey, 10:30 to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/
24, Saturday, Winter Seed Sowing Demonstration, 1 to 3:00 pm, free and outdoors at Trailside Park in Ashburn, hosted by Sustainability Matters https://www.sustainabilitymatters.earth/
24, Saturday, Garden Talk: Everything about Orchids, 10:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
25, Sunday, Conservation Detection Dogs, 1:30 to 2:00 pm, fee and must register, will be online. Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
26, Monday, Soil Science for Gardeners, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
27, Tuesday, The Art of Growing Food with Ellen Ecker Ogden, 6 to 7:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
27, Tuesday, Building a Border Backwards, 6:30 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
28, Wednesday, Shrouded in Light: Illuminating the Wild Potential of Shrublands, 6 to 7:30 pm, virtual lecture, fee and must register, Mt. Cuba Center https://mtcubacenter.org/
28, Wednesday, Ask Me Anything Series: Beautifying my Community, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, free virtual webinar, need to register. National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
28, Wednesday, Winter Tree ID, classes and field trips, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
28, Wednesday, Cultivating Community Through Seed Saving, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm, virtual, free to members, fee for non-members, must register, Mid-Atlantic Group of the Hardy Plant Society https://www.hardyplant.org/
29, Thursday, Mexican History of Botany with Dr. Rick Lopez 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
29, Thursday, Herbalism: Beyond the Basics, 6 to 8:45 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
29, Thursday, part 1 of a 3-part virtual lecture series: The Emperors Western Maze and the Making of a Global Garden, noon to 1:00 pm, fee and must register, Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/events/web26-the-emperor-s-western-maze-and-the-making-of-a-global-garden
29, Thursday, Lecture: Wild Gardening and How to Turn Your Backyard into a Haven for Biodiversity, 7 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/programs-workshops-walks
30, Friday, Hydroponic Vegetable Gardening, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, free and virtual, must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
30, Friday, Landscape Design and History, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
31, Saturday, Introduction to Plant Propagation, 10:30 to noon, fee and must register, will be in greenhouse (address will be given after registration), Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/
31, Saturday, 21st Annual Washington Gardener Seed Exchange hosted by Kathy Jentz, Washington Gardener magazine, at Brookside Gardens, fee and must register. Will be at Green Spring Gardens the following Saturday, February 7. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/21st-annual-washington-gardener-seed-exchange-on-saturday-jan-31-2026-tickets-1976404850110
Around the corner…
The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show will be on February 28 to March 8, 2026, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Tickets are on sale now. https://phsonline.org/the-flower-show
Brookside Garden’s annual GreenScapes Symposium is on Friday, February 13, 9:00 am to 4:00 and the theme is Integrating Ecology, Beauty and Adaptability in Design. It is an in-person and Zoom event. There is an early bird fee that ends Friday January 9. https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/special-events/greenscapes/
December 2025
1, Monday, Intro to Composting, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
1, Monday, Pruning Basics, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
2, Tuesday, Longwood Gardens’ Holiday Lights, 11:00 am to 11:00 pm, bus coach trip, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
2, Tuesday, Basic Plant ID, 6 to 8 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
2, Tuesday, Decorating with Fresh Greens, noon, webinar, free and must register, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
2, Tuesday, Traditional Mass Design for the Holidays (Floral Arrangement), 7:00 pm, zoom. Hosted by the National Capital Area Garden Club’s Virtual Garden Club. You do not have to be a NCAGC member to join. The Virtual Garden Club meets via Zoom on the first Tuesday of the month. If you are new to the Virtual Garden Club, the first presentation is free but you must register. https://www.instagram.com/dmvgardensvirtually
2, Tuesday, PPA Flutter and Fly: Designing for Life: A Deep Dive with Claudia West, noon, webinar, fee and must register, Perennial Plant Association https://perennialplant.org/
3, Wednesday, Psychedelic Mushrooms, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
3, Wednesday, Herbal Winter Apothecary, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
3, Wednesday, Invasive Plants in Winter, 1 to 2:00 pm, free online webinar, must register, Blue Ridge Prism https://blueridgeprism.org/
4, Thursday, Winter Invasive Plant Control, 1 to 2:00 pm, free online webinar, must register, Blue Ridge Prism https://blueridgeprism.org/
3, Wednesday, Biophilic Design in Medicine, 6 to 7:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
3, Wednesday and 4, Thursday, Festive Fresh Greens to make centerpiece or wreath, is at two times each day, 10:00 am to noon or 1:30 to 3:30 pm, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
4, Thursday, Holiday Wreath Workshop, 10:00 am to noon or 2:30 to 4:30 pm, fee and must register. Also on Friday, December 5; Saturday, December 6; and Sunday December 7. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
4, Friday, Holly Ivy and Oddities: The Untold Tales of Holiday Plants with Matt Mattus, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
5, Friday, Holiday Wreath Workshop, 10:00 am to noon or 2:30 to 4:30 pm, fee and must register. Also on Thursday, December 4; Saturday, December 6; and Sunday December 7. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
5, Friday, Wreath Workshop, 6 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, also on December 6. Historic London Town and Gardens https://www.historiclondontown.org/
5, Friday, Holiday Wreath Making, 10:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
5, Friday through 8, Holiday Market at Planthouse in Alexandria, noon to 6:00 pm, https://workshops.planthouse.us/events/holiday-market-at-planthouse-1925653143389
6, Saturday, Microbial Ecology of Soils and What it Means for our Habitats, 12:30 to 2:30 pm at Brookside Gardens but hosted by Wild Ones, free but must register https://wildones.org/events/?state=MD&format_type=&members_only=#event-7abae030-9003-11f0-a4c3-ac1f6b96377e
6, Saturday, Wreath Workshop, 10 to 11:30 am and 2 to 3:30 pm, fee and must register, also on December 5. Historic London Town and Gardens https://www.historiclondontown.org/
6, Saturday, Designing Fresh Greens Containers and Arrangements, 10:00 am, free and in person at the Fair Oaks location of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
6, Saturday, Winter Festival and Christmas Tree Sale, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, free admission, sponsored by the Friends of the National Arboretum, at the National Arboretum https://www.fona.org/
6, Saturday, Holiday Wreath Workshop, 10:00 am to noon or 2:30 to 4:30 pm, fee and must register. Also on Thursday, December 4; Friday, December 5; and Sunday December 7. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
6, Saturday, Holiday Wreath Making, 1 to 2:00 pm, fee and must register, Cultivate the City and Plants Alive! https://plantsaliveshop.com/
6, Saturday, Winter Wreath Workshop, two sessions, 10:am to noon and 1:30 to 3:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
7, Sunday, Holiday Wreath Workshop, 10:00 am to noon or 2:30 to 4:30 pm, fee and must register. Also on Thursday, December 4; Friday, December 5; and Saturday, December 6. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
7, Sunday, Winter Sowing Native Plants, 2 to 4:00 pm, free and must register but limited capacity, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy https://loudounwildlife.org/
7, Sunday, Flower Arranging at Home, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
9, Tuesday, Lurie Garden with Kathryn Deery, 1:00 pm webinar, fee and must register, Perennial Plant Association https://perennialplant.org/
9, Tuesday, Composting for Beginners, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
9, Tuesday, Turn that Patch into a Plan, workshop, virtual, free and must register, 6 to 7:00 pm, Wild Ones https://wildones.org/
9, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Bones of the Winter Garden, 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Friday, December 12; Tuesday, December16; and Friday, December 19. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
10, Wednesday, Welcome to the World of Winter Trees, 1 to 4:00 pm, fee and must register Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
10, Wednesday, Herbal Chocolates, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
11, Thursday, Herbal Honeys, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
11, Thursday, Holiday Open House, 4 to 6:00 pm, free admission, at River Farm. American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
11, Thursday, American Roots: Lessons and Inspiration from the Designers Reimagining our Home Gardens with Teresa Woodard, 7 to 8:30 pm, free but must register, Sponsored by Friends of Brookside Gardens, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
11, Thursday, Winter Episode: Sleepy Cat Farm, Part IV: Planning and Perfecting with the Future in Mind, 2 to 3:00 pm, virtual lecture, fee and must register, Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
11, Thursday, Get Ahead of the Curve: Master the 2026 Garden Trends before They Bloom with Rebecca Sweet, Jim Peterson, and Denise Kelly, 6:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Garden Design https://www.gardendesign.com/webinars/?utm_source=article-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=webinar-11-13-25
12, Friday, Garden Chores & Coffee: Indoor Seed Starting, 9:30 am to 10:30 am, free but limited so must register, Davidsonville location of Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
12, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Bones of the Winter Garden, 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Tuesday, December 9; Tuesday, December16; and Friday, December 19. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
13, Saturday, Centerpiece Container and Wreath Making Demonstration, 10:00 am, free, Gainesville location of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
16, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Bones of the Winter Garden, 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Tuesday, December 9; Friday, December12; and Friday, December 19. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
16, Tuesday, The Light Eaters with Zoe Schlanger, 7 to 8:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, JC Raulston Arboretum https://jcra.ncsu.edu/
19, Friday, Garden Chores & Coffee: Decorating with Winter Greens, 9:30 to 10:30 am, free but limited so must register, https://homesteadgardens.com/
19, Friday, Garden after Dark: Holly Daze, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
27, Saturday, Carnivorous Plant Basics and DIY Bog Gardens, 2 to 3:00 pm, fee and must register, Cultivate the City and Plants Alive! https://plantsaliveshop.com/
Don’t forget to sign up for University of Maryland Extension online course entitled Sustainable Horticulture. It is a 10-week virtual course that starts in January but deadline to apply is December 23. https://umd-hgic.catalog.instructure.com/courses/sustainable-horticulture-winter-2026
The U.S. Botanic Garden is featuring its annual Season’s Greenings — the theme is Dino-Mite! Starting November 26 and ending January 4, 2026, this holiday exhibit will be fun for everyone, including kids, out-of-town guests, and the in-laws. There will be multiple model trains circling through oversized dinosaurs, animals, and plants from the Cretaceous period; more than 20 DC landmarks made from plants; thousands of poinsettias; outdoor Christmas trees decorated with plant-based ornaments; and holiday decor throughout the outdoor gardens. There will be extended evening hours on seven specific days. Free admission. See website for more information. https://www.usbg.gov/holiday
November 2025
1, Saturday, Guided Garden Tour, 1:30 to 2:15 pm, nominal fee and must register, Tudor Place https://tudorplace.org/
1, Saturday, Introduction to Composting, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
1, Saturday, Succulents in Containers, noon to 3:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
2, Sunday, Botanical Gems at Little Bennett (hike), 9:30 am to noon, fee and must register Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
3, Monday, Fundamentals of Garden Design,10:00 am to 12:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
3, Monday, Introduction to Plant Science, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
4, Tuesday, “Bee-Cause” lecture by Montgomery County beekeeper about bees. This is a virtual talk at 7:00 pm, hosted by the National Capital Area Garden Club’s Virtual Garden Club. You do not have to be a NCAGC member to join. If you are new to the Virtual Garden Club, the first presentation is free but you must register. https://www.instagram.com/dmvgardensvirtually
4, Tuesday, Lecture: The How of Wow with Karl Gercens of Longwood Gardens, 7:00 pm, free and open to the public. Annapolis Horticultural Society https://annapolishorticulture.org/
4, Tuesday, Garden to the Max: Joyful, Visionary, Maximalist Design, 2 to 3:00 pm, virtual webinar, fee and must register, The Garden Conservancy https://gardenconservancy.org/
5, Wednesday, Fall Floral Centerpiece, virtual workshop, 6 to 7:00 pm, fee and must register, Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
5, Wednesday, Basic Plant ID, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
5, Wednesday, Color Theory for Floral Design, 6 to 8:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
5, Wednesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Specialty Mums, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, included in suggested donation for admission. Also on Friday, November 7. Hillwood Estate Museum and Garden https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
5, Wednesday, Get Away Trip: Gettysburg and Tea, 7:45 am to 5:45 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
5, Wednesday, Webinar: Autumn Gold: The Goldenrods, 6 to 7:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Mt. Cuba Center https://mtcubacenter.org/
5, Wednesday, Workshop: Fall Floral Design with Specialty Chrysanthemums, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
6, Thursday, Holiday Floral Design, hosted by District III of the National Capital Area Garden Club, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, ticket required. At the Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Fairfax https://www.ncagardenclubs.org/districtiii
6, Thursday, Growing and Using Luffa Sponge Gourds, 6 to 7:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
6, Thursday, Natural History of Galls, virtual lecture, fee and must register, 7 to 9:00 pm, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
7, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Specialty Mums, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, included in suggested donation for admission. Also on Wednesday, November 5. Hillwood Estate Museum and Garden https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
7, Friday, Garden Talk: Ground Cover Great Lawn Alternative, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
7, Friday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Saturday, November 15; Friday, November 21; and Saturday, November 22. Hillwood Estate Museum and Garden https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
7, Friday, Fundamentals of Gardening, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
7, Friday, Kill Your Weeds… with Weeds, 2 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
7, Friday, Webinar: How to be an Invasive Plant, noon to 1:00 pm, free but must register for link, Blue Ridge Prism https://blueridgeprism.org/
8, Saturday, Forest Bathing Walk in the Gardens, 10:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
8, Saturday, Seasonal Fairy Garden Workshop, 2 to 4:00 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
8, Saturday, Workshop: Jellyfish Terrarium, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, also offered on November 21. Alexandria location of Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
10, Monday, Fundraiser for District 1 of the National Capital Area Garden Club at Franklin’s restaurant in Hyattsville from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm, https://www.ncagardenclubs.org/districti
And https://www.franklinsbrewery.com/
11, Tuesday, Introduction to Urban Ecology, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
12, Wednesday, Know to Grow: Meet the Pawpaw: A Native Fruit Tree with a Tropical Twist, webinar, 5 to 6:00 pm, fee for general public, free for members, must register, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society https://phsonline.org/
12, Wednesday, Plant Practices of the Lenape, 6 to 7:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
13, Thursday, Soil Health with Bacteria, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
13, Thursday, Designing a Habitat Hedgerow, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
13, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: Keystone Plants and Soft Landings Plantings for Native Bees with Heather Holm, 1 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Margaret Roach’s fall 2025 class series https://margaretroach.podia.com/fall-2025-class-series
14, Friday, Kokedama Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, also offered on November 30. Alexandria location of Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
14, Friday, Natural Habitats Tour of Woodend, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
15, Saturday, Notable Trees of Woodend, 9:00 am to 10:30 am, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
15, Saturday, A Garden Design Primer, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
15, Saturday, Garden Talk: Winterizing Your Garden, 10:30 am to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
15, Saturday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Friday, November 7; Friday, November 21; and Saturday, November 22. Hillwood Estate Museum and Garden https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
15, Saturday, Native Plants Tell Indigenous Stories, 1 to 2:00 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
15 Saturday, Succulent and Sangria workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register. Also offered on November 29. Alexandria location of Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
17, Monday, Fundamental of Gardening, 6 to 8:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
18, Tuesday, Life with Flowers: Inspiration and Lessons from the Garden, 2 to 3:00 pm, virtual webinar, fee and must register, The Garden Conservancy https://gardenconservancy.org/
19, Wednesday, Virtual Lecture: Epic Gardening with Kevin Espiritu, 7 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
19, Wednesday, Workshop: Takuga: Botanical Prints in Ink and Watercolor, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
20, Thursday, Webinar: Living in the Liberated Landscape with Larry Weaner, 7 to 8:00 pm, free and must register, Wild Ones https://wildones.org/
20, Thursday, Prairie Strips for Biodiversity, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
21, Friday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Friday, November 7; Saturday, November 15; and Saturday, November 22. Hillwood Estate Museum and Garden https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
21, Friday, Workshop: Jellyfish Terrarium, 6:30 pm, fee and must register. Also offered on November 8. Alexandria location of Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
22, Saturday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Friday, November 7, Saturday, November 15; and Friday, November 21. Hillwood Estate Museum and Garden https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
22, Saturday, Seasonal Holiday Plants and Bulb Forcing Demo, 1 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
22, Saturday, Leave those Leaves! 2 to 3:00 pm, fee and must register, Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
29, Saturday, Succulent and Sangria workshop, 6:30 pm. fee and must register. Also offered on November 15. Alexandria location of Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
30, Sunday, Kokedama Workshop, 1:30 pm, fee and must register. Also offered on November 14. Alexandria location of Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
Don’t forget to visit River Farm in Alexandria, home of the American Horticultural Society, for the pop-up sculpture garden presented by the Nepenthe Gallery. A family friendly place, River Farm is on the Potomac River and has beautiful gardens. The 14 sculptures will be there until November 20 (date has been extended), free admission.
https://nepenthegallery.com/events/pop-up-sculpture-garden/
October 2025
1, Wednesday, Intro to Composting, online-flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
1, Wednesday, Stages of Shut-down: Autumn Plant Life Along the Canal, walking tour, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
1, Wednesday, Maryland’s Living Landscapes, Bay-Wise 2.0, 7:00 pm, free lecture, open to the public, Annapolis Horticultural Society https://annapolishorticulture.org/
1, Wednesday, Introduction to Plant Science, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
1, Wednesday, Pruning Basics, online-flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
1, Wednesday, Potowmack Chapter of Virginia Native Plant Society plant sale at Green Spring Gardens, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, https://vnps.org/events/
1, Wednesday, Look & Learn: Repotting Orchids, on site, drop in demonstration, 10:00 am to noon, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
2, Thursday, Look & Learn: Arborist Knots, on site, drop in demonstration, 10:00 am to noon, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
2, Thursday, Lecture: Design with Autumn Flowers and Foliage, 10:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Ladew Topiary Gardens https://www.ladewgardens.com/
2, Thursday, Fall Episode: Sleepy Cat Farm, Part III: A Horticultural Perspective, webinar, 2 to 3:00 pm, free for members and fee for nonmembers, must register, Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
2, Thursday, Virtual Plant Clinic, 2:00 pm, webinar, free, sign up for link. Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
2, Thursday, The Buzz About the Spotted Lanternfly, 7:00 pm, free virtual lecture, see website for link, Loudoun County Master Gardeners https://loudouncountymastergardeners.org/
2, Thursday, Make Your Own Halloween Porch Pot Workshop, 4 to 5:30 pm, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
3, Friday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Saturday October 11; Friday October 17; and Saturday October 25. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
3, Friday through Sunday October 5, Feed Your Fall Lawn: Fertilizing for a Strong Spring, free event at all three locations of Homestead Gardens, see website for times. https://homesteadgardens.com/
4, Saturday, Seed Cleaning Workshop (native plants), virtual, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, free but must register for link, Wild Ones https://wildones.org/
4, Saturday, Fall Bulbs to Plant Now, 10:00 am, free, at Fair Oaks Store, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
4, Saturday, Ecology and History on the Appalachian Trail (a hike), 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, fee and must register, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
4, Saturday, Garden Tour: Green Spring Up and Down, 9:30 am to 11:00 am, fee and must register. Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
4, Saturday, Seasonal Fairy Garden Workshop, two sessions: 11:00 am to 1:00 and 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
4, Saturday, Wild Walks and Talks: Fantastic Fungi, 9:30 am to noon, fee and must register, Ladew Topiary Gardens https://www.ladewgardens.com/
4, Saturday, Fall Plant Sale Historic London Town, 9 to 1:00 pm, free admittance https://www.historiclondontown.org/
4, Saturday, Guided Garden Tour, 1:30 to 2:15 pm, nominal fee and must register, Tudor Place https://tudorplace.org/
4, Saturday, Beyond Formality: Embracing Naturalist Garden Design, 10:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
5, Sunday, Vegetable Gardening, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
5, Sunday, Landscape Design History, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
6, Monday, Botanical Latin, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
7, Tuesday, Indigenous Edible Landscape Design: Lessons from the Past and Present, 3:00 to 4:15 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New Directions in the American Landscape https://www.ndal.org/
7, Tuesday, Flower Arrangements from Your Garden, noon-1:00 pm, webinar, free but must sign up. Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
7, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Plants of the Fall, 2:30 to 3:15 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Thursday October 9; Tuesday, October 14; and Thursday, October 16. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
7, Tuesday, the Contemporary Garden, webinar, 2 to 3:00 pm, free for members and for those who purchase the book; fee for nonmembers, must register, Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
8, Wednesday, Plants, Memory, Belonging, 4 to 6:00 pm, free and virtual, register for zoom link, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
8, Wednesday, Know to Grow: The Giving Garden: Cultivate Native Flowers to Transform your Cutting Garden and Community, 5 to 6:00 pm, free for members and fee for nonmembers, must register, webinar, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society https://phsonline.org/
8, Wednesday, virtual workshop, Invasive Plants in Autumn, 1:00 to 2:00 pm, free and must register for link. Blue Ridge Prism https://blueridgeprism.org/
9, Thursday, virtual workshop, Fall/Winter Invasive Plant Control, 1 to 2:00 pm, free and must register, Blue Ridge Prism https://blueridgeprism.org/
9, Thursday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Plants of the Fall, 2:30 to 3:15 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Tuesday October 7; Tuesday, October 14; and Thursday, October 16. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
9, Thursday, Lecture: Beneficial Bats in your Belfry, in person and virtual, 10:30 am to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Ladew Topiary Gardens https://www.ladewgardens.com/
9, Thursday, Keystone Plants for the Home Landscape, 7 to 8:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
9, Thursday, Gardening with Native Plants, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
9, Thursday, The Lost Orchid, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
9, Thursday, Blandy Field Notes: Fall Color, 5:30 to 6:30 pm, free for members, fee for nonmembers, must register. Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
10, Friday through Sunday October 12, Fall for Pollinators: Late Blooms and Habitat Prep, free but must register, see website for times, at all three locations, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
10, Friday, Native Plants Garden Tour of Woodend, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
10, Friday, Garden Talk: Growing Beautiful Bulbs, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
10, Friday to October 19, Ikebana International Exhibition, 10:00 to 4:00 daily, free admittance, U.S. National Arboretum https://usna.usda.gov/
11, Saturday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Friday October 3; Friday October 17; and Saturday October 25. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
11, Saturday, Fall in Love with Ferns, 9:00 am to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
11, Saturday, Seed Saving: Harvesting and Storing Your Garden’s Bounty, 10:30 to noon, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
11, Saturday, Floral Design Workshop: Gourd-eous Arrangements, 10:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
11, Saturday, Perennials, Trees and Shrubs for Fall Color, 10:00 am, free, Fair Oaks Store of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
11, Saturday, Fall Foliage Tour, 11:30 am, free, at Fair Oaks Store of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
11, Saturday, Chile Celebration at the National Herb Garden, U.S. National Arboretum, 1 to 4:00 pm, free admission, sponsored by the Herb Society of America https://www.herbsociety.org/news-events/hsa-event-calendar/hsa-event-landing.html/calendar/2025/10
12, Sunday, Ikebana International Exhibition and Saga Goryu Ikebana Demonstration, 1:00 to 2:30 pm, free admittance, U.S. National Arboretum https://usna.usda.gov/
13, Monday, Indigenous Peoples’ Day Forest Bathing, 9:00 am to 11:00 am. Fee and must register, at the National Arboretum, sponsored by the Friends of the National Arboretum https://www.fona.org/
14, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Plants of the Fall, 2:30 to 3:15 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Tuesday, October 7; Thursday October 9; and Thursday, October 16. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
14, Tuesday, Native Trees for Fall, noon, webinar, free and must register for link. Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
14, Tuesday, Tradition in Bloom: Longwood’s Chrysanthemum Festival, 6 to 7:00 pm, virtual lecture, fee and must register, Longwood Gardens
14, Tuesday, 27th Annual Landscape Design Portfolios Lecture Series: #1 Todd Forrest: Creating an Urban Oasis, 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Can purchase single ticket or all three (one on October 28 and November 4). fee and must register, online, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
14, Tuesday, Lecture: Food Forests Made Simple: Fruits and Berries for the Mid-Atlantic with Michael Judd, 7:30 pm, free for members and nominal fee for non-members, Greenhouse Classroom, Cylburn Arboretum, Maryland Horticultural Society https://mdhorticulture.org/
15, Wednesday, through Sunday, October 18, Garden Glory Days (fall festival), tickets required Ladew Topiary Gardens https://www.ladewgardens.com/
15, Wednesday, Fireflies! Protecting our Jewels of the Night with Sara Lewis, virtual lecture 7 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register. Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
15, Wednesday, Restoring Soils for Native Plants, online, 6 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register, Mt Cuba Center https://mtcubacenter.org/
15, Wednesday, Landscaping with Nature: Turning Battles into Partnerships, session 4 of 4 (first three in September), 6:00 to 7:15 pm, virtual, fee and must register. New Directions in the American Landscape https://www.ndal.org/
16, Thursday, Rock Gardens Revealed: Designing Natural Landscapes, 10:30 to noon, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
16, Thursday, webinar: Next Steps for Nature with Doug Tallamy, 7 to 8:00 pm, free but must register to get link, Wild Ones https://wildones.org/
16, Thursday, Meadow Making: A Brains Over Brawn Approach, session 4 of 4, 6 to 7:15 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New Directions in the American Landscape https://www.ndal.org/
16, Thursday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Plants of the Fall, 2:30 to 3:15 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Tuesday, October 7; Thursday October 9; and Tuesday, October 14. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
16, Thursday, Virtual Plant Clinic, 2:00 pm, webinar, free and must sign up for link, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
16, Thursday, The Expert Is In: Orchid Care, on site, drop in demonstration, 10:00 am to noon, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
16, Thursday, Flower ID from A to Z, 6:00 to 8:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
16, Thursday, Fall Garden Tour and Tea, 1 to 3:00 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
16, Thursday, Webinar: Next Steps for Nature with Doug Tallamy, 7:00 to 8:00 pm, free webinar, register to get link, Wild Ones https://wildones.org/
17, Friday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Friday October 3, Saturday October 11; and Saturday October 25. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
17, Friday, Introduction to Tree Identification, 10:00 am to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
17, Friday, Perennial Plant Conference, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, in person and virtual at Scott Arboretum at Swarthmore College, PA. Fee and must register. https://www.perennialplantconference.org/
17, Friday, An Evening of Poisons and Potions, 6 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
17, Friday through Sunday October 19, Prune & Protect: End of Season Landscape Tasks, free but must register, at all three locations of Homestead Gardens, see website for times https://homesteadgardens.com/
18, Saturday, Growing a Container Kitchen Garden, 10:30 to noon, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
18, Saturday, Growing Woody Plants from Seed, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm, virtual and in person, fee and must register, JC Raulston Arboretum https://jcra.ncsu.edu/
18, Saturday, Bus Trip: Harpers Ferry Fall Foliage Hike at Harpers Ferry in WV, 7:00 am to 4:00 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
18, Saturday, Garden Talk: Natives with Fall Interest, 10:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
18, Saturday, Forest Bathing, 10:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
18, Saturday, Ikebana International Exhibition and Sogetsu Ikebana Demonstration, 1:00 to 2:30 pm, free admittance, U.S. National Arboretum https://usna.usda.gov/
19, Sunday, Ikebana International Exhibition and Ichiyo Ikebana Demonstration, 1:00 to 2:30 pm, free admittance, U.S. National Arboretum. Also kid’s workshop same time https://usna.usda.gov/
19, Sunday, Basic Plant ID, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
20, Monday, Plant Structure, 6 to 9:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
20, Monday, Flower Arranging at Home, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
20, Monday, Landscape Design History, 6:00 to 9:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
21, Tuesday, Ginkgoes! 7 to 8:00 pm, lecture in library at the Quarters building, fee and must register, Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
20, Monday, Fall Colors at Dyke Marsh, 1 to 4:00 pm, free but must register and limited space, a walking tour at the Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve in Alexandria, sponsored by the Potowmack Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society https://vnps.org/events/
21, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Fall Trees, 11:30 am to noon, included in suggested donation. Also on Thursday October 23; Tuesday, October 28; and Thursday October 30. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
21, Tuesday, The New Beautiful: Innovative Space and the Changing Face of Gardens, webinar, 2 to 3:00 pm, free for members and for those who purchase book; fee for nonmembers, must register, Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
23, Thursday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Fall Trees, 11:30 am to noon, included in suggested donation. Also on Tuesday October 21; Tuesday, October 28; and Thursday October 30. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
23, Thursday, American Conservation Film Festival: Best of Festival Shorts, 5 to 7:00 pm, fee and must register, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
23, Thursday, Refreshing Yor Garden Design: New Challenges, New Visions, 1 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
23, Thursday, Fall Lecture: Garden Lover’s Travel with Colston Burrell, 10:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, in person and virtual, Ladew Topiary Gardens https://www.ladewgardens.com/
23, Thursday, What Makes a Garden Break “Room” Truly Restorative? 3:00 to 4:15 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New Directions in the American landscape https://www.ndal.org/
23, Thursday, Cut Flower Farming, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
23, Thursday, Lawn to Meadow: A Light and Gradual Transition with Sara Weaner Cooper, 1 to 2:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Margaret Roach’s fall series https://margaretroach.podia.com/fall-2025-class-series
24, Friday, Virtual Floral Design: Crescendo in Chrysanthemums, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, online via Zoom, free for members, fee for nonmembers, must register, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
25, Saturday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Friday, October 3; Saturday October 11; and Friday October 17. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
25, Saturday, Garlic Planting Party and Bulb Sale at Washington Youth Garden, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, at the National Arboretum, sponsored by the Friends of the National Arboretum https://www.fona.org/
25, Saturday, Lecture: Bad Naturalist: Learning the Hard Way with Paula Whyman (also book signing), 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
25, Saturday, Onsite Floral Design: Crescendo in Chrysanthemums, 1 to 2:00 pm, fee and must register, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
26, Sunday, Shinrin-yoku: The Art of Forest Bathing, 10:00 am to noon, fee and must register. Also offered on November 1, 9:30 to 11:30 am. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
28, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Fall Trees, 11:30 am to noon, included in suggested donation. Also on Tuesday, October 21; Thursday October 23; and Thursday October 30. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
28, Tuesday, Glory of Fall Garden Tour, 10:30 to noon, fee and must register. Also offered on Thursday October 30, 1 to 2:30 pm. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
28, Tuesday, Woodland Wildscaping (floral design), 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
28, Tuesday, 27th Annual Landscape Design Portfolios Lecture Series: #2 Mikyoung Kim: Designing for Higher Ground, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, Can purchase single ticket or all three (there is one on October 14 and November 4). Online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
29, Wednesday, Put Your Garden to Bed, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
29, Wednesday, McCrillis Gardens Fall Tour, 1 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register. Also offered on Saturday November 1, 10:30 am to noon. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
29, Wednesday, Kitchen Garden Tasting Table, 10:00 am to noon, on-site, drop in program, free no registration needed, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
29, Wednesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Specialty Mums, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Thursday, October 30. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
30, Thursday, Virtual Plant Clinic, 2:00 pm, webinar, free and must sign up for link, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
30, Thursday, Glory of Fall Garden Tour, 1:00 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register. Also offered on Tuesday October 28, 10:30 am to noon. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
30, Thursday, The White House Rose Garden: Renovation of an Iconic Space, webinar, 2 to 3:00 pm, free for members and fee for nonmembers, must register, Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
30, Thursday, USBG After Dark: Pick Your Poison (on site special program), 6:30 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
30, Thursday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Fall Trees, 11:30 am to noon, included in suggested donation. Also on Tuesday, October 21; Thursday October 23; Tuesday, October 28. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
30, Thursday, Topiary 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Living Sculpture, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
30, Thursday, Herbaria Through the Centuries at the Oak Spring Garden Library, 5 to 7:00 pm, fee and must register, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
30, Thursday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Specialty Mums, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Wednesday, October 29. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
31, Friday, Chrysanthemum and Conservatory Tour, 1 to 2:15 pm, fee and must register. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
September 2025
1, Monday, Intro to Composting, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
1, Monday, Pruning Basics, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
2, Tuesday, Plant Morphology: Fruit and Seed Dispersal, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
2, Tuesday, Beyond Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, by yours truly, Peggy Riccio. This is a virtual talk about unusual culinary herbs, 7:00 pm. Hosted by the National Capital Area Garden Club’s Virtual Garden Club. You do not have to be a NCAGC member to join. The Virtual Garden Club meets via Zoom on the first Tuesday of the month. If you are new to the Virtual Garden Club, the first presentation is free but you must register. https://www.instagram.com/dmvgardensvirtually
3, Wednesday, Potowmack Chapter’s Native Plant Sale at Green Spring Gardens, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Sponsored by the Potowmack Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society, held at Green Spring Gardens. https://vnps.org/events/
3, Wednesday, Library Gardens Talks: Plants to Dye For (natural dyes), 6:30 to 7:30 pm, free, no need to register, at Arlington Central Library, hosted by the Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia and Friends of Urban Agriculture https://mgnv.org/
3, Wednesday, Why Is My Food Fuzzy? On site, drop in, free program, 10:00 am to noon, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
3, Wednesday, Lecture: Dumbarton Oaks: History and Gardens and Beatrix Farrand, 7:00 pm, free and open to the public, Annapolis Horticultural Society https://annapolishorticulture.org/
3, Wednesday, Enid Haupt Garden Tour, 10 to 10:45 am, at the Enid A. Haupt garden, meet at the NW entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive (part of the Smithsonian Gardens), free tour weather permitting, every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 am until September 26. Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
4, Thursday, Virtual Plant Clinic, 2:00 pm, free, register for link. Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
4, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: Your Land Wants to Be a Forest: How to Restore a Native Woodland, 7:00 pm, free but must register to get link, Loudoun County Master Gardeners https://loudouncountymastergardeners.org/
5, Friday, through September 17, Wednesday Houseplant Rx – Refresh Your Houseplants. Houseplant repotting and advice and discounts on services and soil, see website for booking your appointment at any of the three locations of Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
5, Friday, Enid Haupt Garden Tour, 10 to 10:45 am, at the Enid A. Haupt garden, meet at the NW entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive (part of the Smithsonian Gardens), free tour weather permitting, every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 am until September 26. Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
5, Friday, Music in the Meadow: Rock Garden 7 to 8:30 pm, concert and visit to National Herb Garden’s rock (musical) garden, fee and must register, Friends of the National Arboretum https://www.fona.org/
5, Friday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Saturday, September 13; and Saturday, September 27. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
6, Saturday, Organic Vegetable Garden Saturday talks, 9 to 11:00 am, free, drop in, at the Organic Vegetable Garden, Potomac Overlook Regional Park, hosted by Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
6, Saturday, Fall Vegetables to Plant Now, 10:00 am to noon, drop in to ask questions, free. Gainesville location of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
6, Saturday, Demonstration by an Ikebana master, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, tickets required, hosted by the Ikebana International Washington DC Chapter 1, at the U.S. National Arboretum https://usna.usda.gov/
6, Saturday, Native Plant Sale, 9:00 am to noon, Prince William Master Gardener Teaching Garden at St. Benedict Monastery https://www.pwcva.gov/department/virginia-cooperative-extension/teaching-garden/
6, Saturday, Fall Plant and Garden Sale, 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, at the Conservation Complex and Volunteer Center parking lot of Mt. Vernon (George Washington’s home) https://www.mountvernon.org/
7, Sunday, Plant Structure, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
8, Monday, Orchid Care, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
8, Monday, Soil Science II: Chemistry and Nutrition, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
8, Monday, Intro to Landscape Design, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
9, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Native Gardens, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Thursday, September 11; Tuesday, September 16; and Thursday, September 18. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
9, Tuesday, Webinar: Fall Container Gardens, noon to 1:00 pm, free and must register. Also in person at the Fair Oaks location on September 13, 10:00 am. Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
9, Tuesday, Designing with Bulbs with Lisa Roper, 7:30 pm, free to members, fee for nonmembers, Vollmer Center at Cylburn Arboretum, Maryland Horticultural Society https://mdhorticulture.org/
9, Tuesday, Virtual Lecture: Back to the Land: A New Way of Life in the Country, 2 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
10, Wednesday, Know to Grow: Botany and Betrayal: Andre Michaux, Thomas Jefferson, and the Conspiracy of 1793 with Patrick Spero, virtual lecture, 5 to 6:00 pm, free for PHS members, fee for nonmembers, must register. Pennsylvania Horticultural society https://phsonline.org/events/knowtogrow-andre-michaux-conspiracy-of-1793-patrick-spero
10, Wednesday, Enid Haupt Garden Tour, 10 to 10:45 am, at the Enid A. Haupt garden, meet at the NW entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive (part of the Smithsonian Gardens), free tour weather permitting, every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 am until September 26. Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
10, Wednesday, Landscaping with Nature: Turning Battles into Partnerships, a 4-part virtual intensive course for home gardeners, can attend all four or singly. Also on September 17, September 22, and October 15. Fee and must register. New Directions in the American Landscape https://www.ndal.org/
10, Wednesday, Cut Flower Farming, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
10, Wednesday, Introduction to Plant Science, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
10, Wednesday, Rose Medicine, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
11, Thursday, Meadow Making: A Brains Over Brawn Approach, a 4-part virtual intensive course for home gardeners, also on September 18, September 25, and October 16. Can take all four or singly, fee and must register. New Directions in the American Landscape https://www.ndal.org/
11, Thursday, Basic Plant ID, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
11, Thursday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Native Gardens, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Tuesday, September 9; Tuesday, September 16; and Thursday, September 18. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
11, Thursday, Lecture: Perfume in Bloom: A Journey Through Botanical Scents, Zoom, 10:30 am to noon, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
12, Friday, Understanding Houseplant Soil with Mark Highland, Organic Mechanics, fee and must register, 10 to 11:00 am at Davidsonville and 1 to 2:00 pm at Severna Park, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
12, Friday to Sunday, September 14, Back to School = Back to Your Landscape, 8 to 10 on Friday September 12 at Davidsonville and on Sunday September 14 8:30 am to 9:30 am at Smyrna and 10 to 11 at Severna Park, free but must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
12, Friday, Enid Haupt Garden Tour, 10 to 10:45 am, at the Enid A. Haupt garden, meet at the NW entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive (part of the Smithsonian Gardens), free tour weather permitting, every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 am until September 26. Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
12, Friday, Notable Trees tour of Woodend 10:00am to 11:30 am fee and must register, Nature forward https://natureforward.org/
13, Saturday, Online Lecture: Acorn-ucopia! (about oaks and acorns) 11:00 am to noon, free and must register. U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
13, Saturday, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Native Plant Sale, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, will also have presentations, Morven Park, https://loudounwildlife.org/event/fall-native-plant-sale/
13, Saturday, Fall Container Gardens, 10:00 am, in person at Fair Oaks location, free. Also on Tuesday, September 9, is the webinar version, noon to 1:00 pm, free and must register. Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
13, Saturday, Native Plant Sale, 8:00 am to noon, Town of Vienna Conservation and Sustainability Commission Native Plant Sale, Vienna Community Center, https://www.plantnovanatives.org/local-native-plant-sales
13, Saturday, Garden Talk: Fall Vegetable Gardening, 10:30 to 11:30 am fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
13, Saturday, Insect Identification and Management, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
13, Saturday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Friday, September 5; and Saturday, September 27. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
13, Saturday, Friends of Brookside Gardens and Brookside Gardens Plant Sale, 9 to 10:00 am for FOBG members only and 10:00 am to 1:00 pm for general public, at Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
13, Saturday, Tales on the Trail: Paw Paws and Pints, 1 to 5:00 pm but register for one or the other time slot of 1 to 3:00 pm or 3 to 5:00 pm. fee and must register, outside, rain or shine, Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
13, Saturday, Edible Garden Tour, 9 to 10:00 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
13, Saturday, Fall Plants for Small Gardens, 10:30 am to noon, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
15, Monday, Landscape Design History, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
16, Tuesday, Wild Walks and Talks: Fall Migration Bird Count, 9:30 am to noon, fee and must register, Ladew Topiary Gardens https://www.ladewgardens.com/
16, Tuesday, Behind the Scenes Greenhouse Tour of Brookside Gardens, 1 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register. Also on Friday September 19 10:30 am to noon. Brookside Garden https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
16, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Native Gardens, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Tuesday September 9; Thursday, September 11; and Thursday, September 18. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
16, Tuesday, Webinar: Native Shrubs for Fall, noon to 1:00 pm, free and must register. Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
17, Wednesday, Soil Science I: Physical Properties, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
17, Wednesday, Enid Haupt Garden Tour, 10 to 10:45 am, at the Enid A. Haupt garden, meet at the NW entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive (part of the Smithsonian Gardens), free tour weather permitting, every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 am until September 26. Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
17, Wednesday, Library Gardens Talks: Fall Foraging, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, free, no need to register, at Arlington Central Library, hosted by the Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia and Friends of Urban Agriculture https://mgnv.org/
17, Wednesday, Urban Tree Summit, all day, tickets required, at Silver Spring Civic Center, hosted by Casey Trees and Montgomery Parks, https://urbantreesummit.org/
18, Thursday, Virtual Plant Clinic, 2 to 3:00 pm, free but must register for link. Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
18, Thursday, Native Plant Solutions: Perennials to Fill the Gaps, 7 to 9:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
18, Thursday, Fall Lecture: Naughty by Nature: Courtship in the Animal Kingdom, 10:30 am, fee and must register, in person and virtual, Ladew Topiary Gardens https://www.ladewgardens.com/
18, Thursday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Native Gardens, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Tuesday, September 9; Thursday, September 11; and Tuesday, September 16. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
18, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: Foliage and Focal Points: Ideas for Gardens and Budgets of all Sizes with Karen Chapman, 6:00 pm, fee and must register, Garden Design https://www.gardendesign.com/webinars/
18, Thursday, Plant Diversity, 6 to 9:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
18, Thursday, Disease Identification and Management, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
18, Thursday, Complete Garden Care and Maintenance, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
18, Thursday, Interactive Agave Q&A with Chibueze Ariguzo, 11:00 am to noon, online, free and must register. U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
18, Thursday, Webinar: Ecobeneficial Landscape Strategies for the Climate Crisis, 7:00 pm, free but must register, Wild Ones https://wildones.org/landscape-strategies-for-the-climate-crisis/
19, Friday, Seasonal Showstopper: Build a Fall Blooming Container Garden, 10:30 to 11:45 am, fee and must register, Brookside Garden https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
19, Friday, Should My Houseplants Come Inside Yet? 9 to 10:00 am on Friday at Davidson and on Sunday September 21 8:30 to 9:30 am at Smyrna and 10 to 11:00 am at Severna Park, free but must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
19, Friday through Sunday September 21, National Capital Orchid Society’s Annual Orchid show and sale, free and open to the public, see website for times. At the Davidsonville location of Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
19, Friday, Enid Haupt Garden Tour, 10 to 10:45 am, at the Enid A. Haupt garden, meet at the NW entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive (part of the Smithsonian Gardens), free tour weather permitting, every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 am until September 26. Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
20, Saturday, Annual Paw Paw Festival, noon to 5:00 pm, tickets required. Long Creek Homestead, Frederick, MD. https://ecologiadesign.com/category/events/
20, Saturday, Sunset Soiree, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, attend the botanical bath salts or mini herb garden session fee and must register, Green Spring Garden https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
20, Saturday, Herb Walk at JK Black Oak, 10 to noon, free and must register. Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
20, Saturday, Paleobotany: The Origin of Plants, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
20, Saturday, Turning Flowers into Art, 2 to 4:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
20, Saturday, Under the Arbor: Lemon Scented Herbs, a free educational demonstration at the National Herb Garden, U.S. National Arboretum in DC. 1 to 4:00 pm, https://www.herbsociety.org/news-events/hsa-event-calendar/hsa-event-landing.html/event/2025/09/13/under-the-arbor-series/516681
21, Sunday, Forest Bathing, 9:00 am to 11:00 am, Friends of the National Arboretum https://www.fona.org/
22, Monday, Growing Garlic Basics, virtual, 6 to 7:00 pm, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
22, Monday, Native Bulbs and Their Allies, virtual, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
22, Monday, Introduction to Bulbs, 6 to 7:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
23, Tuesday, Living Field Lab: Sustainable gardening techniques, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, will be at a home in Burtonsville, MD. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
24, Wednesday, Kitchen Garden Tasting Table, onsite, drop in, free, 10:00 am to noon, at the Bartholdi Fountain & Gardens Kitchen Garden across from the U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
24, Wednesday, Getaway: Mt Cuba Center and Winterthur, coach bus trip, all day, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
24, Wednesday, Enid Haupt Garden Tour, 10 to 10:45 am, at the Enid A. Haupt garden, meet at the NW entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive (part of the Smithsonian Gardens), free tour weather permitting, every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 am until September 26. Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
25, Thursday, Virtual lecture: “A Garden Inferior to Few”: The Williamsburg Garden of John Custis IV, 2 to 3:00 pm, fee and must register, Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
25, Thursday, Firewise Gardening, 7 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, virtual, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
25, Thursday, Fall Lecture: The Ladew Landscape: Four Seasons Photographing the Gardens, 10:30 am, fee and must register, in person and virtual, Ladew Topiary Gardens https://www.ladewgardens.com/
25, Thursday, Lecture: The Magnificent Migration of Monarchs, 7 to 9:00 pm, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
25, Thursday, Webinar: Close to Home: Designing Foundation Gardens for the Modern Environment, noon to 1:30 pm, free for members, fee for nonmembers, Ecological Landscape Alliance https://www.ecolandscaping.org/
25, Thursday, Bubbling Brews, 6:30 to 8:00 pm, onsite workshop, free and must register, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
25, Thursday, A Garden Design Primer, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
26, Friday, Container Gardening, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
26, Friday, Garden Talk: Fall Lawn Care, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
26, Friday, Mums the Word: Fall Annuals, 9 to 10:00 am on Friday at Davidsonville, on Sunday September 28, 8:30 to 9:30 am at Smyrna and 10 to 11:00 am at Severna Park, free but must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
27, Saturday, Organic Vegetable Garden Saturday talks, 9 to 11:00 am, free, drop in, at the Organic Vegetable Garden, Potomac Overlook Regional Park, hosted by Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
27, Saturday and Sunday September 28, National Capital Dahlia Society Dahlia Show and Bloom Sale (sale on Sunday September 28 from 3 to 6:00 pm), Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
27, Saturday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Friday September 5; and Saturday, September 13. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
27, Saturday, Floral Ferocity: Crafting Crepe Paper Roses, on site workshop, two sessions: 10:30 am to 1:00 pm, and 2-4:30 pm, fee and must register, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
27, Saturday, Fall Wildflower Walk at Claude Moore Park, 10:00 am, must register. Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
30, Tuesday, Lecture: How Can I Help? Saving Nature with Your Yard, 7 to 9:00 pm, fee and must register, Doug Tallamy will be presenting in person and his new book will be available with a signing after the talk. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
28, Sunday, Making Fire Cider, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
Don’t forget to register for Seed Savers Exchange’s seed school, a virtual school where you can learn how to save seeds. This is a 6-week course from September 29 through November 3 in the evening; classes are recorded. Fee and must register. Seed School – SeedSavers
August 2025
1, Friday, Workshop: Jellyfish Terrarium, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, also on Thursday, August 14; Friday, August 22; and Saturday, August 30. Plant House in Alexandria https://workshops.planthouse.us/location/alexandria-va-941164695373
1, Friday, Intro to Composting, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
1, Friday, Enid Haupt Garden Tour, 10 to 10:45 am, at the Enid A. Haupt garden, meet at the NW entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive (part of the Smithsonian Gardens), free tour weather permitting, every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 am until September 26. Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
2, Saturday, Summer Tree Series C: Little Bennett Regional Park, 9:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
2, Saturday, Kids at the Garden, The Teaching Garden, Benedictine Monastery, Prince William County Master Gardeners, 9 to noon, free and no registration necessary https://mgpw.org/the-teaching-garden/
2, Saturday, The Expert Is In: Bananas, on site, drop in program, free, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
2, Saturday, The Wild and Weedy Plants We Need for the Future of Agriculture, 11:00 am to noon, webinar, free and must register, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
3, Sunday, All Star Plants for Home Gardening, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
4, Monday, Nature’s Pharmacy, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
5, Tuesday, The Aster Family: ID and Ecology, Tuesdays, 6 to 8:00 pm, several nights, lectures via Zoom and field trip dates, see website for more information, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
6, Wednesday, Enid Haupt Garden Tour, 10 to 10:45 am, at the Enid A. Haupt garden, meet at the NW entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive (part of the Smithsonian Gardens), free tour weather permitting, every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 am until September 26. Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
6, Wednesday, Landscape for Life, 5:30 to 8:30 pm, for three evenings, Zoom, fee and must register, Native Plant Trust https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/
6, Wednesday, Growing Fall and Winter Crops, 7 to 8:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
6, Wednesday, Potowmack Chapter’s Native Plant Sale at Green Spring Gardens, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. https://vnps.org/events/
7, Thursday through September 4, Designing with Water, online, fee and must register, Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/events-performances/events/designing-water
7, Thursday, Sustainable Landscapes in a Changing Climate: Adapting Practices for Resilience Gardens, 7:00 pm, virtual lecture, free, see website for link. Loudoun County Master Gardeners https://loudouncountymastergardeners.org/
8, Friday, Natural Habitats of Woodend, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
8, Friday, Workshop: Succulents and Sangria, 6:30 pm, fee and must register. Also on Saturday August 23. Plant House in Alexandria, https://workshops.planthouse.us/location/alexandria-va-941164695373
8, Friday, Wild Walks and Talks: Night Hike with Ladew Environmental Educators, 7 to 9:30 pm, fee and must register, Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
8, Friday, Enid Haupt Garden Tour, 10 to 10:45 am, at the Enid A. Haupt garden, meet at the NW entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive (part of the Smithsonian Gardens), free tour weather permitting, every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 am until September 26. Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
8, Friday, Instagram Live Chat with Landscape Designer Larry Weaner, free, 6 to 6:30 pm, https://www.ndal.org/home-gardener-programs
9, Saturday, Onsite Floral Design: Cut from the Garden, 10 to 11:00 am and 1 to 2:00 pm, fee and must register, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
9, Saturday, Organic Vegetable Garden Saturday talks, 9 to 11:00 am, free, drop in, at the Organic Vegetable Garden, Potomac Overlook Regional Park, hosted by Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
9, Saturday, The Expert Is In: Plants as Fuel, on-site, drop in, free, 1 to 3:00 pm, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
10, Sunday, Basic Plant ID, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
10, Sunday, Dutch Still Life Bouquets, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
11, Monday, Introduction to Plant Science, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
12, Tuesday, Flower ID from A to Z, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
12, Tuesday, Botanical Revolutions: How Plants Changed the Course of Art, Book Talk with Giovanni Aloi, 6 to 7:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
13, Wednesday, Enid Haupt Garden Tour, 10 to 10:45 am, at the Enid A. Haupt garden, meet at the NW entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive (part of the Smithsonian Gardens), free tour weather permitting, every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 am until September 26. Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
13, Wednesday, Making Kombucha, 6:30 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
13, Wednesday, Vegetable Gardening, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
13, Wednesday, Know to Grow: Top Native Tres and Shrubs for your Garden, virtual, 5 to 6:00 pm, free for members, fee for nonmembers. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society https://phsonline.org/
14, Thursday, Pollination Ecology, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
14, Thursday, Briny, Boozy, Bubbly Fun with Fermenting Fruit Meads, Bubbly Sodas, and Tropical Cocktails, online, 6:30 to 8:00 pm, free and must register. Note that this is a two-part program, second part is on August 21. U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
14, Thursday, Workshop: Jellyfish Terrarium, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, also on Friday, August 1; Friday, August 22; and Saturday, August 30. Plant House in Alexandria https://workshops.planthouse.us/location/alexandria-va-941164695373
14, Thursday, Blandy Field Notes: Flowering Giants of the Wetlands 5:30 to 6:30 pm, free for members, fee for nonmembers, Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
14, Thursday, Moth Ecology and Conservation, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
15, Friday, Enid Haupt Garden Tour, 10 to 10:45 am, at the Enid A. Haupt garden, meet at the NW entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive (part of the Smithsonian Gardens), free tour weather permitting, every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 am until September 26. Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
15, Friday, Fundamentals of Gardening, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
16, Saturday, Backyard Composting: Principles and Best Practices, 10:30 am to noon, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
16, Saturday, Notable Trees of Woodend, 9:00 am to 10:30 am, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
16, Saturday, Summer Tree Series D: Sugarloaf Mountain, 9:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
16, Saturday, Expert Is In: Plants and Color, on site, drop in program, free, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
17, Sunday, The Magic of Reblooming Hydrangeas, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
19, Tuesday, Native Perennials for Late Summer and Fall, noon to 1:00 pm, webinar, free but must register for link, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
20, Wednesday, Enid Haupt Garden Tour, 10 to 10:45 am, at the Enid A. Haupt garden, meet at the NW entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive (part of the Smithsonian Gardens), free tour weather permitting, every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 am until September 26. Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
20, Wednesday, Library Gardens Talks: Cover Crops for Healthy Soil, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, free, no need to register, at Arlington Central Library, hosted by the Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia and Friends of Urban Agriculture https://mgnv.org/
21, Thursday, Personal Habitat: Lessons from 30 Years of Wildlife Gardening with Julie Zickefoose, 1 to 2:30 pm virtual, fee and must register. Margaret Roach’s Summer 2025 Class Series https://margaretroach.podia.com/summer-2025-class-series
21, Thursday, Wildflowers, Seeds, and Late Summer Survival Strategies, 9:00 to 11:00 am, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
21, Thursday, Briny, Boozy, Bubbly Fun with Fermenting Fruit Meads, Bubbly Sodas, and Tropical Cocktails, online, 6:30 to 8:00 pm, free and must register. Note that this is a two-part program, the first part was on August 14. U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
23, Saturday, Summer Garden Tour of Green Spring Gardens, 9:30 to 10:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
22, Friday, Enid Haupt Garden Tour, 10 to 10:45 am, at the Enid A. Haupt garden, meet at the NW entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive (part of the Smithsonian Gardens), free tour weather permitting, every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 am until September 26. Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
22, Friday, Workshop: Jellyfish Terrarium, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, also on Friday August 1, Thursday, August 14; and Saturday, August 30. Plant House in Alexandria https://workshops.planthouse.us/location/alexandria-va-941164695373
26, Tuesday, Wild Walks and Talks: Monarchs, Meadows, and the Milkweed Community, 9:30 am to noon, fee and must register, Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
26, Tuesday, Getaway Tour: Johns Hopkins University Museums, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
27, Wednesday, Enid Haupt Garden Tour, 10 to 10:45 am, at the Enid A. Haupt garden, meet at the NW entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive (part of the Smithsonian Gardens), free tour weather permitting, every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 am until September 26. Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
27, Wednesday, Kitchen Garden Tasting Table, on site, drop in program, free, 10:00 am to noon at the Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens Kitchen Garden, opposite U.S Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
28, Thursday, Around the World in Ten Trees, 10:00 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
29, Friday, Enid Haupt Garden Tour, 10 to 10:45 am, at the Enid A. Haupt garden, meet at the NW entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive (part of the Smithsonian Gardens), free tour weather permitting, every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 am until September 26. Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
30, Saturday, Workshop: Jellyfish Terrarium, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, also on Friday, August 1, Thursday, August 14; and Friday, August 22. Plant House in Alexandria https://workshops.planthouse.us/location/alexandria-va-941164695373
30, Saturday, Begonia Show, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm; August 31 Sunday, noon to 3:30 pm, at Green Spring Gardens, free admission https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
Around the corner…
Get your tickets now to the annual paw paw festival, September 20, noon to 5:00 pm in Long Creek Homestead, Frederick, MD. For a limited time, you get two paw paw seedlings with purchase of tickets https://ecologiadesign.com/category/events/
July 2025
1, Tuesday, Summer Wildflowers ID and Ecology, class on Tuesday nights, 6 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, see website for more details. Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
1, Tuesday, Introduction to Composting, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
1, Tuesday, Color Chemistry of Plants, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
1, Tuesday, Pruning Basics, online flex, fee and must register. New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
2, Wednesday, Garden Talks: Topic to be Announced, 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Free, no registration required. Arlington Central Library. Sponsored by Friends of Urban Agriculture and Extension Master Gardeners https://mgnv.org/event/2025-wednesday-library-garden-talks/2025-07-02/
2, Wednesday, Potowmack Chapter Native Plant Sale at Green Springs Garden, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, https://vnps.org/
2, Wednesday, Enid Haupt Garden Tour, 10 to 10:45 am, at the Enid A. Haupt garden, meet at the NW entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive (part of the Smithsonian Gardens), free tour weather permitting, every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 am until September 26 (except for July 4). Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
3, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: Rain Gardens, 7 to 8:00 pm, free and see website for link, Loudoun County Master Gardeners https://loudouncountymastergardeners.org/
5, Saturday, Ladew’s Butterfly House opens, see website for times and prices. Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
5, Saturday, Lecture: All About Moon Gardening, 10:00 am to 11:00 am, free and registration required. Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
9, Wednesday, Know to Grow: Looking at Non-Native Plants with Fresh Eyes, webinar, 5 to 6:00 pm, free for members, fee for nonmembers, must register. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society https://phsonline.org/
9, Wednesday, Dragonflies: Aerial Acrobats, 6 to 7:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Mt. Cuba Center https://mtcubacenter.org/
9, Wednesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Japanese Style Gardens, 10:30 to 11:00 am, included in suggested donation. Also offered on Friday, July 11; Wednesday, July 16; and Friday, July 18. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
9, Wednesday, Enid Haupt Garden Tour, 10 to 10:45 am, at Enid A. Haupt garden, meet at the NW entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive (part of the Smithsonian Gardens), free tour weather permitting, every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 am until September 26 (except for July 4). Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
10, Thursday, Blandy Field Notes, 5:30 to 6:30 pm, Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
10, Thursday, Virtual Plant Clinic, 2:00 – 3:00 pm, webinar, free and must register for link. Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
11, Friday, Enid Haupt Garden Tour, 10 to 10:45 am, at the Enid A. Haupt garden, meet at the NW entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive (part of the Smithsonian Gardens), free tour weather permitting, every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 am until September 26 (except for July 4). Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
11, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Japanese Style Gardens, 10:30 to 11:00 am, included in suggested donation. Also offered on Wednesday, July 9; Wednesday, July 16; and Friday, July 18. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
11, Friday, Virtual Floral Design: Ikebana-Inspired Arrangement, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, Zoom, free for members, fee for nonmembers, must register. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
12, Saturday, Forest Bathing, 9:00 – 11:00 am, pay what you can, At the U.S. National Arboretum, Friends of the National Arboretum https://www.fona.org/
12, Saturday, Onsite Floral Design: Ikebana-Inspired Arrangement, 10:00 to 11:00 am and 1:00 to 2:00 pm, fee and must register. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
12, Saturday, Top Perennials for the Summer, 10:30 am to noon, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
12, Saturday, Forest Bathing Walk in the Gardens, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
12, Saturday, Capturing Summer in Botanical Leaf Prints, 10 am to 1:00 pm, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
12, Saturday, The Magic of Moths, 8:30 to 10:00 pm, fee and must register, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy https://loudounwildlife.org/
12, Saturday, Native Plant Walk: Planting for Wildlife, 9 to 10:00 am. Fee and must register. Meadowlark Botanical Gardens https://www.novaparks.com/parks/meadowlark-botanical-gardens
12, Saturday, Lotus Bloom Nature Therapy: Flourishing with Tranquility, 9 to 11:00 am. Fee and must register. Meadowlark Botanical Gardens https://www.novaparks.com/parks/meadowlark-botanical-gardens
12, Saturday, Hydrangea Identification, Selection, and Care, 10:00 am, free and no registration necessary. Fair Oaks location of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
12, Saturday, Organic Vegetable Garden Saturday Talks, 9 to 11:00 am, free, drop in at Potomac Overlook Regional Park, sponsored by Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
12, Saturday, Fern Walk on the Trails of the Walker Nature Center, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm, free but registration required, limited to 15 people. Virginia Native Plant Society https://vnps.org/
13, Sunday Fundamentals of Gardening 10:00 am to noon, online fee and must register New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
13, Sunday, How Does Her Garden Grow? (visit home garden of person in Boyds), 10:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
15, Tuesday, Tour of the Rachel Carson Conservation Park, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
15, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Summer Designs, 12:30 to 1:15 pm, included in suggested donations. Also on Friday, July 18; Tuesday, July 22; and Friday July 25. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
16, Wednesday, Enid Haupt Garden Tour, 10 to 10:45 am, at Enid A. Haupt garden, meet at the NW entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive (part of the Smithsonian Gardens), free tour weather permitting, every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 am until September 26 (except for July 4). Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
16, Wednesday, The Science of Tree Communication, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register. New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
16, Wednesday, Garden Talks: Water Where it Counts: Rain Barrels, Drip Irrigation, and In Ground Ollas, 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Free, no registration required. Arlington Central Library. Sponsored by Friends of Urban Agriculture and Extension Master Gardeners https://mgnv.org/event/2025-wednesday-library-garden-talks/2025-07-02/
16, Wednesday, Working Together: How Neighborhood Associations Can Address Invasive Plants, webinar, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, free but must register for link. Sponsored by the Blue Ridge Prism https://blueridgeprism.org/
16, Wednesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Japanese Style Gardens, 10:30 to 11:00 am, included in suggested donation. Also offered on Wednesday July 9; Friday, July 11; and Friday, July 18. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
17, Thursday, The African Ancestors Garden with Walter Hood, 2 to 3:00 pm, fee and must register, webinar, The Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
18, Friday, Enid Haupt Garden Tour, 10 to 10:45 am, at Enid A. Haupt garden, meet at the NW entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive (part of the Smithsonian Gardens), free tour weather permitting, every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 am until September 26 (except for July 4). Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
18, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Japanese Style Gardens, 10:30 to 11:00 am, included in suggested donation. Also offered on Wednesday July 9; Friday, July 11; and Wednesday, July 16. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
18, Friday, Woody Plant Conference, all day in person and virtual, fee and must register, at the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College, register via Longwood Gardens website https://longwoodgardens.org/events-performances/events/woody-plant-conference
18, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Summer Designs, 12:30 to 1:15 pm, included in suggested donations. Also on Tuesday, July 15; Tuesday, July 22; and Friday July 25. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
18-20, Friday through Sunday, Lotus & Water Lily Festival at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, see website for times and more information. Hosted by the Friends of the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens https://kenaqgardens.org/events/lotus-water-lily-festival/
19, Saturday, Garden Tour of Green Spring Gardens, 9:30 to 10:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
19, Saturday, Butterfly Walk at Willowsford, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy https://loudounwildlife.org/
19, Saturday, Summer Tree Series B: Woodend Sanctuary, 9:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
19, Saturday, Growing Japanese Maples, 10:00 am, free and no registration necessary. Fair Oaks location of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
19, Saturday, Forest Bathing, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
20, Sunday, Dragons of the Air (dragonflies), 9:30 am to noon, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
20, Sunday, Butterfly Walk at Sweet Run State Park, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy https://loudounwildlife.org/
21, Monday, Native Gardening for Moths, virtual, 7 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
22, Tuesday, Wild Walks and Talks: An Evening with the Birds, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register, Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
22, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Summer Designs, 12:30 to 1:15 pm, included in suggested donations. Also on Tuesday, July 15; Friday, July 18; and Friday July 25. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
23, Wednesday, Research Lab Look In: Plant Defenses and Competition Strategies, noon to 1:00 pm, online, free and registration required. U.S Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
23, Wednesday, Enid Haupt Garden Tour, 10 to 10:45 am, at the Enid A. Haupt garden, meet at the NW entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive (part of the Smithsonian Gardens), free tour weather permitting, every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 am until September 26 (except for July 4). Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
24, Thursday, Night Hike, 8 to 9:30 pm, Also offered on Saturday July 26. Fee and must register. Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
25, Friday, Enid Haupt Garden Tour, 10 to 10:45 am, at the Enid A. Haupt garden, meet at the NW entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive (part of the Smithsonian Gardens), free tour weather permitting, every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 am until September 26 (except for July 4). Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
25, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Summer Designs, 12:30 to 1:15 pm, included in suggested donations. Also on Tuesday, July 15; Friday, July 18; and Tuesday, July 22. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
26, Saturday, Organic Vegetable Garden Saturday Talks, 9 to 11:00 am, free, drop in at Potomac Overlook Regional Park, sponsored by Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
26, Saturday, Boxwood Care Basics, 10:00 am, free and no registration necessary. Fair Oaks location of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
26, Saturday, Floral Design Workshop: Summer Garden Design, 10:30 am to noon, free and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
26, Saturday, Wild Walks and Talks: Garden Critters of Ladew, 9:30 am to noon, fee and must register, Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
26, Saturday, Butterfly Walk at Claude Moore Park, 9:30 am to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy https://loudounwildlife.org/
26, Saturday through July 29, all day, Garden Design Workshop with British designer Annie Guilfoyle at Chanticleer in PA. Fee and must register, Chanticleer Gardens https://www.chanticleergarden.org/
28, Monday, Basic Plant ID, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register. New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
29, Tuesday, Butterfly Walk at Banshee Reeks, 10:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy https://loudounwildlife.org/
29, Tuesday, A Brief History of Medicinal Plants, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Gardens https://www.nybg.org/
30, Wednesday, Garden Talks: Blue Ribbon Gardens, County Fair Rules, 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Free, no registration required. Arlington Central Library. Sponsored by Friends of Urban Agriculture and Extension Master Gardeners. https://mgnv.org/event/2025-wednesday-library-garden-talks/2025-07-02/
30, Wednesday, Enid Haupt Garden Tour, 10 to 10:45 am, at the Enid A. Haupt garden, meet at the NW entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive (part of the Smithsonian Gardens), free tour weather permitting, every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 am until September 26 (except for July 4). Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
31, Thursday, Jumping Worms: What We Know so Far, virtual, 1 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Margaret Roach’s Away to Garden https://awaytogarden.com/garden-2-0-webinars-wild-lawns-jumping-worms-wildlife-gardens/
31, Thursday, The Art of Fine Gardening, webinar, 2 to 3:00 pm, fee and must register. The Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
31, Thursday, Introduction to Dragonflies and Damselflies, 7 to 9:00 pm, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
And more …
The live butterfly exhibit is open at Brookside Gardens, check website for more information at https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
The Floret Flower Farm in Washington is offering the Cut Flower Garden Summer Mini Course. This is a free, video-based, mini course to learn how to cut and care for flowers and make bouquets. Registration required to get the link. https://workshop.floretflowers.com/2025-summer-mini-course-opt-in
June 2025
1, Sunday, Intro to Composting, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
3, Tuesday, Wild Walks and Talks: The Trees of Ladew, 9:30 am to noon, fee and must register, Ladew Topiary Garden https://ladewgardens.com/
3, Tuesday, Gardening Strategies for the Climate Crisis, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
3, Tuesday, Information night for Extension Master Gardener Volunteer training, 7 to 8:30 pm, Zoom, Free, must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
4, Wednesday, Attracting Hummingbirds, webinar 7:30 pm, free but registration required Melinda Myers https://www.melindamyers.com/
4, Wednesday, Weeds 101: Recognize, Control or Eat? 6:30 pm, free, no need to register. Arlington Central Library. Sponsored by Arlington Friends of Urban Agriculture. https://arlingtonurbanag.org/
5, Thursday, Ask the Experts About Edible Perennials, 1:00 pm, webinar, free and must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
5, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: A Passion for Conifers, free, see website for link, 7 to 8:00 pm, Loudoun County Master Gardeners https://loudouncountymastergardeners.org/
5, Thursday, Wild Edible Plants, 7 to 8:00 pm Zoom, free and must register, Virginia Native Plant Society https://vnps.org/
5, Thursday, Creative Gardening Solutions with Layered Designs and Containers, 10:00 am to noon, at a Silver Spring garden, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
5, Thursday, Getaway: Glen Burnie, Blooming Hill Lavender Farm, 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
5, Thursday, Look & Learn: Repotting Orchids, on site, drop in demonstration, 10:00 am to noon, free. U.S Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
6, Friday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Saturday June 14, Friday June 20, and Saturday June 28. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
6, Friday, Irrigation Uncovered: Drip Irrigation for Above Ground Gardens, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, Zoom, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
7, Saturday and 8 Sunday, Secret Garden Tour in Annapolis. Tickets required https://hammondharwoodhouse.org/event/secret-garden-tour-2025/
7, Saturday, Guided Garden Tour of Tudor Place, 1:30 to 2:15 pm, nominal fee and must register, Tudor Place https://tudorplace.org/
7, Saturday, Intro to Landscape Design, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
7, Saturday, Healing Herb Planter Make and Take Workshop, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
7, Saturday, Making Hawaiian Lei (floral necklaces), onsite, drop in program, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, free, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
7, Saturday, Annual Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage, Washington County, see website for details https://www.mhgp.org/2025-tours
8, Sunday, Incorporating Native Plants in Your Garden, 2 to 3:00 pm, free and registration required. Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
8, Sunday, Horticultural Society of Maryland Garden Tour, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, free for members, fee for non-members. Horticultural Society of Maryland https://mdhorticulture.org/garden-tours/
8, Sunday, Ethnobotany: A Practitioner’s Perspective, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
8, Sunday, Annual Takoma Park House and Garden Tour, 1 to 5:00 pm, see website for details, https://historictakoma.org/house-garden-tour-new/
9, Monday, Pope Farm Native Plant Production Tour, 10:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
10, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Bounty of the Cutting Garden, 11:30 to noon, included in suggested donation. Also on Friday June 13, Tuesday June 17, and Friday June 20. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
11, Wednesday, A Day at Chanticleer Garden, fee and must register, all day, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
11, Wednesday, Waterwise Gardening: Irrigation Basics for a Drought Resilient Garden, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
11, Wednesday, Ruby Throated Hummingbirds: Feathered Helicopters, 6 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register, virtual, Mt. Cuba Center https://mtcubacenter.org/
11, Wednesday, Botany on Berma Road, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
12, Thursday, Organic Pest Management for the Vegetable Garden, 6:30 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
12, Thursday, Rose Garden Tour – Redesign Updates, 10:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
12, Thursday, History of Heritage Roses, online, noon to 1:00 pm, fee and must register, Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
12, Thursday, Sleepy Cat Farm: The Making of a Garden, Four-part Virtual Program, part II, 2-3:00 pm, fee and must register, Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
12, Thursday, Saving Heirloom Collard Seds, onsite, drop in program, free, 1 to 3:00 pm, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
12, Thursday, Virtual Plant Clinic, 2:00 pm, sign up for link, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
12, Thursday, Blandy Field Notes: Milkweed, 5:30 to 6:30 pm, free and must register, Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
12, Thursday and 13 Friday, Southeastern Plant Symposium and Rare Plant Auction, hosted by the JC Raulston Arboretum and Juniper Level Botanical Garden, virtual and in person, fee and must register, JC Raulston Arboretum https://jcra.ncsu.edu/
13, Friday, Companion Planting, 10 to 11:00 am, Zoom, free and must register, Master Gardener of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
13, Friday, Shade Gardening: Dazzling Plants and Design Tips, 2 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
13, Friday, Fern Basics and Reproduction, 9:30 am to noon, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
13, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Bounty of the Cutting Garden, 11:30 to noon, included in suggested donation. Also on Tuesday June 10, Tuesday June 17, and Friday June 20. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
13, Friday, Notable Trees of Woodend, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on June 21, Saturday, 9 to 10:30 am. Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
14, Saturday, Wild Walks and Talks: Ladew Rocks, 9:30 am to noon, fee and must register, Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
14, Saturday, Blooms that Buzz: Perennials for Pollinator Friendly Gardens, 11:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
14, Saturday, Annual Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage, Prince George’s County, see website for details https://www.mhgp.org/2025-tours
14, Saturday, Organic Vegetable Garden Saturday Talks, 9 to 11:00 am, free, drop in, at Potomac Overlook Regional Park, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
14, Saturday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Friday June 6, Friday June 20, and Saturday June 28. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
14, Saturday, Inspirational Garden Paths, 10:00 am, free, Fair Oaks Store of Merrifield Garden Cetner https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
15, Sunday, Incorporating Native Plants into your Garden, 2 to 3:00 pm, free and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
17, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Bounty of the Cutting Garden, 11:30 to noon, included in suggested donation. Also on Tuesday June 10, Friday June 13, and Friday June 20. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
17, Tuesday, Basic Plant ID, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
18, Wednesday, Good Bugs, Bad Bugs, 6:30 pm, free, no need to register. Arlington Central Library. Sponsored by Arlington Friends of Urban Agriculture https://arlingtonurbanag.org/
18, Wednesday, Managing Garden Pests and Disease, 7 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
18, Wednesday, Expert Is In: Orchid Care, on site, drop in, free, 10:00 am to noon, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
19, Thursday, Gardening for the Birds, Bees and Butterflies, noon, webinar, free and must register, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
19, Thursday, Juneteenth Smudge Stick Floral Workshop, two sessions, 11:15 to 1:15 pm and 1:45 to 3:45 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
20, Friday, Expert Is In: The Origins of Insect Pollination, 1:00 to 3:00 pm, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
20, Friday, Container Gardening with Native Plants, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, Zoom, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
20, Friday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Friday June 6, Saturday June 14, and Saturday June 28. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
20 Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Bounty of the Cutting Garden, 11:30 to noon, included in suggested donation. Also on Tuesday June 10, Friday June 13, and Tuesday June 17. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
21, Saturday, Notable Trees of Woodend, 9:00 am to 10:30 am, fee and must register. Also on June 13, Friday, 10 to 11:30 am. Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
21, Saturday, Fundamentals of Gardening, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
22, Sunday, Plants for Gardens, 4 to 6:40 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
22, Sunday, Blooms that Buzz: Perennials for Pollinator Friendly Gardens, 11 to noon and 2 to 3:00, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
22, Sunday, Introduction to Plant Science, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
24, Tuesday, Therapeutic Horticulture Program Management, 6 to 8:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
25, Wednesday, Kitchen Garden Tasting Table, free, on site, drop in, 10:00 am to noon, at the Bartholdi Fountain and Kitchen Garden, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
25, Wednesday, Research Lab Look In: How Plants Manipulate Pollen Behavior, noon to 1:00 pm, online, free but must register, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
26, Thursday, Photographing for Gardening with Nature at the New York Botanical Garden, virtual lecture, 2-3 pm, fee and must register, Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
26, Thursday, The Flight Garden at the National Air and Space Museum, noon to 1:00 pm, free webinar, must register, Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/learn/lets-talk-gardens/
27, Friday, A Tour of the Garden and Gallery at Oak Spring Garden in Upperville, fee and must register, timed entry between 9 to 4:00 pm. Also on Saturday June 28. Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
28, Saturday, A Tour of the Garden and Gallery at Oak Spring Garden in Upperville, fee and must register, timed entry between 9 to 4:00 pm. Also on Friday, June 27. Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
28, Saturday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Friday June 6, Saturday June 14, and Friday June 20. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
28, Saturday, Garden Tour of Green Spring Gardens, 9:30 to 10:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
30, Monday, Pollinator Meadow Tour, 1 to 2:15 pm, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
May 2025
1, Thursday, Container Gardening with Cheryl Salatino, 1 to 3:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
1, Thursday, Fruit Cocktail Trees: Fruit Tree Grafting, online demonstration, 7 to 8:00 pm, free but must register, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
1, Thursday, Regenerative Gardening: Growing Food Successfully and Sustainably in a Changing Climate, free virtual lecture, 7:00 to 8:00 pm, Loudoun County Master Gardeners (see website for link) https://loudouncountymastergardeners.org/
2, Friday, The Hospitable Gardener: Welcoming Birds to Your Garden, 10 to 11:30 am, free and must register, virtual, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
2, Friday, Dispersals: On Plants, Borders, and Belonging with Jessica Lee, 2 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
2, Friday, Container Gardening, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
2, Friday, 10 to 6; and Saturday May 3, 10 to 5:00 pm, Flower Mart hosted by the All Hallows Guild, free admission, Washington National Cathedral https://allhallowsguild.org/programs/flower-mart/
2, Friday, Garden Talk: Gardening for Hummingbirds, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
2, Friday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Friday May 16; Saturday May 17; and Saturday May 31. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
2, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Woodland Path, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Wednesday May 7 and Friday May 9. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
3, Saturday, Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage for Queen Anne’s County, tickets required https://www.mhgp.org/
3, Saturday, Floral Design Workshop: Lush Garden Container, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
3, Saturday, Onsite Native Plant Container Workshop, 10:00 to 11:00 am or 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
3, Saturday, Garden Festival, 8 to 4:00 pm, “the Mid-Atlantic’s premier plant and garden antique festival”, tickets required, order online. Ladew Topiary Garden https://ladewgardens.com/
3, Saturday, Guided Garden Tour, 1:30 pm to 2:15 pm, fee and must register, Tudor Place https://tudorplace.org/
3, Saturday, Curb Appeal Through Landscaping, 8:30 to 9:30 am, free and registration required, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
3, Saturday, Town of Vienna Conservation and Sustainability Commission Native Plant Sale at the Vienna Community Center, 8:00 am to noon, https://www.plantnovanatives.org/local-native-plant-sales
3, Saturday, Prince William Master Gardener Teaching Garden at St. Benedict Monastery Plant Sale, 9:00 am to noon. Prince William Master Gardeners https://www.plantnovanatives.org/local-native-plant-sales
3, Saturday, Walker Nature Center Spring Festival (native plant sale) in Reston, 1:00 to 5:00 pm, https://www.plantnovanatives.org/local-native-plant-sales
3, Saturday, Clifton Institute Native Plant Sale in Warrenton, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, https://www.plantnovanatives.org/local-native-plant-sales
3, Saturday, Shinrin-yoku: The Art of Forest Bathing, 9:30 am to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Sunday May 25. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
3, Friday, Organic Vegetable Garden Saturday Talks at Potomac Overlook Regional Park, 9 to 11:00 am, free, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
3, Saturday, Piecing Together Nature’s Puzzle: The Interconnectedness of the Natural World, 10:30 am to noon, free but must register, sponsored by the Friends of Brookside Gardens, at Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
3, Saturday, Friends of Runnymede Park Native Plant Sale, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, https://www.plantnovanatives.org/local-native-plant-sales
4, Sunday, Basic Plant ID, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
4, Sunday, Chevy Chase Garden Tour, noon to 4:00 pm, tickets required. Sponsored by the Garden Club of Chevy Chase https://www.gardenclubofchevychase.org/
4, Sunday, Floral Workshop: Flower Pressing, 1 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
5, Monday, Basics of Perennial Maintenance, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
5, Monday, Sunny Garden Butterfly and Host Plant Presentation, 10 to 10:20 am, free, at Bon Air Sunny Garden, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
5, Monday, Sustainable Landscape Design, online, fee and must register, (a course that meets several times), Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
6, Tuesday, Behind the Scene Garden Tour of River Farm with staff horticulturist Tammy Burke, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
6, Tuesday, Color Theory for Floral Design, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
6, Tuesday, Mastering the Art of Tomato Gardening, 6:15 pm to 7:45 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
6, Tuesday, Botanical Latin, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
7, Wednesday, Garden Talks: Herbs: Planning and Planting, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, free and no registration required. At the Arlington Central Library, sponsored by Friends of Urban Agriculture and Extension Master Gardeners https://arlingtonurbanag.org/
7, Wednesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Woodland Path, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Friday May 2 and Friday May 9. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
7, Wednesday, Potowmack Chapter of Virginia Native Plant Society, Plant Sale, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
7, Wednesday, Plant Structure, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
7, Wednesday, Ask the Experts About “Why Grow New Varieties?” noon to 1:00 pm, free virtual webinar, must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
7, Wednesday, Getaway Trip: Hillwood Estate and Tea, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
7, Wednesday, Vertical Gardening, 7:30 to 8:30 pm, virtual, free and must register, Melinda Myers https://www.melindamyers.com/
8, Thursday, Asian-Inspired Garden Design, online, fee and must register, (a course with several dates), Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
8, Thursday, Ask the Experts: Fun Facts about Horticulture, noon to 1:00 pm, free virtual webinar, must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
8, Thursday, Ask the Experts about Green Thumb Awards Winners for 2025, 2:00 to 3:00 pm, free virtual webinar, must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
8, Thursday, Spring Garden Tour and Tea, 1:00 to 3:00 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
8, Thursday, Butterfly Gardening, Supply Side with Margaret Chatham, Zoom, 7 to 8:30 pm, free and must register, sponsored by Potowmack Chapter of Virginia Native Plant Society https://vnps.org/
8, Thursday, Native Plant Pollination with Heather Holm, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
8, Thursday, Love Letter to a Garden with Debbie Millman, 2 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
8, Thursday, Rainscape Your Yard, Sessions I & II. Session I is on May 8, 7 to 9:00 pm, and session II is on May 17, 10:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
8, Thursday, Bland Field Notes: Flowering Trees, 5:30 to 6:30 pm, walking in field, registration required. Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
9, Friday through May 11, Sunday, Bonsai Festival Weekend at the U.S. National Arboretum, free admission, see Potomac Bonsai Association website for more details https://usna.usda.gov/
9, Friday through Sunday May 11, Blandy Garden Fair at Blandy Experimental Farm in Boyce https://blandy.virginia.edu/
9, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Woodland Path, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Friday May 2 and Wednesday May 7. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
9, Friday, Native Plants Garden Tour, fee and must register 10 to 11:30 am, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
9, Friday, Ikebana Demonstration and Lunch at Belle Haven Country Club, 10:00 am, ticket required. Sponsored by the Ikebana International Chapter #1. https://iichapter1.com/
9, Friday, The Expert Is In: Plants in the Time of the Dinosaurs, on site, drop in program, 10:00 am to noon, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
9, Friday and Saturday May 10, Mixed Container Workshop, 1 to 2 on Friday and 10 to 11 or 1 to 2 on Saturday, fee and must register, Mt. Vernon https://www.mountvernon.org/
10, Saturday, GardenMart Plant Sale, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, hosted by Silver Spring Garden Club at Brookside Gardens in Maryland
10, Saturday, Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage for Southern Anne Arundel County, tickets required https://www.mhgp.org/
10, Saturday, Forest Bathing: Walk in the Gardens, 10:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
10, Saturday, Georgetown Garden Tour, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, tickets required. Sponsored by the Georgetown Garden Club of Washington DC https://www.georgetowngardenclubdc.org/
10, Saturday, Ayr Hill Garden Club Annual Plant Sale, 8:00 am to 1:00 pm, https://www.plantnovanatives.org/local-native-plant-sales
10, Saturday, Prince William Wildflower Society Plant Sale at Manassas, 10:00 am to noon, https://www.plantnovanatives.org/local-native-plant-sales
10, Saturday, Mid Atlantic Fruits and Berries with Michael Judd, 2 to 3:15 pm, fee and must register, at the Common Market 7th Street in Frederick https://ecologiadesign.com/
10, Saturday and May 11 Sunday, Garden Fair, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, tickets required. Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
11, Sunday, Mums and Mimosas, (floral arrangement) two sessions: 10:30 to 11:30 am or 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Historic London Town & Gardens https://www.historiclondontown.org/
11, Sunday, Mother’s Day Forest Bathing, 9 to 11:00 am, fee and must register, at the National Arboretum, Friends of the National Arboretum https://www.fona.org/
13, Tuesday, Lecture: Water Becomes a Garden: An Introduction to Aquatics, free for members, fee for nonmembers, 7:30 pm, Vollmer Center at Cylburn Arboretum, Maryland Horticultural Society https://mdhorticulture.org/
14, Wednesday, Fundamentals of Gardening, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
14, Wednesday, Know to Grow: Proven Perennials with Richard Hawke, webinar, 5 to 6:00 pm, free for members, fee for nonmembers, must register, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society https://phsonline.org/
14, Wednesday, Bats and Your Backyard Habitat, 7:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Mt Cuba Center https://mtcubacenter.org/
15, Thursday, Spring Ephemeral Walk, 9:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
15, Thursday, Interactive Orchid Q&A, online, 11:00 am to noon, free and must register, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
15, Thursday, Bethesda Community Garden Club Annual Plant Sale, 9:00 am to noon, Farm Women’s Market, Bethesda, https://bethesdacommunitygardenclub.org/
15, Thursday, Seven Steps to Managing Water on Your Property, 7:30 to 8:30 pm, virtual, free and must register, Melinda Myers https://www.melindamyers.com/
16, Friday, Square Foot Gardening, 10 to 11:00 am, free and must register, virtual, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
16, Friday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Friday May 2; Saturday May 17; and Saturday May 31. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
17, Saturday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Friday May 2; Friday, May 16; and Saturday May 31. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
17, Saturday, Rainscape Your Yard, Sessions I & II. Session I is on May 8, 7 to 9:00 pm, and session II is on May 17, 10:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
17, Saturday, An Exploration of Landscape and History, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, fee and must register, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
17, Saturday, Green Spring Gardens Spring Plant Sale, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
17, Saturday and May 18, Sunday, Beyond the Garden Gates Garden Tour, 1 to 5:00 pm, tickets required, downtown Frederick, sponsored by Celebrate Frederick https://www.celebratefrederick.com/
17, Saturday, Garden Conservancy Open Days in Great Falls, VA, all day, also in Alexandria, VA, see website for details, https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
17, Saturday, Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist with Michael Judd, noon to 1:30 pm, at the Rockwell Brewery https://ecologiadesign.com/
17, Saturday, Onsite Floral Design: Romantic Roses, 10:00 to 11:00 am or 1:00 to 2:00 pm, fee and must register. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Garden https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
17, Saturday, Wild Walks and Talks: Foraging and Fungi, 9:30 am to noon, fee and must register. Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
18, Sunday, Brookland’s Annual House and Garden Tour, noon to 5:00 pm, tickets required https://www.brooklandgc.org/houseandgardentour
20, Tuesday, Getaway Trip: Morris Arboretum and Gardens, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
21, Wednesday, Creating Healthy Soils Through Regenerative Gardening Practices, 7 to 9:30 pm, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
21, Wednesday, Garden Talks: Gardening Structures, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, free and no registration required. At the Arlington Central Library, sponsored by Friends of Urban Agriculture and Extension Master Gardeners https://arlingtonurbanag.org/
21, Wednesday, Take to the Trees with Marguerite Holloway, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
21, Wednesday, Mountain Laurel Meandering, 10 to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
22, Thursday, Ancient and Venerable Trees, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
22, Thursday, Bedrock: The Making of a Public Garden with Jill Nooney, 2 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
24, Saturday, Baltimore Herb Festival, 9:30 am to 3:00 pm, admission fee, Leakin Park, Baltimore https://www.baltimoreherbfestival.com/index.html
25, Sunday, Shinrin-yoku: The Art of Forest Bathing, 10:00 am to noon, fee and must register. Also on Saturday May 3. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
26, Monday, Summer Blooming Beauties: Learn More About Crape Myrtles, 8:30 to 9:30 am, free and registration required. Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
27, Tuesday, Soil Science I: Physical Properties, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
28, Wednesday, Kitchen Garden Tasting Table, on-site, drop in program, 10 to noon, at the Bartholdi Fountain and Kitchen Garden at the U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
29, Thursday, Cocktails and Conversations: Warming Climate, Wilder Weeds, on site special program, free and must register, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
30, Friday, Soil Science for Gardeners, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
30, Friday, Black Flora with Teresa Speight, 2 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register. American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
30, Friday through June 1, Sunday, all day, The 2025 Mt. Vernon Symposium: Revolutionary Gardens, Future Visions, fee and must register, in person at Mt. Vernon and virtual https://www.mountvernon.org/
31, Saturday, Garden Conservancy Open Days in Annapolis, MD, see website for details. https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
31, Saturday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Friday May 2; Friday May 16, and Saturday May 17. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
31, Saturday, The Spirit of Stone: Practical and Creative Stonescaping Ideas for your Garden, 10:30 am to noon, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
31, Saturday, Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage for St. Mary’s County, tickets required https://www.mhgp.org/
April 2025
1, Tuesday, Arid Adaptions: Cacti and Succulents, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
1, Tuesday, Introduction to Bulbs, 6:00 to 7:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
2, Wednesday, Container Gardens for Sun and Shade, webinar, 7:30 to 8:30 pm, free and must register, Melinda Myers https://www.melindamyers.com/
2, Wednesday, Potowmack Chapter of Virginia Native Plant Society Native plant sale at Green Spring Gardens, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Virginia Native Plant Society https://vnps.org/
2, Wednesday, Garden Talks: Plan it right! Seed, Seedlings and More, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, free, no registration required. Arlington Central Library. Sponsored by Friends of Urban Agriculture and Extension Master Gardeners https://arlingtonurbanag.org/2025-garden-talks/
3, Thursday, Expert Is In: Orchid Care, On Site, Drop In Program, 10:00 am to noon, free, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
3, Thursday, Lecture: Empowering Change: My Journey to Increasing Representation in Environmental and Outdoor Space, in person and virtual, fee and must register, Ladew Topiary Garden https://ladewgardens.com/
3, Thursday, Managing Pests while Protecting Pollinators, 7:00 pm, virtual lecture, free, see website for link. Loudoun County Master Gardeners https://loudouncountymastergardeners.org/
4, Friday, Disease Identification and Management, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
4, Friday, Houseplants 101, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, Zoom, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
5, Saturday, DC Environmental Film Festival Screening and Panel Discussion, 10:00 am to noon, free but registration required, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
5, Saturday, Garden Talk: Design a Deer Resistant Garden, 10:30 am to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
5, Saturday, Native Plant Sale, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, Morven Park, Leesburg, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy https://loudounwildlife.org/
5, Saturday, Nature’s Pharmacy, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
5, Saturday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Friday, April 11; Saturday, April 12; and Friday, April 18. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
5, Saturday, Shrubs: The Backbone of the Garden, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
5, Saturday, Saturday in the Garden: Cultivating Mushrooms, 9 to 11:00 am, Prince William Master Gardeners Teaching Garden, Benedictine Monastery https://mgpw.org/
5, Saturday, Guided Garden Tour, 1:30 to 2:15 pm, nominal fee, Tudor Place https://tudorplace.org/
5, Saturday, Bluebell Festival at Riverbend Park, Great Falls 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, fee, sponsored by the Potowmack chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society https://vnps.org/
6, Sunday, Beginning Wildflower ID, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
6, Sunday, Basic Plant ID, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
6, Sunday, Know to Grow: Contain your enthusiasm designing container gardens with Dan Benarcik, 5 to 6:00 pm, webinar, PHS members free, non members fee and must register, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society https://phsonline.org/events
7, Monday, Spring Ephemerals at Fraser Preserve in Great Falls, VA, Potowmack Chapter of Virginia Native Plant Society, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, must register https://vnps.org/
8, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: The Spring Garden, 2:30 to 3:15 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Thursday, April 10; Tuesday, April 15; and Thursday, April 17. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
8, Tuesday, Ask the Experts: About Vegetative Annuals, 2:00 pm, virtual, free and must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
9, Wednesday, Ecological Gardening: Supporting Native Habitats in the Home Landscape, 7 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
10, Thursday, Building Resilient Soil for a Changing Climate, virtual meeting, 7 to 8:30 pm, Potowmack Chapter of Virginia Native Plant Society, must register, Virginia Native Plant Society https://vnps.org/
10, Thursday, Reinvigorate Your Rain Garden, webinar, 7:30 to 8:30 pm, free and must register, Melinda Myers https://www.melindamyers.com/
10, Thursday, Rachel Carson Conservation Park Spring Tour, 10:00 am to noon, fee and must register, meet at the Rachel Carson Conservation Park, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
10, Thursday, Ask the Experts: About Calendulas, 1:00 pm, virtual, free and must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
10, Thursday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: The Spring Garden, 2:30 to 3:15 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Tuesday, April 8; Tuesday, April 15; and Thursday, April 17. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
10, Thursday, Lecture: Designing Gardens with All Types of Peonies, in person and virtual, fee and must register, Ladew Topiary Garden, https://ladewgardens.com/
10, Thursday, Principles of Pollinator Landscape Design, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
10, Thursday through April 12 Saturday, Annual Colonial Williamsburg Garden Symposium: Celebrating the Influence of Great English Gardens, fee and must register, in person and virtual https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/research/educational-conferences-forums-symposiums/garden-symposium/
11, Friday, Botanical Journaling, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, Zoom, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
11, Friday, Virtual Floral Design: Ethereal Spring, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee for nonmembers and must register, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
11, Friday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Saturday, April 5; Saturday, April 12; and Friday, April 18. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
11, Friday, The Secret Lives of Wildflowers 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
11, Friday and 12 Saturday, Spring Garden Market, 9 to 3:00 pm, River Farm, free for members, nominal entry fee for nonmembers. American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
12, Saturday, Onsite Floral Design: Ethereal Spring, 10:00 to 11:0 am and 1 to 2:00 pm, fee and must register, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
12, Saturday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Saturday April 5; Friday, April 11; and Friday, April 18. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
12 Saturday, the Green Spring Garden’s Plant Shop opens from now until October. See website for more information https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
15, Tuesday, Fundamentals of Gardening, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
15, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: The Spring Garden, 2:30 to 3:15 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Tuesday, April 8; Thursday, April 10; and Thursday, April 17. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
15, Tuesday, A Woodland Garden: Spring Ephemerals and Understory Plantings (in a North Potomac garden), 10:30 to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
15, Tuesday, Introduction to Plant Science, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
16, Wednesday, Garden Talks: Tomato Love, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, free, no registration required. Arlington Central Library. Sponsored by Friends of Urban Agriculture and Extension Master Gardeners https://arlingtonurbanag.org/2025-garden-talks/
16, Wednesday, The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue: A Story of Climate and Hope on One American Street, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, free and must register. Sponsored by the Friends of Brookside Gardens, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
17, Thursday, Look & Learn: Repotting Orchids, On Site, Drop In Program, 10:00 am to noon, free, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
17, Thursday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: The Spring Garden, 2:30 to 3:15 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Tuesday, April 8; Thursday, April 10; and Tuesday, April 15. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
18, Friday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Saturday April 5; Friday, April 11; and Saturday, April 12. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
18, Friday, Garden Talk: Attracting Bees, Butterflies and Bugs, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Springs Garden https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
18, Friday, Earth Day Celebration, 11:00 to noon, included in suggested donation, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
19, Saturday, Herb Walk at JK Black Oak, 10:00 am to noon, free and must register, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy https://loudounwildlife.org/
19, Saturday, Nature Talk: Invasive Plants and insects, 2 to 3:00 pm, free, no registration needed, Manassas Park City Library, Prince William Master Gardeners https://mgpw.org/
19, Saturday, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia spring garden fair (plant sale) at the Glencarlyn Library Community Garden, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, https://mgnv.org/
19, Saturday, Spring Plants for Small Gardens, 10:30 to noon, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
19, Saturday, Spring Plant Sale, 10 to 1:00 pm, free admission, Historic London Town and Gardens https://www.historiclondontown.org/
19, Saturday, Shining a Light on Plant Treasures in Japan, North American Rock Garden Society Piedmont Chapter, 10 to 11:30 am, virtual, free for NARGS and Raulston members, nominal fee for others. Raulston arboretum https://jcra.ncsu.edu/
22, Tuesday Advanced Landscape Design, online, fee and must register, April 22 through June 18, Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
23, Wednesday, Azalea & Rhododendron Tour, 1:00 to 2:15 pm, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
23, Wednesday, Fundamentals of Native Landscape Design, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
23, Wednesday, Landscape Design History, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
23, Wednesday, Botanical Gems: April at the “Mouth of the Monocacy” 10:00 am to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
24, Thursday, Native Plant Solutions to Familiar Landscape Challenges, 7 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
24, Thursday, Behind the Scenes Greenhouse Tour, 2 to 3:15 fee and must register. Also on Wednesday April 30, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
24, Thursday, Expert Is In: Orchid Care, On Site, Drop In Program, 10:00 am to noon, free, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
25, Friday, Where the Wildflowers Are, 9:30 am to noon, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
25, Friday, Preventing Tickborne Diseases, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, Zoom, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
26, Saturday, Organic Vegetable Garden Saturday Talks, 9:00 am to 11:00 am, free and at the Organic Vegetable Garden at the Potomac Overlook Regional Park in Arlington, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
26, Saturday, Onsite Cocktail Container Workshop, 1:00 to 2:00 pm and 4 to 5:00 pm, fee and must register, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
26, Saturday, GreenFest 2025, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, Marian Fryer Town Plaza, Wheaton, MD https://montgomerycountygreenfest.org/
26, Saturday, Northern Alexandria Native plant sale at church of St. Clement, Alexandria VA https://northernalexandrianativeplantsale.weebly.com/
26, Saturday, Annual Montpelier Festival of Herbs, Tea, and the Arts, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, free admission, at Montpelier Arts Center, https://www.pgparks.com/event_list/2025-herbteaarts
26, Saturday, Landscape for Curb Appeal, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
26, Saturday and April 27, Leesburg Flower and Garden Festival, see websites for times, free admission https://www.leesburgva.gov/departments/parks-recreation/events/flower-garden-festival
26, Saturday, Friends of the National Arboretum Annual Garden Fair and Plant Sale, see website for times, free admission. This is also the Potomac Unit of the Herb Society of America’s annual fundraiser, plenty of herbs to purchase!. https://www.fona.org/seasonal-festivals/#Garden_Fair
26, Saturday, Introduction to Landscape Design, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
26, Saturday, through May 3, Garden Club of Virginia’s Historic Garden Week, tickets required, see website for dates, times, locations https://gcvirginia.org/historic-garden-week/
27, Sunday, Brookside Gardens’ Plant Sale, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, free admission, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
27, Sunday, Langston Boulevard Earth Day Every Day Festival, 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, free and must register, at the Lee Heights Shops at 4500 Cherry Hill Road, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
27, Sunday, Del Ray GardenFest, noon to 4:00 pm, free attendance, at the Colasanto park baseball field in Del Ray, VA. Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
27, Sunday, Farm to Table: Spring Bulb Centerpiece, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
27, Sunday, Get More from Your Vegetable Garden, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
28, Monday, Botanical Latin II, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
28, Monday, Getaway: Ladew Topiary Gardens, 8:30 am to 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
28, Monday, Introduction to Plant Science, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
29, Tuesday, Basic Plant ID, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
30, Wednesday, Behind the Scenes Greenhouse Tour, 10:00 am to 11:15 am, fee and must register. Also on Thursday, April 24, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
30, Wednesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Woodland Path, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, included in suggested donation, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
March 2025
1, Saturday, through March 9, Sunday, Philadelphia Flower Show, see website for times and fees. The follow local places have bus trips to the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philly: Green Spring Gardens (March 3 & 5); Greenstreet Gardens (March 4) and Homestead Gardens (March 4). https://phsonline.org/the-flower-show
1, Saturday and March 2, Sunday, The Great Grow Along, a virtual series of gardening presentations, free, must register, is on first three March weekends https://greatgrowalong.com/agenda/
1, Saturday, Intro to Composting, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
1, Saturday, Nature’s Pharmacy, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
1, Saturday, Seeing Seeds, webinar, 1 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
1, Saturday, Intro to Landscape Design, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
3, Monday, Getaway: Philadelphia Flower Show bus trip departing from Green Spring Gardens, all day, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens, Also on Wednesday March 5. https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring/events
3, Monday, Botanical Latin, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
3, Monday, Spring Wildflowers of Northern Virginia, 7 to 8:00 pm, free but must register, at Ashburn Library, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy https://loudounwildlife.org/
4, Tuesday, Gardening with Native Plants, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
4, Tuesday, No Fear Rose Pruning, webinar, noon to 1:00 pm, free and must register, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
4, Tuesday, Bus trip to Philadelphia Flower Show, all day, must purchase ticket, see website for more information, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
4, Tuesday, Ask the Experts about Dogwoods and Other Shrubs, 1:00 to 2:00 pm, virtual, free and must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
4, Tuesday, Indoor Seed Starting and Garden Planning, virtual, 7 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
4, Tuesday, Greenstreet Gardens’ bus trip to Philadelphia Flower Show, departing Alexandria and Lothian locations. All day, must purchase ticket see website for details https://greenstreetgardens.com/
5, Wednesday, Lecture: Vernonia for Every Garden, 6 to 7:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Mt. Cuba Center https://mtcubacenter.org/
5, Wednesday, Succulent Container Workshop, 10:30 to noon, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
5, Wednesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: An Orchid-Filled Greenhouse, 10:30 to 10:50 am or 12:30 to 12:50 pm, included in suggested donation, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens also offered on Wednesday March 12, Wednesday March 19, Wednesday, March 26 https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
5, Wednesday, Plant Structure, 6 to 9:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
5, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Landscape Design History for Beginners, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
5, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Container Gardening, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
5, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Orchid Design, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
5, Wednesday through 8, Saturday, Conference: Taking Nature Black: Reclamation and Resilience, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
5, Wednesday, Getaway: Philadelphia Flower Show bus trip departing from Green Spring Gardens, all day, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens, Also on Monday, March 3. https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring/events
6, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: Jumpstart Your Spring Vegetable Garden, 7 to 8:00 pm, free, see website for link, Loudoun County Master Gardeners https://loudouncountymastergardeners.org/
6, Thursday, The Science of Tree Communication, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
6, Thursday, What’s New: Summer Blooming Bulbs, noon to 1:00 pm, webinar, free but must register, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
6, Thursday, Flower ID from A to Z, 6:00 to 8:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
6, Thursday, At Home with Nature: Beauty, Ecology and Experience, 6:00 pm to 6:45 pm, free but must register, New Directions in the American Landscape https://www.ndal.org/
6, Thursday, Lecture: Tulip Mania at the Oak Spring Garden library, 3:30 to 5:30 pm, fee and must register Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
6, Thursday, Webinar: Conservation Landscape Practices in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, noon to 1:00 pm, free and must register, Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/learn/lets-talk-gardens/
7, Friday, Landscape Design: Form Follows (Multi) Function, 10 to 11:30 am, virtual, free but must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
7, Friday, Plant Science Conversation: The Science of People and Plants, noon to 12:30 pm, online discussion, free and must register, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
7, Friday, Virtual Orchid Tour: An Orchid-Filled Greenhouse, 1:30 to 2:00 pm, online via Zoom, free for members and nominal fee for nonmembers. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
7, Friday, Fundamentals of Gardening, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
8, Saturday, Seed Starting Basics, 10:00 am, at the Fair Oaks Store, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
8, Saturday, Create and Sip Terrarium Workshop, 2 to 4:00 pm, Gainesville store of Merrifield Garden Center, fee and must register https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
8, Saturday and March 9, Sunday, The Great Grow Along, a virtual series of gardening presentations, free, must register, is on first three March weekends https://greatgrowalong.com/agenda/
8, Saturday, Early Spring Gardening Checklist, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm, in person and online, fee and must register, JC Raulston Arboretum https://jcra.ncsu.edu/
8, Saturday, Plant Swap: Houseplants, Cuttings and Containers, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring/events
8, Saturday, Onsite Orchid Repotting Workshop, 10:30 to 12:30 pm or 2 to 4:00 pm, fee and must register. Also on Friday, March 21. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
8, Saturday, Invasive Plant Species; Management and Control, 9:00 am to noon, fee and must register Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
8, Saturday, RootingDC, a free urban gardening forum at the Eastern Senior High School in DC, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Put on by the DC Dept of Energy and Environment https://doee.dc.gov/service/rooting-dc
9, Sunday, Plant by Number: Design a Pollinator Garden, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
10, Monday, for 6 Monday evenings, History of Garden Design, virtual, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
10, Monday, Landscaping with Nature: Turning Battles into Partnerships, 4 sessions, fee and must register, virtual. First session on design is on March 10, 6:00 to 7:15 pm, see website for additional sessions, New Direction in the American Landscape https://www.ndal.org/
11, Tuesday, Virtual, Horticulture How-To: Orchid 101, 1:30 to 3:00 pm, Zoom, free for members, nominal fee for nonmembers, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens. https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
11, Tuesday, Basic Plant ID, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
12, Wednesday, Introduction to Plant Science, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
12, Wednesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: An Orchid-Filled Greenhouse, 10:30 to 10:50 am or 12:30 to 12:50 pm, included in suggested donation, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens also offered on Wednesday March 5, Wednesday March 19, Wednesday, March 26 https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
12, Wednesday, Webinar: Grow Pollinator Friendly Spring and Summer Flowering Bulbs, 7:30 pm, free and must register, Melinda Myers https://www.melindamyers.com/
12, Wednesday, Medicinal Mushrooms: Fungi for a Healthy Body, Mind and Planet, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
12, Wednesday, The Texas Native Plant Primer, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
13, Thursday, Spring Lecture: Chocolate Through Time, 10:30 am, in person or virtual, fee and must register, Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
13, Thursday, Expert Is In: Orchid Care, 10:00 am to noon, free, drop in program, no registration needed. U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
13, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: Nature Talks: Gardening in a Changing Climate with Eric Toensmeier, 7 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
13, Thursday, Botanical Gems of Blockhouse Point, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, walk through Blockhouse Point Conservation Point, MD, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
13, Thursday, Virtual Plant Clinic, 2:00 pm, with David Yost of Merrifield Garden Center, free and can sign up https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
14, Friday, Create Foundation Gardens with Native Plants, 2 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
14, Friday, Harvest at Home: Mastering Vegetable Gardening in Containers, 10 to 11:30 am, virtual, free but must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
14, Friday, Meadow Making: A Brains over Brawn Approach, 4 sessions, fee and must register, virtual. First session on design is on March 14, 6:00 to 7:15 pm, see website for additional sessions, New Direction in the American Landscape https://www.ndal.org/
15, Saturday and March 16, Sunday, The Great Grow Along, a virtual series of gardening presentations, free, must register, is on first three March weekends https://greatgrowalong.com/agenda/
15, Saturday, Lecture: Virginia’s Daffodil Tale, 9:00 to noon, fee and must register, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
15, Saturday, Introduction to Landscape Design I and II, Session I is March 15, 10 to noon, fee and must register, Session II is March 29. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
15, Saturday, What’s the Tea: History of Tea in London Town, 11:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Historic London Town https://www.historiclondontown.org/
15, Saturday, North American Rock Garden Society lecture: NARGS sponsored Argentina Patagonia trip, 10:00 am to 11:30, in person and virtual, free for Piedmont chapter of NARGS and Arboretum members, nominal fee for others. JC Raulston Arboretum https://jcra.ncsu.edu/
15, Saturday, Onsite Floral Design: Orchids, Post’s Favorite Blooms, 10:00 am to 11:00 am or 1 to 2:00 pm, fee and must register, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
15, Saturday, Paleobotany: The Origin of Plants, noon to 2:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
15, Saturday, Special Garden Tour: Witch Hazels, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring/events
15, Saturday, Garden Talks: Winning Plants for Containers, 10:30 am to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring/events
15, Saturday, Rose Care: Know and Grow, 10:00 am to 11:00 am, free, Fair Oaks location of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
17, Monday, Cut Flower Farming, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
19, Wednesday, The Garden Ramble: Sip and Stroll, 5 to 7:00 pm, fee and must register, Historic London Town https://www.historiclondontown.org/
19, Wednesday, Lecture: Homegrown Conservation, 6 to 7:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Mt. Cuba Center https://mtcubacenter.org/
19, Wednesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: An Orchid-Filled Greenhouse, 10:30 to 10:50 am or 12:30 to 12:50 pm, included in suggested donation, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens also offered on Wednesday March 5, Wednesday March 12, Wednesday, March 26 https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
19, Wednesday, Webinar: Be a Waterwise Gardener, 7:30 pm, free and must register, Melinda Myers https://www.melindamyers.com/
19, Wednesday, Flower Arranging at Home, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
20, Thursday, Vernal Equinox: Forests and Wildflowers, walk in Rock Creek Park, MD, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
20, Thursday, Spring Lecture: Sculpture in the Garden: Scale and Context, 10:30 am, in person or virtual, fee and must register, Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
20, Thursday, What’s New in Houseplants, noon to 1:00, webinar, free and must register, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
20, Thursday, Lecture: Cultivating a Sustainable Future: Cornell Botanic Gardens’ Native Lawn, 7 to 8:30, free but must register, sponsored by Friends of Brookside Gardens, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
21, Friday, Onsite Orchid Repotting Workshop, 10:30 to 12:30 pm or 2 to 4:00 pm. Also on Saturday, March 8. Fee and must register, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
22, Saturday, Lecture: The Cultivar Conundrum, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Mt. Cuba Center https://mtcubacenter.org/
22, Saturday, Native Plants in Landscape Design, 10:00 am to 11:00 pm, free at the Fair Oaks location of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
22, Saturday, Online Lecture: Parasitic Plants: Host Invaders and Master Communicators, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, free and registration required. U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
22, Saturday, Basics of Pruning, 9:00 am to noon, fee and must register. Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
22, Saturday, 14th Annual Gardening Symposium, 9 to 3:00 pm, tickets required, at the Academies of Loudoun, Loudoun County Master Gardeners https://loudouncountymastergardeners.org/
22, Saturday, Garden Talk: Spring Vegetable Gardening, 10:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring/events
22, Saturday, Hands-On Pruning class, 1:00 to 2:00 pm, free but must register, will be at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Arlington, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
23, Sunday, Fairy Garden Workshop, 1 to 2:30 pm, (creating items for a fairy garden scene), fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring/events
24, Monday, Landscape Design History, 6:15 pm to 9:15 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
25, Tuesday, Spring Vegetable Crops, virtual, 6:30 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
26, Wednesday, History of Botanical Art, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
26, Wednesday, Webinar: Succession Planting and Crop Rotation, 7:30 pm, free and must register, Melinda Myers https://www.melindamyers.com/
26, Wednesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: An Orchid-Filled Greenhouse, 10:30 to 10:50 am or 12:30 to 12:50 pm, included in suggested donation, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens also offered on Wednesday March 5, Wednesday March 12, Wednesday, March 19 https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
27, Thursday, Virtual Plant Clinic with David Yost, 2:00 pm, free but must sign up for link. Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
27, Thursday, Webinar: Rain Garden Q&A, 7:30 pm, free and must register, Melinda Myers https://www.melindamyers.com/
27, Thursday, Look & Learn: Repotting Orchids, 10:00 am to noon free, drop in program, no registration needed. U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
27, Thursday, Spring Lecture: Ladew: Looking Back, Looking Forward: The Restoration of the Cottage Garden with David Culp, 10:30 am, in person or virtual, fee and must register, Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
27, Thursday, Growing Mushrooms in Your Garden, 6 to 7:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
27, Thursday, Garden Design Workshop, 6 to 8:40 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
28, Friday, Garden Talk: Growing Tomatoes from Seed to Sauce, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring/events
29, Saturday, Garden Talks: Managing Water in the Home Garden, 10:30 to noon, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring/events
29, Saturday, Intro to Landscape Design, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
29, Saturday, Forest Bathing, 10:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring/events
29, Saturday, 38th Annual Lahr Native Plant Symposium, hosted by U.S. National Arboretum, fee and must register, day long, also on Saturday is a native plant sale hosted by the Friends of the National Arboretum. https://www.fona.org/
29, Saturday, Introduction to Landscape Design I and II, Session I is March 15, 10 to noon, fee and must register, Session II is March 29, 10 am to noon, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
29, Saturday, Online Discussion with Ruth Kassinger, author of Paradise Under Glass, 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm free and must register Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
29, Saturday, Friends of Urban Agriculture’s Plot Against Hunger 2025 Spring Garden Kickoff, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, at Marymount University in Arlington, https://arlingtonurbanag.org/
29, Saturday, Creating Beautiful Shade Gardens, 10:00 am to 11:00 pm, Fair Oaks Store of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
29, Saturday, Ikebana International Chapter #1 lunch at the Columbia Country Club, Chevy Chase, MD. Tickets required. Doors open at 10:00 am, followed by an ikebana demonstration and a seated lunch. https://iichapter1.com/
30, Sunday, Plant by Number: Design an Edimental Garden, 2 to 3:30 pm, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
Don’t forget to attend the orchid exhibit at the U.S. Botanic Garden in DC from February 14 through April 27. “Orchids: Masters of Deception” will showcase a changing display of specimens. In the Garden Court, multiple display cases will feature the stories of orchids that exhibit delightful deception with scent, shape, color, and more. Displays will include two 9-foot-tall tree sculptures covered with hundreds of pink and white orchids, a nod to another famous DC collection – cherry trees. Visitors will find orchids wrapped around more than 20 lamps, plus both the Garden Court and Plant Conservation will showcase large, 8-foot-high curtains of orchids showcasing the special roots that allow them to live without soil. Stories of orchid deception will continue into the Orchid house. There will be orchid-themed educational programs and demonstrations. The U.S. Botanic Garden is free, check the website for times. https://www.usbg.gov/
February 2025
1, Saturday, Annual Washington Gardener Seed Exchange event, 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm. Tickets required, sign-up via Eventbrite. At Green Spring Gardens in Virginia. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wg-seed-exchange-212025-in-virginia-tickets-1117024784199?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
1, Saturday, DIY Interior Plant Design with Leafy Diva, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Davidsonville location of Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
1, Saturday, Introduction to Composting, online flex, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
1, Saturday, Unusual Bulbs of the Garden, 9 to 10:00 pm, fee and must register, at the Rokeby Farm of Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
1, Saturday, Introduction to Plant Propagation, 10 to noon, fee and must register, at Brookside greenhouse facilities. Brookside Gardens, https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
2, Sunday, Winter Lecture: The Future of Composting, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
2, Sunday, Fundamentals of Gardening, 6:00 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
2, Sunday, Introduction to Landscape Design, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
3, Monday, Introduction to Hydroponics, 6:15 pm to 8:15 pm, online, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
4, Tuesday, Flower Arranging at Home, 6:00 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
4, Tuesday, Plant Propagation for the Home Gardener, 6:00 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
5, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Container Gardening, online flex, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
5, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Orchid Design, online flex, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
5, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Pruning Basics, online flex, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
5, Wednesday, Botany of Design, virtual lecture, 6 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register. Mt. Cuba Center https://mtcubacenter.org/
5, Wednesday, Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden, 7 to 8:15 pm, free, sponsored by the Friends of Brookside Gardens but must register for link. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
5, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Container Gardening, online flex, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
5, Wednesday, Lecture: The Land is Full, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
5, Wednesday, Floral Spotlight: Pot-et-Fleur, 6:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
6, Thursday, What’s New at the Arboretum, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual, free and must register, Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
6, Thursday, Winter Blooms for Pollinators, noon, webinar, free and must register, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
6, Thursday, Celebrating Black Contributions through Art and Nature, webinar, 7:00 pm, free must register, New England Botanic Garden https://nebg.org/
7, Friday, Today’s Horticultural Symposium, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Longwood Gardens, fee and must register, in person and online, https://longwoodgardens.org/events-performances/events/todays-horticulture-symposium
7, Friday, Hydroponics (vegetables), 10 to 11:30 am, online zoom, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
7, Friday, Landscape Design History, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm, online, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
8, Saturday, Woodland Treasures, 9:00 am to noon, fee and must register at the Rokeby Farm of the Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
8, Saturday, How Houseplants Grow with Darryl Cheng, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, Davidsonville location of Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
8, Saturday, Starting from Scratch with Seeds, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
8, Saturday, Celebrating the Botany of Charles Darwin, 10:00 am-11:30 am, sponsored by the Piedmont chapter of North American Rock Garden society, free for NARGS Piedmont Chapter members and Friends of the JC Raulston Arboretum members, nominal fee for others, must register for online event. https://jcra.ncsu.edu/
8, Saturday, All About Terrariums and Vivariums, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, online, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
8, Saturday, Soil Science I: Physical Properties, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, online, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
8, Saturday, Garden Talks: Spice it up with Herb Gardening, 10:30 am to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
8, Saturday, 7th Annual Prince William Native Plant Symposium, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, fee and must register, sponsored by the Prince William Master Gardeners https://www.eventbrite.com/e/7th-annual-prince-william-native-plant-symposium-2025-tickets-1057538148069?aff=oddtdtcreator
8, Saturday, Meadow Seeding Party in the LOVE Meadow on the W&OD trail, Vienna, 1:00 pm, free but must register. Sustainability Matters and NOVA Parks https://www.sustainabilitymatters.earth/
8, Saturday, Everything You Wanted to Know about Pruning, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
9, Sunday, Winter Lecture: Gardens in the Age of Jumping Worms, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
9, Sunday, Designing a Shade Garden, 2 to 3:30 pm, fee and must register, at all Homestead Gardens location https://homesteadgardens.com/
9, Sunday, Winter Walk, 10:00 am, must register, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy https://loudounwildlife.org/
10, Monday, Planning a Brew-Tea-Ful Garden, on site drop in program, 1:00 to 3:00 pm, Conservatory Garden Court, free, no registration needed. U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
11, Tuesday, Basic Plant ID, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, online, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
11, Tuesday, Herbal Medicine for Immune Support, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
11, Tuesday, Living Wild: Plant Styling with Hilton Carter, 5:30 to 8:00 pm, in person and livestream, fee and must register. Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
11, Tuesday, Lecture: What Do You Mean I Am Not a Perennial? Native Shrubs and Small Trees for Perennial Companionship with Bill Cullina, free for members, nominal fee for nonmembers, must register, zoom, Horticultural Society of Maryland https://mdhorticulture.org/
11, Tuesday, virtual Panel Discussion: Ecological Answers that Can Spark Change, 1:00 to 2:30 pm, panel discussion with Margaret Roach, Doug Tallamy, Rebecca McMackin and Benjamin Vogt, fee and must register, Homegrown National Park https://secure.givelively.org/event/homegrown-national-park-inc/panel-discussion-ecological-answers-that-can-spark-change
12, Wednesday, Lecture: Create Your Hometown National Park, 6 to 7:30 pm, free for members, fee for nonmembers, Historic London Town & Gardens https://www.historiclondontown.org/
12, Wednesday and 13 Thursday, Winter Symposium: Homes and Habitats, all day for 2 days, fee and must register, in person and virtual. Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden https://www.lewisginter.org/event/winter-symposium-cvnla/
13, Thursday, Virtual Plant Clinic with David Yost, 2:00 pm, free and must sign up. Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
14, Friday, GreenScapes Symposium, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, fee and must register, series of live online lectures, which will be recorded. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
15, Saturday, Kokedama Creation Workshop, 11:00 to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, Plants Alive! https://plantsaliveshop.com/
15, Saturday, Desktop Desertscape Workshop, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, at all Homestead Garden locations https://homesteadgardens.com/
15, Saturday, Principles of Pruning, 10:00 am to noon, tickets required, Fair Oaks store of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
16, Sunday, Winter Lecture: Rethinking the Invasive Plant Issue, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
17, Monday, Gardening for Birds, virtual, 7 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
18, Tuesday, Growing Unique Veggies and Herbs, 6 to 7:30 pm, online, fee and must register, Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
19, Wednesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Preparing for Spring in the Greenhouse, 10:30 to 11:00 am, fee included in suggested donation. Also on Friday February 21, Wednesday February 26, and Friday February 28. Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
19, Wednesday, Webinar: Strategies for Managing Invasive Plants, 7:30 pm, free but must register, Melinda Myers https://www.melindamyers.com/
20, Thursday, Ask the Experts about Peas, noon to 1:00 pm, free but must register, virtual, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
20, Thursday, Designing Small Gardens, 1 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
20, Thursday, Introduction to Everything Orchids, 6:30-7:30 pm, online, fee and must register, Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
21, Friday, Winter Pruning for Woody Plants, 10:00 am to 11:30 am online, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
21, Friday, What’s Happening in February, 10:30 am to 1:00 pm, fee and must register, outside at Carderock Recreation area, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
21, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Preparing for Spring in the Greenhouse, 10:30 to 11:00 am, fee included in suggested donation. Also on Wednesday February 19, Wednesday February 26, and Friday February 28. Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
21, Friday, Around the World in 80 Trees, 2 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
22, Saturday, Orchid Extravaganza, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, Gainesville location of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
22, Saturday, What’s The Tea: History of Tea in London Town, 11:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Historic London Town & Gardens https://www.historiclondontown.org/
22, Saturday, Rain Garden Workshop, 9:30 am to noon, Lubber Run Community Center (in person and virtual). Free and must register. Sponsored by Northern Virginia Regional Commission, Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation, District and Arlington County Dept. of Environmental Services https://novaregion.org/1607/2025-Rain-Garden-Workshop
22, Saturday, Onsite Floral Design: Sail Away to the Caribbean, 10 to 11:00 am, fee and must register. From 1 to 2:00 pm is the onsite floral design demonstration. Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
22, Saturday, The Future is Nuts! Virtual lecture, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, Mt. Cuba Center https://mtcubacenter.org/
22, Saturday, Turning Flowers into Art, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, online, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
22, Saturday, A Garden Design Primer, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm, online, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
23, Sunday, Basic Plant ID, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, online, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
25, Tuesday, Botanical Mixology 101, 6 to 9:00 pm, online, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
25, Tuesday, Native Plant Book Club: The Secret Network of Nature, 7 to 8:30 pm, virtual and in person at the Birch Tree bookstore, register via the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy https://loudounwildlife.org/
26, Wednesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Preparing for Spring in the Greenhouse, 10:30 to 11:00 am, fee included in suggested donation. Also on Wednesday February 19, Friday February 21, and Friday February 28. Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
26, Wednesday, Webinar: Create a Beautiful Shade Garden, 7:30 pm, free but must register, Melinda Myers https://www.melindamyers.com/
26, Wednesday, Perennial Plant Combinations, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, online, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
26, Wednesday, Fundamentals of Garden Design, 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm, online, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
26, Wednesday, Introduction to Plant Science, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
27, Thursday, Lecture: The Secret World of Philadelphia Private Gardens, 5:30 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, in person and livestream. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
27, Thursday, The Many Uses of Mycelium, 6 to 7:30 pm, online, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
27, Thursday, Insect Identification and Management, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
27, Thursday, Basic Color Theory for Gardeners, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
27, Thursday, Your Natural Garden: Caring for an Ecologically Vibrant Garden with Kelly D. Norris, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
28, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Preparing for Spring in the Greenhouse, 10:30 to 11:00 am, fee included in suggested donation. Also on Wednesday February 19, Friday February 21, and Wednesday, February 26. Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
28, Friday, Native Spring Ephemerals, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, Zoom, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
Around the corner…
The 2025 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show is March 1-9, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The Fairfax County Winter issue of ParkTakes indicates that on March 3 and 5 you can pay for a coach bus to take you to the show departing from Green Spring Gardens.
Last year, the Great Grow Along was a series of free online gardening talks. This year it has morphed into hybrid events, some in person and some online. Check out their schedule to see if they are speaking near you or sign up for the free virtual gardening talks in March.
January 2025
1, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Landscape Design History for Beginners, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
1, Wednesday, Intro to Composting, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
1, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Plant Science, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
2, Thursday, Kokedama Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
2, Thursday, The Expert Is In: Carnivorous Plants, onsite, drop in program, 10:00 am to noon, free, no registration necessary. U.S. Botanic Garden https://usbg.gov/
4, Saturday, Nature’s Pharmacy, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
4, Saturday, Succulent Wall Planter Workshop, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, all store locations, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
4, Saturday, Carnivorous Plant Basics and DIY Bog Gardens, 1:00-2:30 pm, fee and must register, Plants Alive! https://plantsaliveshop.com/
6, Monday, Plant Structure, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
7, Tuesday, Potting 101 Online Workshop, 6 to 7:30 pm, free and must register for link, The Sill https://www.thesill.com/
7, Tuesday, Disease Identification and Management, 6:15 to 8:15 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
7, Tuesday, Soil Science I: Physical Properties, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
7, Tuesday, Landscape Design History, 6:15 to 9:15 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
7, Tuesday, Introduction to Therapeutic Horticulture, 4 to 6:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
7, Tuesday, Tipsy Tuesday Terrarium Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
7, Tuesday, Botany for Gardeners, live webinar, series of four evenings, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
8, Wednesday, Soil Science for Gardeners, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
9, Thursday, Designing with Bulbs, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
9, Thursday, Assisted Migration: A Solution to Combat Climate Change in Gardening, 7 to 8:30 pm, Zoom, free but must register to get link. Potowmack Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society https://vnps.org/events/
9, Thursday, Cocktails & Conversations: Warming Climate, Wild Weeds, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, free and registration required, Conservatory Garden Court of the U.S. Botanic Garden, Must be at least 21 years old https://usbg.gov/
9, Thursday, Annual and Perennial Garden Maintenance, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
9, Thursday, Succulent and Sangria Terrarium Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
10, Friday, Ask the Experts about Monstera (houseplant), 11:00 am to noon, virtual lecture, free but must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
10, Friday, Ask the Experts about Seed and Plant Shopping Tips, 3:00 pm, virtual lecture, free but must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
10, Friday, Jellyfish Terrarium Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
10, Friday, Gardening with Native Plants, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
11, Saturday, Growing Gourmet Mushrooms Indoors, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
11, Saturday, Virtual Lecture: Sustainable Gardens in a Changing Climate, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, Mt. Cuba Center https://mtcubacenter.org/
11, Saturday, New Year, New Plants: Intermediate level plant care class, 1 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Ballston Quarter location of Rewild Plant store https://www.rewilddc.com/
11, Saturday, Mini Moss Pole with Hoya Workshop, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm in all store locations, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
11, Saturday, If You Build It, They Will Come: Understanding and Improving Garden Soils, 9 to 3:00 pm, virtual presentation, fee and must register, JC Raulston Arboretum https://jcra.ncsu.edu/
13, Monday, Gut Health: The Key to your Immune System, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
14, Tuesday, Introduction to Plant Science, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
14, Tuesday, Kokedama Moss Balls Workshop, 7:00 pm, fee and must register, Shaw location of Rewild Plant Store https://www.rewilddc.com/
15, Wednesday, Reading Trees at Carderock (walk), 10:30 am to 1:00 pm, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
15, Wednesday Pruning and Grooming Houseplants Workshop, 6 to 7:30 pm, online, free and must register for link, The Sill https://www.thesill.com/
15, Wednesday, Flower Arranging at Home, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
16, Thursday, Reception, Book Signing and Book Talk with Paula Whyman, author of Bad Naturalist: One Woman’s Ecological Education on a Wild Virginia Mountaintop, fee and must register, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
16, Thursday, Discovering the Secrets of Milkweed Hybridization, 7 to 8:00 pm, Zoom, free, John Clayton Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society https://vnps.org/events/
16, Thursday, Finding Inspiration Where You Look: Ideas, Tips and Tricks from Smithsonian Gardens, free webinar, noon to 1:00 pm, register for link, Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
16, Thursday, Basic Plant ID, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
16, Thursday, Botanical Latin, 10:30 to 12:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
16, Thursday, Intro to Herbal Medicine, 6:00 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
17, Friday, Ask the Experts About New Plants for 2025, 1:00 pm, virtual lecture, free but must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
18, Saturday, Rockery Madness at the Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories and Arboretum, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, virtual presentation, free for Piedmont chapter NARGS and Friends of JC Raulston Arboretum, nominal fee for others, JC Raulston Arboretum https://jcra.ncsu.edu/
18, Saturday, Plant Parenthood, 11:00 am-12:30 pm, fee and must register, Plants Alive! https://plantsaliveshop.com/
18, Saturday, Kokedama: The Art of Crafting Living Mossballs, 10:30 am to noon, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
18, Saturday, Houseplant First-Aid Kit Workshop, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, in all store locations, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
19, Sunday, Winter Lecture: Green Spring Goes to Great Dixter, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
21, Tuesday, Power of the Line: Angles and Curves Create a Dynamic Garden, 6:30 to 8:00 pm, virtual lecture, fee and must register, JC Raulston Arboretum https://jcra.ncsu.edu/
21, Tuesday, Tipsy Tuesday Terrarium Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
22, Wednesday, Fundamental of Form (flower arranging), 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
22, Wednesday, Perennial Plant Combinations, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
23, Thursday, Jellyfish Terrarium Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
23, Thursday, Brookside Gardens Winter Tour, 1 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register. Also offered on Friday January 24, 10:30 am to noon. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
24, Friday, Succulent and Sangria Terrarium Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
24, Friday, Plant Science Conversations: Evolution of Parasitic Plants, virtual, noon to 12:30 pm, free and registration required, U.S. Botanic Garden https://usbg.gov/
24, Friday, Brookside Gardens Winter Tour, 10:30 am to noon, fee and must register. Also offered on Thursday, January 23, 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
25, Saturday, Kokedama Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
25, Saturday, Skip the Soil: Intro to Hydroponics, 10:00 am, fee and must register, Cabin John location of Rewild Plant Store https://www.rewilddc.com/
25, Saturday, Air Plant Terrarium workshop, 11:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Plants Alive! https://plantsaliveshop.com/
25, Saturday, Pressed Flowers 12:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Plants Alive! https://plantsaliveshop.com/
25, Saturday, Miniature Hanging Terrarium Workshop, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, in all store locations, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
25, Saturday, Bird Box Building, 9:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
25, Saturday, Winter Symposium: Plants with Benefits: Plotting a Purposeful Garden, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, JC Raulston Arboretum https://jcra.ncsu.edu/
25, Saturday, A Garden Design Primer, 11:30 to 1:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
25, Saturday, Pruning: How, When, and Where, 10:30 to 2:30 pm online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
25, Saturday, Intro to Landscape Design, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
25, Saturday, Garden Talk: Easy Garden Makeover Tips, 10:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
26, Sunday, Winter Lecture: Pleasure Gardens, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
26, Sunday, Makers and Plants Market, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, free admission, Plants Alive! https://plantsaliveshop.com/
27, Monday, Fundamentals of Gardening, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
29, Wednesday, Fundamental of Style (flower arranging) 10:30 am to 3:00 pm, online. fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
29, Wednesday, Virtual Lecture: Unraveling Botanical Names, 6 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register, Mt. Cuba Center https://mtcubacenter.org/
29, Wednesday, Longwood Reimagined Lecture Series: From Dream to Reality, 6:30 pm, virtual lecture, fee and must register, Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
30, Thursday, Interactive Orchid Q&A Online, 11:00 am to noon, free and must register, U.S. Botanic Garden https://usbg.gov/
30, Thursday, Herbalism: Beyond the Basics, 6:00 pm to 8:45 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
The Washington Gardener annual seed exchange is on Saturday, January 25, at Brookside Gardens in Maryland, and on Saturday, February 1, at Green Spring Gardens in Virginia. Both are from 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm; tickets required. There are two sign-up pages via eventbrite.
For Brookside Gardens, register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/20th-annual-washington-gardener-seed-exchange-on-saturday-jan-25-2025-tickets-1117021353939?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
For Green Springs, register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wg-seed-exchange-212025-in-virginia-tickets-1117024784199?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
December 2024
1, Sunday, Terrarium Building Workshop, 1 to 2:00 pm, fee and must register, Cultivate the City and Plants Alive! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/terrarium-building-workshop-tickets-945195674707?syclid=csuvfm3nb2us73evpnl0
2, Monday, Bus Trip to Lewis Ginter Gardenfest of Lights, leaves at 2:00 pm and returns at 11:00 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
3, Tuesday, Holiday Bus Trip to Longwood Gardens, 9:00 am to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, leaving Homestead Gardens Davidsonville branch https://homesteadgardens.com/
3, Tuesday, The Science of Tree Communication, 6 to 8:00 pm. virtual, fee and must register. New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
4, Wednesday, Wreath Making the Homestead Way, 1 to 3:00 pm, fee and must register, Davidsonville and Smyrna locations of Homestead Gardens. Also on December 5, 1 to 3:00 at the Severna Park location and December 10, 4 to 6:00 pm, at the Davidsonville location https://homesteadgardens.com/
4, Wednesday, Festive Wreaths Workshop, 10 to noon, or 1:30 to 3:30, fee and must register Brookside Garden https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
4, Wednesday, Introduction to Composting, online-flex, fee and must register. New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
4, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Pruning Basics, online flex, fee and must register. New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
4, Wednesday, Herbal Honeys, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register. New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
5, Thursday, Decorating with Fresh Greens, noon, webinar, free and must register, Merrifield Garden Center. https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
5, Thursday, Make a Natural Evergreen Wreath, 6 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Irvine Nature Center. Also on December 7, 2 to 4:30 pm, https://www.explorenature.org/
5, Thursday, Festive Centerpieces Workshop, 10 to noon or 1:30 to 3:30 pm, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
5, Thursday, Session 1: Design: Landscaping with Nature: Turning Battles into Partnerships, virtual, 6 to 7:15 pm, fee and must register, can register for this one or for bundle of 3 sessions. New Directions in the American Landscape https://www.ndal.org/
5, Thursday, Potting 101 online workshop, free and must register, 6 to 7:30 pm, The Sill https://www.thesill.com/
5, Thursday, Traditional Holiday Wreath Workshop, 10 to noon and from 2:30 to 4:30 pm, fee and must register. Also on December 6, 7, and 8. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
5, Thursday, Orchid Workshop, 7:00 pm, fee and must register, Ballston Quarter location of Rewild https://www.rewilddc.com/
6, Friday, Jellyfish Terrarium Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
6, Friday, Traditional Holiday Wreath Workshop, 10 to noon and from 2:30 to 4:30 pm, fee and must register. Also on December 5, 7, and 8. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
7, Saturday, Fresh Greens Arrangement Workshop, 2:00 pm, tickets required; space limited. Fair Oaks store of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
7, Saturday, Winter Botany at Little Bennett, 10 to 1:00 pm, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
7, Saturday, Christmas tree sale at the National Arboretum, sales support the Friends of the National Arboretum, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm https://www.fona.org/events_programs/#Featured_Events
7, Saturday, Celebratory opening of The Men Who Made the Arboretum, 11:00 am to 1:45 pm, free, U.S. National Arboretum https://www.fona.org/events_programs/#Featured_Events
7, Saturday, Traditional Holiday Wreath Workshop, 10 to noon and from 2:30 to 4:30 pm, fee and must register. Also on December 5, 6, and 8. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
7, Saturday, Lecture: The Plant Messiah: Adventures in Search of the World’s Rarest Species, 10:30 am to noon, free but must register, sponsored by the Friends of Brookside Garden, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
7, Saturday, Lecture: To Know Our Trees: A Vital Responsibility for Today and the Future with W. John Kress. 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, online, free but must register, U.S Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
7, Saturday, Boozy Bonsai Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
8, Sunday, Traditional Holiday Wreath Workshop, 10 to noon and from 2:30 to 4:30 pm, fee and must register. Also on December 5, 6, and 7. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
10, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Bones of the Winter Garden, 10:30 to 11:00 am, included in suggested donation. Also on December 13, 17, and December 20. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
10, Tuesday, Tipsy Tuesday Terrarium Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
11, Wednesday, Garden After Dark: Holly Daze, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
11, Wednesday, Make Your Own Natural style Wreath Using Fresh Greens, 1 to 3:00 pm, fee and must register, Davidsonville location of Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
11, Wednesday, Webinar: Know to Grow: Biodiverse Yet Appealing Pollinator Gardens with Claudia West, fee for nonmembers, free for PHS members, 5 to 6:00 pm. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society https://phsonline.org/
11, Wednesday, Pine Medicine, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register. New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
12, Thursday, Webinar: Historic Roses, 1:00 pm, free for members, nominal fee for nonmembers. Herb Society of America https://www.herbsociety.org/hsa-learn/herb-education/hsa-webinars/hsa-webinars.html
12, Thursday, River Farm open house, home of the American Horticultural Society, 4:30 to 6:30 pm, free but rsvp through Eventbrite link https://ahsgardening.org/about-river-farm/events-programs/
12, Thursday, Winter Wonderland Terrariums and Hot Cocoa, 7:00 pm, fee and must register, Shaw location of Rewild https://www.rewilddc.com/
12, Thursday, Planting: Landscaping with Nature: Turning Battles into Partnerships, 6 to 7:15 pm, fee and must register, can register for this session or for bundle of 3, New Direction in the American Landscape https://www.ndal.org/
12, Thursday, Fermenting Condiments, 6 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register. New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
12, Thursday, Virtual Lecture, The Serge Hill Project, 2:00 pm, fee and must register, The Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
13, Friday, Virtual Floral Design: Holiday Centerpiece, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee for nonmembers, free for members, online, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
13, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Bones of the Winter Garden, 10:30 to 11:00 am, included in suggested donation. Also on December 10, 17, and December 20. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
13, Friday, Gotelli Conifer Collection Tour, 10:30 am, fee and must register, Sponsored by the Friends of the U.S. National Arboretum at the U.S. National Arboretum https://www.fona.org/events_programs/#Featured_Events
13, Friday, Heirloom Collards and Conversation with Ira Wallace and Bonnetta Adeeb, (online lecture), noon to 1:00 pm, free and must register, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
14, Saturday, Succulent and Sangria Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
14, Saturday, Winter Wreath Workshop, 10:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring/
14, Saturday, Enchanted Winter: Exploring the Beauty of Cool Season Gardens with Brie Arthur, 10:30 to noon, virtual and in person, fee and must register, JC Raulston Arboretum https://jcra.ncsu.edu/
14, Saturday, Holiday Container Demonstration, 11:00 am, free, outdoors under cover, Fair Oaks store, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
14, Saturday, Onsite Floral Design: Holiday Centerpiece, 10:00 to 11:00 am and 1:00 to 2:00 pm, fee and must register. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
15, Sunday, Winter Tree ID and Holiday Potluck with Sustainability Matters, 1 to 4:00 pm, fee and limited attendance, must register via Sustainability Matters https://blandy.virginia.edu/content/programs-workshops-walks
16, Monday, Welcome to the World of Winter Trees (walk at Boundary Bridge at Rock Creek Park), 1 to 4:00 pm, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
17, Tuesday, Winter Plant Care Online Workshop, 6 to 7:30 pm, free and must register, The Sill https://www.thesill.com/
17, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Bones of the Winter Garden, 10:30 to 11:00 am, included in suggested donation. Also on December 10, 13, and December 20. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
17, Tuesday, Jellyfish Terrarium Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
19, Thursday, Session 3: Managing: Landscaping with Nature: Turning Battles into Partnerships, 6 to 7: 15 pm, can register for this session or for bundle, New Directions in the American Landscape https://www.ndal.org/
19, Thursday, Terroir of Chocolate-Cacao Flavor from Around the World, online lecture, 7 to 8:00 pm, free and must register, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
20, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Bones of the Winter Garden, 10:30 to 11:00 am, included in suggested donation. Also on December 10, 13, and 17. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
20, Friday, Kokedama Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
21, Friday, Boozy Bonsai Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
21, Saturday, Holiday Centerpiece Demonstration 11:00 am, free, outdoors under cover, Fair Oaks Store of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
27, Friday, Jellyfish Terrarium Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
28, Saturday, Succulent and Sangria Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
Don’t forget to check out the U.S. Botanic Garden’s Season’s Greenings holiday display from November 28 through January 5, 2025. Free admission, great family activity.
Also Brookside Gardens has a winter display in their conservatory complete with a garden railway exhibit from November 30 to January 4, 2025. Free admission, great family activity.
And Early Bird Registration for the Brookside Gardens GreenScapes Symposium expires Friday, January 10. Regular fee starts Saturday, January 11, 2025. The symposium will be on Friday, February 14, all day, online and in person. Fee and must register. Sponsored by the Friends of Brookside Gardens.
November 2024
1, Friday, Virtual Lecture: Creating and Enjoying a Bird Oasis, 3 to 4:15 pm, fee and must register, New Directions in the American landscape https://www.ndal.org/
1, Friday, Gardener’s Focus: Specialty Mums, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, included in suggested donation. Hillwood Estate Museum and Garden https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
1, Friday, Building a Gardening Culture through Media with Rochelle Greayer, 2 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
2, Saturday, Biodiversity Walk, 9:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
2, Saturday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee, also on Friday November 8; Saturday November 16; Friday November 22. Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
2, Saturday, Garden Design Workshop, 11:00 am to 1:40 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden, https://www.nybg.org/
2, Saturday, Eco-Savvy Gardening Fair, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring/hours
4, Monday, Composting for Beginners, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
6, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Landscape Design History for Beginners, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden, https://www.nybg.org/
6, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Plant Science, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden, https://www.nybg.org/
6, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Container Gardening, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden, https://www.nybg.org/
6, Wednesday, Plant Studio, Pruning Basics, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden, https://www.nybg.org/
6, Wednesday, Mixed Winter Container, 10:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
6, Wednesday, Herbal Winter Apothecary, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden, https://www.nybg.org/
6, Wednesday, Garden After Dark: Wild at Home with Hilton Carter, 7 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
6, Wednesday, Perennial Gardening for Pollinators, 6:30-7:30 pm, fee and must register, virtual, Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
7, Thursday, Fall Tree Identification, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
7, Thursday, Discover Native Plants, 10:30 to 11:00 am, on site tour, free, drop in, no registration required. U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
7, Thursday, Basic Plant ID, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden, https://www.nybg.org/
7, Thursday, Adventures in Ecological Horticulture with Rebecca McMackin, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
7, Thursday, Fall Colors Tram Tour, 10:30 am, fee and must register, U.S. National Arboretum, sponsored by Friends of the National Arboretum, https://www.fona.org/
7, Thursday, Houseplants 101 Online Workshop, 6:00-7:30 pm, free, must register, The Sill https://www.thesill.com/
7, Thursday, Modern Wreaths and Hot Cider, 7:00 pm, fee and must register, Capitol Hill location of Rewild (plant store) https://www.rewilddc.com/
7, Thursday, Kokedama Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
7, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: Design Lessons from the Themed Gardens at Northview Gardens in PA, 6:00 pm, fee and must register, Garden Design https://www.gardendesign.com/
7, Thursday, Cut Flower Farming, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden, https://www.nybg.org/
8, Friday, Prescription: Gardening, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, virtual, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
8, Friday, Fundamentals of Gardening, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden, https://www.nybg.org/
8, Friday, Fundamentals of Garden Design, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden, https://www.nybg.org/
8, Friday, Garden Talk: Composting Made Simple, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring/hours
8, Friday, Boozy Bonsai Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
9, Saturday, Succulent and Sangria Terrarium Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
11, Monday, Right Tree, Right Place, 6 to 7:30 pm, (lecture style walk), fee and must register, Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
12, Tuesday, Color Theory for Floral Design, 6 to 8:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden, https://www.nybg.org/
12, Tuesday, Bulbs 101 Online Workshop, 6:00 to 7:30 pm, free, must register, The Sill https://www.thesill.com/
12, Tuesday, Sustainable Garden Care, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden, https://www.nybg.org/
13, Wednesday, Know to Grow: Into the Weeds, How to Garden Like a Forager with Tama Matsuoka Wong, webinar, see website for time, fee and must register. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society https://phsonline.org/
14, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: Gardening: A Love Story: Creating Brush Hill, 2:00 pm, fee for nonmembers and must register, The Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
14, Thursday, Holiday Wreaths, 6 to 7:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden, https://www.nybg.org/
14, Thursday, Takuga: Botanical Prints in Ink and Watercolor, 10 to 1:00 pm, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
15, Friday, Drought Tolerant Garden Design with Cheryl Salatino, 1 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
15, Friday, Stormwater Management Case Studies, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, virtual, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
15, Friday, Full Moon Forest Bathing at U.S. National Arboretum, sponsored by Friends of the National Arboretum, fee and must register, 6 to 8:30 pm, https://www.fona.org/
15, Friday, Kokedama Moss Balls, 7:00 pm, fee and must register, Cabin John location of Rewild (plant store) https://www.rewilddc.com/
15, Friday, Jellyfish Terrarium Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
16, Saturday, Fall Harvest Tabletop Design, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden, https://www.nybg.org/
16, Saturday, Introduction to Landscape Design, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden, https://www.nybg.org/
16, Saturday, Garden Talk: Adapt and Thrive with Climate Change, 10:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring/hours
16, Saturday, Moss Wall Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
19, Tuesday, Lauren Stimson on Wildness, Lost Landscapes and Belonging, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden, https://www.nybg.org/
19, Tuesday, Make Your Own Symbolic Dried Christmas Wreath, 4 to 6:00 pm, fee and must register Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
19, Tuesday, Introduction to Urban Ecology, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden, https://www.nybg.org/
21, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: Transitioning from Lawn to Meadow Without Spray, Turf Removal or Plastic, 6 to 7:15 pm, fee and must register, New Directions in the American Landscape https://www.ndal.org/
21, Thursday, Growing Holiday Plants Online Workshop, 6 to 7:30 pm, free and must register, The Sill https://www.thesill.com/
21, Thursday, Leave the Leaves with Kathy Connolly, 2 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
22, Friday, Boozy Bonsai Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
23, Saturday, 4th Annual Celebrating the Harvest: A Farm to Table Dinner, 5 to 8:00 pm, tickets required, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
23, Saturday, Jellyfish Terrarium Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
23, Saturday, Virtual Lecture: The Pleasures, Perils and Pains of Plant Hunting Both Near and Far, cohosted with the Piedmont Chapter of NARGS, 10:00 to 11:30 am, free for NARGS and Friends of JC Raulston Arboretum member. Otherwise nominal fee and must register. JC Raulston Arboretum https://jcra.ncsu.edu/events/calendar/index.php?year=2024&month=11
30, Saturday, Succulent and Sangria Terrarium Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
30, Saturday, Kokedama Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
October 2024
1, Tuesday, Fundamentals of Gardening, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, online fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden, https://www.nybg.org/
2, Wednesday, Virginia Native Plant Society plant sale at the Green Spring Gardens, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
3, Thursday, Fall Lecture Series: Fall Bulbs – Untapped Treasures, 10:00 or 10:30 am, can be in person or virtual, fee and must register, Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
3, Thursday, Fall Bulbs Webinar, noon, free but must register. Also offered on October 6 in person at the Gainesville location. Merrifield Gaden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
3, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: Garden Politic in 19th Century America with Mary Kuhn, 2:00 pm, fee for nonmembers, free for members, and must register. The Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
3, Thursday, Kokedama Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/
3, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: What the Heck is Nutrient Management and Why Should I Care, 7:00 pm, free. See website for zoom link. Loudoun County Master Gardeners https://loudouncountymastergardeners.org/
3, Thursday, The Crevice Garden with Kenton Seth, 2 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
4, Friday, Redesigning Flower Beds, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, Zoom, free but must register. Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
4, Friday, Garden Chores & Coffee: Fall is for Planting! Perennials, Shrubs and Trees, 10:00 am, free discussion. Homestead Gardens (check website for dates at other locations) https://homesteadgardens.com/
5, Saturday, Fantastic Fungi and Where to Find Them, 10:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
5, Saturday, Bonsai Chats at the Bonsai Pavilion 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, volunteers from the Northern Virginia Bonsai Society will be available to share their knowledge and teach about bonsai. Free with garden admission or membership and weather permitting. Also on October 6, 12 and 13. Meadowlark Botanical Gardens https://www.novaparks.com/parks/meadowlark-botanical-gardens/events
5, Saturday, Fall Garden Festival and Native Plant Sale, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, Christ Church, 7600 Ox Road, Fairfax Station, VA https://vnps.org/potowmack/events/christ-church-fall-garden-native-plant-sale/
5, Saturday, Native Plant Sale and Doug Tallamy lecture and other speakers, 11:30 am to 4:00 pm, in Fredericksburg at University of Mary Washington. Tickets required. https://vnps.org/events/fredericksburg-native-plant-festival-featuring-doug-tallamy/
5, Saturday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Friday October 11; Friday October 25; and Saturday October 26. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
6, Sunday, Bonsai Chats at the Bonsai Pavilion, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, volunteers from the Northern Virginia Bonsai Society will be available to share their knowledge and teach about bonsai. Free with garden admission or membership and weather permitting. Also on October 5, 12 and 13. Meadowlark Botanical Gardens https://www.novaparks.com/parks/meadowlark-botanical-gardens/events
6, Sunday, Deer Resistant Gardening, 1:00 pm, free. At the Fair Oaks Location of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
6, Sunday, Fall Open House and Native Plant sale at Wild Plant Nursery (Earth Sangha), 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, 6100 Cloud Drive, Springfield, VA. https://www.earthsangha.org/
6, Sunday, Fall Bulbs, 1:00 pm, free. At the Gainesville location of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
7, Monday, Using Your Camera as a Garden Design Tool, 6:30 to 8:00 pm, on two evenings, October 7 and 14, fee and must register, virtual. Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
8, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Plants of the Fall, 2:30 to 3:15 pm, included in suggested donation, Also on Friday October 11; Tuesday October 15; and Friday October 18, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
8, Tuesday, Fall Bulbs and Companion Plants webinar, 1:00 pm, free. Also offered in person on October 12 at the Fair Oaks location. Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
8, Tuesday, Ikebana Demonstration and Lunch, 10:00 am through lunch, Columbia Country Club, Chevy Chase, MD, tickets required. Ikebana International Chapter http://www.iichapter1.com
8, Tuesday, Vegetable Gardening, 6:15 to 8:15 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden, https://www.nybg.org/
8, Tuesday, Tipsy Tuesday workshop (terrarium), 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/
9, Wednesday, The Light Eaters with Zoe Schlanger, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
9, Wednesday, Know to Grow: Tropical Fusion: Designing with Tropical Plants in Temperate Gardens with Marianne Willburn, webinar, 5 to 6:00 pm, free for Pennsylvania Horticultural Society members and fee for non-members. https://phsonline.org/
9, Wednesday, Creative Garden Rooms & Hardscaping, 10:30 to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, will be in Washington Grove, MD. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
10, Thursday, The Expert Is In: Orchid Care, 10:00 am to noon, on site, drop in program. free U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
10, Thursday, Virtual Plant Clinic, 2:00 pm, free, must sign up. Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
10, Thursday, Lecture: Native Specialist Bees, 7 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
11, Friday, Composting, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, Zoom, free but must register. Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
11, Friday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Saturday October 5; Friday October 25; and Saturday October 26. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
11, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Plants of the Fall, 2:30 to 3:15 pm, included in suggested donation, Also on Tuesday, October 8; Tuesday October 15; and Friday October 18, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
11, Friday, Garden Chores & Coffee: Planting Spring and Summer Blooming Bulbs, 10:00 am, free discussion. Homestead Gardens (check website for dates at other locations) https://homesteadgardens.com/
11, Friday, Garden Talk: Alternatives for Invasive Plants, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register. Green Springs Garden https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
11, Friday, Jellyfish Terrarium Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/
12, Saturday, Aromatic Symphony: Captivating Garden Fragrance with Brie Arthur, 10:00 am to 11:30 am. JC Raulston Arboretum, in person and online, fee and must register https://jcra.ncsu.edu/events/calendar/index.php?year=2024&month=10
12, Saturday, Boozy Bonsai Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/
12, Saturday, Gardening for the Birds, 10:00 am, free, at the Gainesville location of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
12, Saturday, Annual Chile Celebration, 1 to 4:00 pm, free admission, sponsored by the mid-Atlantic units of the Herb Society of America at the National Herb Garden, U.S. National Arboretum https://www.usna.usda.gov/visit/calendar-of-events/under-the-arbors-annual-chile-celebration
12, Saturday, Bonsai Chats at the Bonsai Pavilion, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, volunteers from the Northern Virginia Bonsai Society will be available to share their knowledge and teach about bonsai. Free with garden admission or membership and weather permitting. Also on October 5 & 6, and 13. Meadowlark Botanical Gardens https://www.novaparks.com/parks/meadowlark-botanical-gardens/events
13, Sunday, Bonsai Chats at the Bonsai Pavilion, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, volunteers from the Northern Virginia Bonsai Society will be available to share their knowledge and teach about bonsai. Free with garden admission or membership and weather permitting. Also on October 5 & 6, and 12. Meadowlark Botanical Gardens https://www.novaparks.com/parks/meadowlark-botanical-gardens/events
13, Sunday, Fall Foliage Tour, 11:30 am, free at the Fair Oaks store of Merrifield Garden Center, https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
13, Sunday, Native Trees for Fall, 1:00 pm, free, in person at the Fair Oaks location of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
15, Tuesday, Basic Plant ID, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden, https://www.nybg.org/
15, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Plants of the Fall, 2:30 to 3:15 pm, included in suggested donation, Also on Tuesday, October 8; Friday October 11; and Friday October 18, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
15, Tuesday, Webinar: All about Garlic with Kristin Graves, 1:00 pm, free for members, nominal fee for nonmembers, must register. Herb Society of America https://www.herbsociety.org/hsa-learn/herb-education/hsa-webinars/hsa-webinars.html
16, Wednesday, Transformative Landscape Design: Reconnecting People to Ecology with Lily Kwong, virtual, 7 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
17, Thursday, Autumn Pollinators (walk), 1 to 4:00 pm, fee and must register, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
17, Thursday, Look and Learn: Repotting Orchids, 10:00 am to noon, free, on site, drop in program, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
17, Thursday, Bring Your Own Vessel Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/
17, Thursday, Webinar: Foliage First: A Vital Aspect of your Garden Design with Dan Benarcik of Chanticleer, 6:00 pm, fee and must register, Garden Design. https://www.gardendesign.com/webinars/
18, Friday, Putting Your Garden to Bed, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, Zoom, free but must register. Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
18, Friday, Perennial Plant Conference, all day, at the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College or online. Fee and must register. https://www.perennialplantconference.org/
18, Friday, Kokedama Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/
18, Friday, Garden Chores & Coffee: Overwintering Houseplants, 10:00 am, free discussion at Homestead Gardens (check website for dates at other locations) https://homesteadgardens.com/
18, Friday, Landscape Design History, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden, https://www.nybg.org/
18, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Plants of the Fall, 2:30 to 3:15 pm, included in suggested donation, Also on Tuesday, October 8; Friday October 11; and Tuesday October 15, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
18, Friday, Fern Basics and Reproduction, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
18, Friday, Crafting from the Garden: Dried Herb and Flower Wreath, 2 to 4:00 pm, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
19, Saturday, Jellyfish Terrarium Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/
19, Saturday, Fall Festival, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, free. At the Jerome “Buddy” Ford Nature Center, 5750 Sanger Avenue, Alexandria. Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
19, Saturday, Shop and Sip at the Gainesville location of Merrifield Garden Center, 3 to 5:00 pm, fee and must be at least 21 years of age for the wine tasting https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
19, Saturday, North American Rock Garden Society Piedmont chapter lecture: The Cradle of Southern U.S. Horticulture in My Grandmother’s Backyard in China. In person and virtual, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, free for NARGS Piedmont chapter members and friends of JC Raulston Arboretum members, otherwise $5.00. Must register, JC Raulston Arboretum https://jcra.ncsu.edu/events/calendar/index.php?year=2024&month=10
19, Saturday, Forest Bathing with Raquel, noon to 2:00 pm, fee and must register. Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
19, Saturday, Crafting Wall Art with Natural Forest Elements, 10:30 am to noon, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
19, Saturday, Floral Workshop: Gourd-geous Arrangements, 10:30 to noon, fee and must register, Green Springs Garden https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
20, Sunday, Designing Woodland Gardens, 1:00 pm, free, at the Fair Oaks location of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
22, Tuesday, Introduction to Tree ID, 10:00 am to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
22, Tuesday, Invasive Plant Online Workshop, Identification of Invasive Plants, 1 to 3:00 pm, fee and must register, virtual. See below for other related webinar. Blue Ridge Prism https://blueridgeprism.org/
23, Wednesday, Invasive Plant Online Workshop, Management and Control of Invasive Plants, 1 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register. See above for other related webinar. Blue Ridge Prism https://blueridgeprism.org/
23, Wednesday, Put Your Garden to Bed, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden, https://www.nybg.org/
23, Wednesday, Getaway: Fine Arts, Flowers and Tea at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond. Fee and must register, Green Springs Garden https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
23, Wednesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Specialty Mums, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, included in suggested donation. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
24, Thursday, Creating an Ecologically Rich Garden, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm, fee and must register, Blandy Experimental Farm. https://blandy.virginia.edu/
24, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: Create Something Extraordinary in Your Ordinary Space with Marianne Willburn, 6:30 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, JC Raulston Arboretum https://jcra.ncsu.edu/events/calendar/index.php?year=2024&month=10
24, Thursday, A Garden Design Primer, 6 to 8:00 pm, online fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden, https://www.nybg.org/
24, Thursday, Shifting Boundaries: Approaches to American landscapes, noon to 1:00 pm, Zoom, free and must register, Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/learn/lets-talk-gardens/
24, Thursday, Dealing with Deer and other Mammal Pests in Your Garden, 7 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
25, Friday, Virtual Floral Design: Chrysanthemums, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee for nonmembers, free for members, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
25, Friday, Garden Chores & Coffee: Getting Your Garden Ready for Winter, 10:00 am, free discussion at Homestead Gardens (check website for dates at other locations) https://homesteadgardens.com/
25, Friday, Gardener Focus Tour: Specialty Mums, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Wednesday October 30. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
25, Friday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Saturday October 5; Friday October 11; and Saturday October 26. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
26, Saturday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Saturday October 5; Friday October 11; and Friday October 25. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
26, Saturday, Boozy Bonsai Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/
26, Saturday, Garden Talk: Make a Backyard Sanctuary for Wildlife, 10:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Green Springs Garden https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
26, Saturday, Online Floral Design: Chrysanthemum, 10:00 am to 11:00 am, fee and must register. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
26, Saturday, Onsite Floral design: Chrysanthemum, 1 to 2:00 pm, fee and must register, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
26, Saturday, Houseplant Design Workshop, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden, https://www.nybg.org/
26, Saturday, Bulb Sale and Garlic Planting, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, free admission. At the Washington Youth Garden at the U.S National Arboretum. Sponsored by the Friends of the National Arboretum https://www.fona.org/
26, Saturday, Shinrin-yoku: The Art of Forest Bathing, 9:30 am to 11:00 am, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
29, Tuesday, Glory of Fall Garden (Walking) Tour, 1 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register. Also on Thursday, October 31, 10:30 to noon. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
29, Tuesday, Make Your Own Carnivorous Plant Terrarium, 4 to 5:30 pm, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
30, Wednesday, Chrysanthemum Tour, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm, fee and must register. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
30, Wednesday, Heaven is a Garden – Serenity by Design with Jan Johnsen, 7 to 9:30 pm, free, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
30, Wednesday, The Tree Collectors with Amy Stewart, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
30, Wednesday, Gardener Focus Tour: Specialty Mums, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Friday October 25. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
31, Thursday, Lecture: Visionary: Gardens and Landscapes for our Future with Giacomo Guzzon and Claire Takacs, 2:00 pm, fee for nonmembers, free for members, must register, virtual. The Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
The U.S. Botanic Garden has a new exhibit: Fierce Flora: Tales of Survival and Demise. From their website: “Most plants are relatively harmless, but beware some of the unique survival features plants have evolved to defend themselves…” Currently, the exhibit is open ended.
September 2024
1, Sunday, Fall Vegetables to Plant Now, 1:00 pm, free, Gainesville location of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
1, Sunday, Kokedama Workshop, 1:30 pm. Also on September 21 at 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://workshops.planthouse.us/location/alexandria-va-941164695373
4, Wednesday, Potowmack Chapter of Virginia Native Plant Society plant sale at Green Spring Gardens, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. https://vnps.org/potowmack/plant-sale/
5, Thursday, through September 26, Pocket Meadows, online landscape design class, 6 – 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
5, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: Tree Conservation Begins at Home, 7 to 8:00 pm, free and access is on website, Loudoun County Master Gardeners https://loudouncountymastergardeners.org/
6, Friday, Online Discussion: Plant Science Conversations with Dr. Pell, USBG Executive Director, and Amy Highland, USBG Curator, noon to 12:30 pm, free but must register, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
6, Friday, Hydroponics, 2-4:00 pm, on site, drop in program, free and no registration required. U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
6, Friday, Houseplant Consultation and Shop-Along with Maria Failla, noon to 5:00 pm, pick a time slot, fee and must register, see website for more information. Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
6, Friday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Saturday, September 14; Friday, September 20; and Saturday, September 28. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
7, Saturday, Saturday in the Garden, 9:00 am to noon, Master Gardeners of Prince William County, also native plant sale, at the Teaching Garden at St. Benedict Monastery, https://mgpw.org/plant-sales/
7, Saturday, Plant Friends Night Out with Maria Failla, 5 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
7, Saturday, Paw Paws: Learn about paw paws and sample the fruit, 1 to 2:30 pm, registration required, Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/content/programs-workshops-walks
7, Saturday, Paw Paws: Tour and tasting of paw paws with Michael Judd, 2:30 to 4:00 pm, tickets required, at the Judd Homestead, Frederick, MD. This is not the annual paw paw festival which is on September 21 (see below) Events | Ecologia Design
7, Saturday, Floral Arranging, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, fee and must register, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
7, Saturday, Monarch Tagging and Pollinator Walk, 9:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
7, Saturday, Native Plant Sale at Morven Park, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm https://loudounwildlife.org/event/fall-native-plant-sale/
7, Saturday, Succulent and Sangria Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register. Also on Friday September 20. Plant House in Alexandria https://workshops.planthouse.us/location/alexandria-va-941164695373
7, Saturday, Garden Talk: Standout Fall Beauty: Bark and Berries, 10:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring/events
7, Saturday, Mt. Vernon Plant sale, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, at Mt. Vernon in VA. https://www.mountvernon.org/plan-your-visit/calendar/events/fall-plant-and-garden-sale
10, Tuesday, Introduction to Bulbs, 6 to 7:30 pm, online, fee and must register. New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
10, Tuesday, Ask the Experts About Fall Garden Tasks, noon to 1:00 pm, virtual and free, must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
10, Tuesday, Introduction to Plant Science, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
10, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Native Garden, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Friday, September 13; Tuesday, September 17; and Friday, September 20. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
10, Tuesday, Fall Container Gardens, webinar, noon, free but must register, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
10, Tuesday, Lecture: Where Your Food Really Comes From. Ethnobotanist Nan McCarry will tell you the story of how we entered the age of agriculture. Through this learning, we can gain fresh insights into our connection with the natural world. In collaboration with the Oak Spring Garden Foundation. 5:30 to 6:30 pm, free and no registration required. Nature Center at the Hal and Berni Hanson Regional Park, 42071 Nature Overlook Drive, Aldie, VA.
11, Wednesday, Cut Flower Farming, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register. New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
12, Thursday, and September 19th Thursday, Botanical Tile Casting, 10 to 1:00 pm, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
12, Thursday, The Science of Tree Communication, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register. New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
12, Thursday, Virtual Talk: Taliesin West, the Desert Laboratory, 2:00 pm, fee and must register. Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
12, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: Spices 101: Cardamom, noon to 1:15 pm fee and must register, Smithsonian Associates https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/
13, Friday, Garden Chores and Coffee: Topic is Building Healthy Soil, 10 to 11:00 am, free, at Davidsonville location. Is on Saturday at Severna Park location. Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
13, Friday, An Evening Under the Stars: Outdoor Movie Night Featuring Hometown Habitat, 6 to 9:00 pm, free but must register. Rain date Saturday September 14. Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/evening-under-stars
13, Friday, Basic Plant ID, 10:30 to 12:30 pm, online, fee and must register. New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
13, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Native Garden, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Tuesday, September 10; Tuesday, September 17; and Friday, September 20. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
14, Saturday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Friday, September 6; Friday, September 20; and Saturday, September 28. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
14, Saturday, From Monoculture Lawn to a Diverse Landscape, 10:00 am to noon, fee and must register, will visit a garden in Darnestown, MD. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
14, Saturday, Introduction to Landscape Design, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register. New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
14, Saturday, Annual Friends of Brookside Gardens (FOBG) Fall Plant Sale, FOBG members can start shopping at 8:00 am and the general public can shop from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, at Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
14, Saturday, Jellyfish Terrarium Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria, also on September 26 at 6:30 pm https://workshops.planthouse.us/location/alexandria-va-941164695373
16, Monday, Landscape Design History, 6 to 9:00 pm, online, fee and must register. New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
16, Monday, Insect Identification and Management, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register. New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
17, Tuesday, Ancient and Venerable Trees, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register. New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
17, Tuesday, Hoyles Mill Conservation Park Walking Tour, 10:30 am to noon, fee and must register, meet at Hoyles Mill. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
17, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Native Garden, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Tuesday, September 10; Friday, September 13; and Friday, September 20. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
18, Wednesday, Urban Tree Summit, 8:00 to 4:00 pm, fee and must register, at Silver Spring Civic Center in MD https://urbantreesummit.org/
18, Wednesday, Behind the Scenes Greenhouse Tour, 10:30 am to 11:45 am, fee and must register, address will be sent after registration. Also offered on Friday, September 20, 1 to 2:15 pm. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
19, Thursday, Disease Identification and Management, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register. New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
19, Thursday, Fall Lecture Series: Conquer the Soil with Abra Lee, 10:30 am, in person or virtual, fee and must register. Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
19, Thursday, Eat, Drink and Learn: Pollinators and Punch with Dr. Michael Raupp, 6:30 to 9:00 pm, fee and must register, Irvine Nature Center https://www.explorenature.org/
19, Thursday, Expert Is In: Orchid Care, on site, drop in program, free and no registration required. 10:00 am to noon, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
19, Thursday, Don’t Snub the Shrub: Low Maintenance Garden Design with Rebecca Sweet, 6:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Garden Design https://www.gardendesign.com/webinars/
19, Thursday, Orchid Workshop, 7:00 pm, fee and must register. Shaw location of Rewild https://www.rewilddc.com/
20, Friday, Succulent and Sangria Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register. Also on September 7. Plant House in Alexandria https://workshops.planthouse.us/location/alexandria-va-941164695373
20, Friday, Native Plant Gardens of Woodend with a Focus on Trees, 10:00 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
20, Friday, Saving Seeds from Your Urban Garden, 10 to 11:30 am, virtual, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
20, Friday, Garden Chores and Coffee: Topic is Seed and Feed Your Lawn, 10 to 11:00 am, free, at Davidsonville location. Is on Saturday at Severna Park location. Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
20, Friday, Summer Floral Wreaths, 10:00 am to noon, on site, drop in demonstration, free and no registration required. U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
20, Friday through September 27, Unearth/Reclaim: An Immersive Ceramic Art and Botanical Exhibition, 6:00 pm, free but see website for more details and times. At the Rewild Warehouse in Hyattsville. Rewild. https://www.rewilddc.com/
20, Friday, Behind the Scenes Greenhouse Tour, 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm, fee and must register, address will be sent after registration. Also offered on Wednesday, September 18, 10:30 am to 11:45 am. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
20, Friday, Garden Talk: Build the Lawn of Your Dreams, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register. Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring/events
20, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Native Garden, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Tuesday, September 10; Friday, September 13; and Tuesday, September 17. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
20, Friday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Friday, September 6; Saturday, September 14; and Saturday, September 28. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
21, Saturday, Annual Paw Paw Festival, noon to 5:00 pm. Tickets required. Long Creek Homestead, Frederick, MD 9th Annual Paw Paw Festival 2024 | Ecologia Design
21, Saturday, Open House and Pepper Fest at Potomac Overlook Park, 1 to 4:00 pm, free, no registration required. Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
21, Saturday, Kokedama Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register. Plant House in Alexandria https://workshops.planthouse.us/location/alexandria-va-941164695373
22, Sunday, Historic Hike Through Blandy Experimental Farm, 2:00 to 5:00 pm, fee and must register through the Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area https://www.piedmontheritage.org/events/blandy
22, Sunday, Fall Equinox Forest Bathing, 9 to 11:00 am. Friends of the National Arboretum, at the National Arboretum. Pay what you can but must register. https://www.fona.org/
23, Monday, Virtual Lecture: Bulbs for Spring Blooms, fee and must register, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
23, Monday, Virtual Lecture: Growing Garlic Basics, 6 to 7:00 pm, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
24, Tuesday, Tipsy Tuesday Workshop (air plant terrarium), 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://workshops.planthouse.us/location/alexandria-va-941164695373
24, Tuesday, Fall Container Gardens lecture at Fair Oaks Store, 10:00 am, free. Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
24, Tuesday, Bring Back the Pollinators, 6 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register, Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/content/programs-workshops-walks
26, Thursday, Look and Learn: Repotting Orchids 10:00 am to noon, on site drop in program, free and no registration required. U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
26, Thursday, Jellyfish Terrarium Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria, https://workshops.planthouse.us/location/alexandria-va-941164695373
26, Thursday, Fall Lecture Series: A Tour of Historical Gardens through Jane Delury’s “Hedge,” with Jane Delury, 10:30 am, in person or virtual, fee and must register. Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
26, Thursday, Native Alternatives to Overused Foundation Plants, 7 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
27, Friday, Come Inside Open Days at Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
27, Friday, Garden Chores and Coffee: Topic is Make Your Fall Garden Beautiful, 10 to 11:00 am, free, at Davidsonville location. Is on Saturday at Severna Park location. Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
27, Friday, Soil Health, 10:00 to 11:30 am, free, virtual and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
28, Saturday, and 29, Sunday, National Capital Dahlia Society show at Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
https://www.nationalcapitaldahlia.org/
28, Saturday, Rokeby Community Festival, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, tickets required, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
28, Saturday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Also on Friday, September 6; Saturday, September 14; and Friday, September 20. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
28, Saturday, Button Farm Living History Museum Tour, 10:30 am to noon, fee and must register, meet at Button Farm, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
29, Sunday, Japanese Maples lecture, 1:00 pm, free, at Fair Oaks location of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
29, Sunday, Fall Wildflower Walk at Claude Moore Park, 10:00 am, free but registration required. Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy https://loudounwildlife.org/
August 2024
1, Thursday, Discover Native Plants, 10:30 to 11:00 am, on site tour, free, drop in, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
1, Thursday, Jellyfish Terrarium workshop, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register. Also offered on August 17 and 30. Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
1, Thursday, Ecological Horticultural Techniques with Anna Fialkoff, 2-3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
1, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: The Wild Plants We Need for the Future of Agriculture with Nan McCarry, 7 to 8:00 pm, Loudoun County Master Gardeners, free. See website for link. https://loudouncountymastergardeners.org/
1, Thursday, Virtual Plant Clinic with David Yost, 2:00 pm, free and must sign up. https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
1, Thursday, Kokedama Moss Balls Workshop, 7:00 pm, fee and must register, Shaw location of Rewild, https://www.rewilddc.com/
2, Friday, Preparing for Fall and Winter Vegetable Gardening, 10 to 11:30 am, Zoom, free but must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
2, Friday, Amy Stewart will talk about her new book, The Tree Collectors: Tales of Arboreal Obsession, at Politics and Prose bookstore in DC 7:00 pm, free. https://www.politics-prose.com/mary-stewart
2, Friday, Bring Your Own Vessel workshop to create terrariums or candles, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register. Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
3, Saturday, Boozy Bonsai workshop, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register. Also offered on August 16. Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
3, Saturday, Prince William County Master Gardeners’ Saturday in the Garden, topic is cover crops and turf, 8:00 am to 11:00 am at St. Benedict Monastery, 9535 Linton Hall Road, Bristow, VA. Free, no need to register. https://mgpw.org/the-teaching-garden/
3, Saturday, Make Ink: A Forager’s Guide, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
4, Sunday, Dried Floral Gold Hoop workshop, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register. Also offered on August 25. Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
6, Tuesday, Intro to landscape Design, 6 pm to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
7, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Container Gardening, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
7, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Pruning Basics, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
7, Wednesday, Native Plant Sale at Green Spring Gardens, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, sponsored by Potowmack Chapter of Virginia Native Plant Society https://vnps.org/events/
7, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Landscape Design History for Beginners, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
7, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Orchid Design, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
8, Thursday, Discover Native Plants, 10:30 to 11:00 am, on site tour, free, drop in, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
8, Thursday, Houseplant Mounting workshop, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register. Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
8, Thursday, Expert is in: Orchid Care, 11:00-1:00 pm, free, drop in, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
8, Thursday, Sustainable Gardens in a Changing Climate: Adapting Practices for Resilience with Angelica Patterson, 1 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, virtual. American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
8, Thursday, The Spice Race: The West’s Enduring Obsession with Asia, noon to 1:30 pm, zoom, fee and must register, Smithsonian Associates https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/spice-race
8, Thursday, Virtual Talk: A Short History of Flowers: The Stories that Make our Gardens, 2:00 pm, fee and must register, The Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
9, Friday, Virtual Floral Design: From the Garden to Your Vase, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, online via Zoom, fee for nonmembers, free for members. Also offered on Saturday August 10 in person, either 10:00 to 11:00 or 1 to 2:00 pm, fee and must register, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/events
9, Friday, Flower Happy Hour (make arrangement and enjoy a drink), 6:30 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, Historic London Town and Gardens https://www.historiclondontown.org/
9, Friday, Expert is in: Food Biotech, 11:00-1:00 pm, free, drop in, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
9, Friday, Succulent and Sangria workshop, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register. Also offered on August 22. Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
10, Saturday, Kokedama Creation Workshop, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm, fee and must register. Plants Alive! https://plantsaliveshop.com/
10, Saturday, Kokedama workshop, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register. Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
10, Saturday, Fragrant Ikebana, 11:00 am, virtual, fee and must register, Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
12, Monday, Introduction to Plant Science, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
13, Tuesday, Virtual Program: Orchids for Beginners, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Smithsonian Associates https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/orchids-for-beginners
13, Tuesday, Basic Plant ID, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
14, Wednesday, A Shore Thing (floral arranging), 6:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
14, Wednesday, Garden Talks: Ocean-Friendly Gardens, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, free, no need to register. Arlington Public Library, Central Library https://arlingtonva.libcal.com/event/12677941
14, Wednesday, Soil Science I: Physical Properties, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
14, Wednesday, Landscape for Life Course, 5:30 to 8:30 for three evenings, virtual, fee and must register, Native Plant Trust https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/
15, Thursday, Discover Native Plants, 10:30 to 11:00 am, on site tour, free, drop in, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
15, Thursday, Using Artificial Intelligence to Envision the Sustainable World We Want to See, 6:30 to 8:00 pm, virtual, free and must register. U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
15, Thursday, Deer Tolerant Landscapes, 6 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Native Plant Trust https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/
15, Thursday, Virtual Plant Clinic with David Yost, 2:00 pm, free and must sign up. Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
16, Friday, Boozy Bonsai workshop, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register. Also offered on August 3. Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
16, Friday, Notable Trees of Woodend, 10 to 11:30 am, free and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
16, Friday, Dahlia Days of Summer Floral Design Class, 10:00 am to noon, fee and must register, at Davidsonville location of Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
17, Saturday, Jellyfish Terrarium workshop, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register. Also offered on August 1 and 30. Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
17, Saturday, Forest Bathing, 9 to 11:00 am at the National Arboretum, sponsored by Friends of the National Arboretum, pay what you can, must register. https://www.fona.org/
17, Saturday, Carnivorous workshop, 10:00 to 11:00 am, fee and must register. Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
17, Saturday, Summer Botany at Little Bennett (In MD), 9:00 am to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
17, Saturday, Biodiversity Walk at Oak Spring estate (Mellon’s place in Upperville, VA) 9:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
17, Saturday and August 18 Sunday, Annual Begonia Show at Green Spring Gardens, hosted by the Potomac Branch of the American Begonia Society, free admission. https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring/annual-begonia-show/081724
18, Sunday, through Saturday, August 24, DC Plant Week, many plant related events in DC, see website for details, hosted by ReWild Plant Store. https://www.dcplantweek.com/
22, Thursday, Discover Native Plants, 10:30 to 11:00 am, on site tour, free, drop in, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
22, Thursday, Succulent and Sangria workshop, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register. Also offered on August 9. Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
23, Friday, Bloomstitching workshop, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register. Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
23, Friday, Expert is in: Coffee Crops, 1 to 3:00 pm, free, onsite, drop in. U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
23, Friday, Succulents for Small Spaces, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, Zoom, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
24, Saturday, Dish Garden workshop, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register. Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
25, Sunday, Dried Floral Gold Hoop workshop, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register. Also offered on August 4. Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
27, Tuesday, Tipsy Tuesday Terrarium workshop, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register. Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
27, Tuesday, Edible Landscaping, 9:30-10:30 am, fee and must register, Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
28, Wednesday, Garden Talks: Making Seed Balls, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, free and no need to register. Arlington Public Library, Central Library https://arlingtonva.libcal.com/event/12677941
29, Thursday, Discover Native Plants, 10:30 to 11:00 am, on site tour, free, drop in, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
29, Thursday, Look & Learn: Repotting Orchids, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, free, onsite drop in program, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
30, Friday, Come Inside, Open House Day, 11 to 3:00 pm, included in regular admission to the gardens, Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
30, Friday, Jellyfish Terrarium workshop, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register. Also offered on August 1 and 17. Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
31, Saturday, Moss Wall workshop, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register. Plant House https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
July 2024
3, Wednesday, Potowmack Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society native plant sale at Green Spring Gardens, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, Green Springs Garden https://vnps.org/events/
3, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Plant Science, online flex, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
3, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Container Gardening, online flex, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
6, Saturday, Annual Daylily Sale and Exhibition, 10:00 am to 2:00, (tour of daylilies from 10:30 to 11:30 am), free, in conjunction with the Northern Virginia Daylily Society at Meadowlark Botanical Garden https://www.novaparks.com/parks/meadowlark-botanical-gardens/events
9, Tuesday, Wild Plant Culture, 7:30 to 9:00 pm, virtual, fee and virtual, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://my.conservatory.org/7351/wildplantculturewebinar
9, Tuesday, Native Plant Q&A, webinar, noon to 1:00 pm, free and must register, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
9, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Summer Designs, 12:30 to 1:15 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Friday July 12, Tuesday July 16, and Friday July 19. Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
Starting July 9, Tuesday from 1 to 4:30 pm, is a virtual, 7-part course called Ecology-Based Landscape Program, fee and must register. New Directions in the American Landscape https://www.ndal.org/
10, Wednesday, Introduction to Fern ID, from July 10 to August 7, Wednesday 6 to 8:00 pm, lectures via zoom and field trip dates, see website; fee and must register. Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
10, Wednesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Japanese-Style Gardens, 10:30 to 11:00 am, included in suggested donation. Also on Friday July 12, Wednesday July 17, and Friday July 19. Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
11, Thursday, Rain Gardens and the Plants that Love Them, 6:00 pm, online, fee and must register, Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/education/online-learning
11, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: Working the Night Shift: Pollination after Dark, 7 to 8:00 pm, free, link on website, Loudoun County Master Gardeners https://loudouncountymastergardeners.org/
11, Thursday, Virtual Talk: Private Gardens of Philadelphia with Nicole Juday, 2 to 3:00 pm, fee and must register. Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
11, Thursday, Discover Native Plants, onsite tour, 10:30 to 11:00 am, free, drop in, no registration required. U.S Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
11, Thursday, Expert Is In: Orchid Care, on site, drop in program, 10:00 to noon, free, no registration required. U.S Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
12, Friday, Biotherapeutic Soundbath with Plants, noon to 1:00 pm, free, online, registration required. U.S Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
12, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Summer Designs, 12:30 to 1:15 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Tuesday July 9, Tuesday July 16, and Friday July 19. Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
12, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Japanese-Style Gardens, 10:30 to 11:00 am, included in suggested donation. Also on Wednesday July 10, Wednesday July 17, and Friday July 19. Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
12, Friday, Mosquitoes and Ticks, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, zoom, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
13, Saturday, West African Food Crops: History, Cultivation and Culinary Uses, 10:30 to noon, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
13, Saturday, Forest Bathing, 9 to 11:00 am, pay what you can, must register. Sponsored by the Friends of the U.S. National Arboretum, at the U.S. National Arboretum https://www.fona.org/
13, Saturday, Saturdays in the Garden with the Prince William County Master Gardeners, 9 to noon, at the St. Benedict Monastery, 9535 Linton Hall Road, Bristow, Va. free. Topic will be about insects in the garden https://www.pwcva.gov/department/virginia-cooperative-extension/horticulture-classes
14, Sunday, Around the World in Ten Trees (walking), 9:30 am to 11:00 am, free and must register, Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
14, Sunday, Forest Bathing, 8:30 to 10:30 am, fee and must register, Meadowlark Botanical Gardens https://www.novaparks.com/parks/meadowlark-botanical-gardens/events
15, Monday, Basic Plant ID, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, online, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
16, Tuesday, Shade Gardens, noon to 1:00 pm, webinar, free and must register, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
16, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Summer Designs, 12:30 to 1:15 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Tuesday July 9, Friday July 12, and Friday July 19. Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
16, Tuesday, Rachel Carson Conservation Park Tour, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, will be at the Park but register via Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
16, Tuesday, Expert Is In: Plant Health, on site, drop in program, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, free, no registration required. U.S Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
17, Wednesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Japanese-Style Gardens, 10:30 to 11:00 am, included in suggested donation. Also on Wednesday July 10, Friday July 12, and Friday July 19. Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
18, Thursday, Discover Native Plants, onsite tour, 10:30 to 11:00 am, free, drop in, no registration required. U.S Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
18, Thursday, Night Hike, 8 to 9:30 pm (walking), fee and must register, Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
18, Thursday, Garden Tour and Tea, 1:00 to 3:00 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
19, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Japanese-Style Gardens, 10:30 to 11:00 am, included in suggested donation. Also on Wednesday July 10, Friday July 12, Wednesday July 17. Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
19, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Summer Designs, 12:30 to 1:15 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Tuesday July 9, Friday July 12, and Tuesday July 16, Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
19, Friday, Virtual Floral Design: Floral Crown, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, free for members, fee for nonmembers. Also on Saturday July 20 in person from 10:00 to 11:00 am and from 1 to 2:00 pm. Fee and must register. Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
19, Friday, Wild Walks and Talks: Native Bees with Sally Lent from the Interagency Native Bee Lab, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
19, Friday through Sunday, July 21, Lotus and Water Lily Festival, Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens, see website for times and events https://www.nps.gov/keaq/index.htm
19, Friday, Expert Is In: Crops and Climate Change, on site, drop in program, 11:00 to 1:00 pm, free, no registration required. U.S Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
19, Friday, Expert Is In: Food Biotech, on site, drop in program, 10:00 to 1:00 pm, free, no registration required. U.S Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
19, Friday, Designing Meadows and Naturalized Landscapes, 2 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register. American Horticultural Society. https://ahsgardening.org/
19, Friday, Natural Habitats of Woodend Walk, 10:00 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
19, Friday, Woody Plant Conference, all day, fee and register via Longwood Gardens and will be at Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College. Both in person and online https://longwoodgardens.org/education/online-learning
20, Saturday, Guided Walk with the Capital Naturalist, 9:30 to 11:30 am. Tour will be given in English and Spanish, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
20 Saturday, How Does Her Garden Grow? Visit home garden of a Nature Forward member, fee and must register, 9:30 am to 11:30 am, will be in Boyds, MD. Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
20, Saturday, Connecting with Plant Music: Exploring the Science and Art of PlantWave, online lecture, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, free, must register. U.S Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
20, Saturday, Native Plants Walk, 10:30 to noon, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
20, Saturday, Forest Bathing Walk in the Gardens, 10:00 to noon, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
20, Saturday, Garden Tour and Ice Cream, 10:00 to 11:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
23, Tuesday, Hydrangea Selection and Care, noon to 1:00 pm, webinar, free and must register, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
25, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: Shrouded in Light: Naturalistic Planting Inspired by Wild Shrublands with Kevin Philip Williams and Michael Guidi, 2 to 3:00 pm, fee and must register Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
25, Thursday, Look and Learn: Repotting Orchids, on site, drop in program, 11:00 to 1:00 pm, free, no registration required. U.S Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
25, Thursday, Discover Native Plants, onsite tour, 10:30 to 11:00 am, free, drop in, no registration required. U.S Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
25, Thursday, Look and Learn: Succulent Topiary Ball Construction, on site, drop in program, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, free, no registration required. U.S Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
25, Thursday, Benefits of Native Grasses, 2 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
26, Friday, Moth Party, 7:30 to 9:00 pm, (walking) fee and must register, Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
26, Friday, Insect Heroes, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, zoom, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
26, Friday, Plant-based Cosmetics, 10:00 am to noon, in person at River Farm, fee and must register. American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
26, Friday, Tropical Bonsai Care, 10:00 am to noon, fee and must register, at Smyrna location of Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/upcoming-events/
27, Saturday, Tropical Bonsai Care, 10:00 am to noon, fee and must register, at Davidsonville location and 2 to 4:00 at Severna Park location of Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/upcoming-events/
27, Saturday, Workshop: Elderberry Syrup Making Class, 2 to 3:00 pm, fee and must register, Smile Herb Shop https://www.smileherb.com/
27, Saturday and Sunday July 28, Annual Farm Tour and Harvest Sale in Montgomery County, https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/agservices/farm-to-table/farm-tour.html
28, Sunday, Backyard Herbs: Medicine Making at the Vital Traditions in College Park, 10:30 to 12:30 pm, fee and register via Smile Herb Shop https://www.smileherb.com/
June 2024
1, Saturday, Asian Culinary Herbs by Peggy Riccio, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, free and must register. At the George Mason Regional Library in Annadale, sponsored by Hands on Harvest. Register with Hands on Harvest here.
1, Saturday, Event: Re-Opening of the Children’s Library, 9 to 1:00 pm, free event at River Farm, home to the American Horticultural Society. Will have a re-opening event of the children’s library and will offer children’s activities and crafts. https://ahsgardening.org/about-river-farm/library/
1, Saturday, GardenFest, 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, rain or shine, free admission, plant sales, family events. Held at the Belle Grove Plantation, Middletown, VA. Northern Shenandoah Valley Master Gardener Association https://nsvmga.org/events/gardenfest/
1, Saturday, Evening Botanical Immersion Drawing Workshop. 6:30 to 9:30 pm, for two days, fee and must register. At two different locations, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
1, Saturday, Social Media Practices for Floral Design, 10:30 to 12:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org
1, Saturday, Lecture: Intertwined-Women, Nature and Climate Justice, 10 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
2, Sunday, Green Community Celebration and Home & Garden Tour, 11:00 am to 4:30 pm, free, Sponsored by the Arlington Central Library, EcoAction Arlington, Master Gardeners, Arlington Regional Master Naturalists, and Arlington County’s Office of Sustainability and Environmental Management. https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Programs/Office-of-Sustainability-and-Environment/Events/Green-Community-Tour-Homes-Gardens-More
2, Saturday, Open Days: St. Mary’s County, MD, must purchase tickets. The Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
3, Monday, Dragonflies and Damselflies of the Northeast, 6 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org
4, Tuesday, Botanical Drawing for Beginners, 6 to 9:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org
4, Tuesday, In the Garden Series: Planting 101 (annual planting process at Ladew), 9:30 am, fee and must register, Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
5, Wednesday, The Kitchen Mycologist, 6 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org
5, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Landscape Design History for Beginners, online-flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org
5, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Plant Science, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org
5, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Container Gardening, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org
5, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Orchid Design, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org
5, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Pruning Basics, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org
5, Wednesday, Potowmack Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society native plant sale at Green Spring Gardens, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
5, Wednesday, World Environment Day Bike Ride and Walk, 5:30 to 7:00 pm, start at Herndon Depot, free but must register, Sustainability Matters https://www.sustainabilitymatters.earth/events/mhb6524
5, Wednesday, Preventing Vegetable Crop Diseases, 7:00 pm, Arlington Central Library, free no registration required. Arlington Friends of Urban Agriculture and Extension Master Gardeners https://arlingtonurbanag.org/2024-garden-talks/
5, 12, 19, 26 (Wednesdays) and July 3, Virtual Herbal Medicine Making Summer Semester, 6:30 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register. Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
6, Thursday, Diagnosing Plant Problems, online workshop, 6 to 7:30 pm, free, register for link. The Sill https://www.thesill.com/
6, Thursday, Terrariums Workshop, 7:00 pm, fee and must register, at the Cabin John location of Rewild plant store. https://www.rewilddc.com/
6, Thursday, Expert Is In: Orchid Care, on site drop in program, 10 to noon, free and no registration necessary, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
6, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: Dragonwatching: An Introduction to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Loudoun County, 7:00 pm, free, see website for link. Loudoun County Master Gardeners https://loudouncountymastergardeners.org/
7, Friday, Virtual Lecture: Summer Pruning, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, free and must register. Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
7, Friday, Groundcovers: Great Alternative to Turf Grass with Kathy Jentz, noon to 1:00 pm, free, online lecture. U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
7, Friday, Expert Is In: Salt Marshes, 1 to 3:00 pm, on site drop in program, free, no registration necessary. U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
7, Friday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, fee and must register, 9:30 to 11:30 am, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens. Also on Saturday, June 15; Friday, June 21; and Saturday, June 29. https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
7, Friday and June 8, Saturday, Southeastern Plant Symposium and Rare Plant Auction, hosted by the JC Raulston Arboretum and the Juniper Level Botanical Garden. In person and virtual, fee and must register https://jcra.ncsu.edu/events/details.php?ID=3439
8, Saturday, Lecture: Alternatives for Invasive Plants, 10:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
8, Saturday and Sunday, June 9, Secret Garden Tour, noon to 5:00 pm, tickets required. Hosted by the Hammond-Harwood House Museum in Annapolis https://hammondharwoodhouse.org/
8, Saturday, Fundamentals of Botanical Watercolor Online Art Workshop, 10:30 to 12:30 pm, free and registration required. U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
8, Saturday, Intro to Landscape Design, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org
8, Saturday, Open Days: Fairfax County, VA. Must purchase tickets. The Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
8, Saturday, Grow the Garden Party, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, free and no registration required. At the National Arboretum, sponsored by Friends of the National Arboretum. https://www.fona.org/
9, Sunday, Mimosas and Succulents in a Wine Bottle Workshop, 11:00 to 5:00 pm, fee and must register. Oatlands Historic House and Garden https://oatlands.org/
11, Tuesday, Fundamentals of Gardening, 10:00 am to noon, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org
11, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Bounty of the Cutting Garden, 11:30 am to noon, free with admission ticket. Also on Friday, June 14; Tuesday, June 18; and Friday, June 21. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
13, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: Native Hydrangeas, 6 to 7:00 pm, fee and must register. Native Plant Trust https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/
13, Thursday, Lecture about Lena Clemmons Artz, pioneering botanist of the Massanuttens by Dr. Andrea Weeks, 6 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register. Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
14, Friday, Virtual Lecture: The Hospitable Gardener: Welcoming Beautiful Butterflies, Moths and Skippers, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, free and must register. Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
14, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Bounty of the Cutting Garden, 11:30 am to noon, free with admission ticket. Also on Tuesday, June 11; Tuesday, June 18; and Friday, June 21. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
14, Friday, Look and Learn: Container Gardening, 10:00 am to noon, on site, drop in program, free no registration required. U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
14, Friday, Virtual Lecture: Foggy Bottom: A Garden to Share with Adrian Bloom, 2 to 3:00 pm, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/lifelong-learning-2/educational-sessions/
14, Friday, Kokedama Moss Balls Workshop, 7:00 pm, fee and must register, at the Capitol Hill location of the Rewild plant store https://www.rewilddc.com/
15, Saturday, Saving our Native Bees, 10:00 am to 11:00 am, free, at the Smyrna location of Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
15, Saturday, Wild Walks and Talks, topic is Maryland Biodiversity Project with David Webb, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
15, Saturday, Build a Pollinator Garden Using Native Perennials, 2 to 3:30 pm at the Severna Park location and 10 to 11:30 am at the Davidsonville location of Homestead Gardens, fee and must register https://homesteadgardens.com/
15, Saturday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens. Also on Friday, June 7; Friday, June 21; and Saturday, June 29. https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
15, Saturday, Forest Bathing, 9 to 11:00 am, free but asking for donation, must register. At the U.S. National Arboretum, sponsored by Friends of the National Arboretum, https://www.fona.org/
15, Saturday, Floral Design Workshop – Summer Garden Design, 10:30 am to noon, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
15, Saturday and Sunday June 16, Desert Plant Sale at the U.S. Botanic Garden, 10:00 am to 5:30 pm, free admission. U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
18, Tuesday, Firefly Festival, 8 to 9:30 pm, fee and must register. Rain date June 21. Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
18, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Bounty of the Cutting Garden, 11:30 am to noon, free with admission ticket. Also on Tuesday, June 11; Friday, June 14; and Friday, June 21. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
18, Tuesday, Summer Plant Care, online workshop, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm, free, register for link. The Sill https://www.thesill.com/
20, Thursday, Look & Learn Repotting Orchids, on site, drop in program, 10:00 am to noon, free and no registration required. U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
20, Thursday, Firefly Walk, 8:00 pm, fee and must register. Also on Saturday, June 22. Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
21, Friday, Virtual Lecture: How to Advocate for Healthy Trees, Healthy People, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, free and must register. Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
21, Friday, Incorporating Native Plants into Your Garden, 10:00 am to 11:00 am, free and must register, at Davidsonville location of Homestead Gardens (also on June 23 at the Severna Park location from 2 to 3:00 pm) https://homesteadgardens.com/
21, Friday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, fee and must register, 9:30 to 11:30 am, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens. Also on Friday June 7; Saturday, June 15; and Saturday, June 29. https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
21, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Bounty of the Cutting Garden, 11:30 am to noon, free with admission ticket. Also on Tuesday, June 11; Friday, June 14; and Tuesday, June 18. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
22, Saturday, The Expert Is In: Rain Gardens, on site drop in program, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, free and no registration required. U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
22, Saturday, Behind the Scenes Tour: Private Maryland Gardens with Holly Shimizu, Osamu Shimizu and Barbara Katz. This is in Glen Echo area of MD, 9:30 am to noon, fee and must register. American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/lifelong-learning-2/educational-sessions/
22, Saturday, Summer Pruning Hands-On Class, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, free and must register. At the Simpson Park Demonstration Garden. Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
22, Saturday, Lecture: Growing Low–Designing with Groundcover Plants, 9:30 to 11:0 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
22, Saturday, Firefly Walk, 8:00 pm, fee and must register. Also on Thursday, June 20. Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
23, Sunday, Creating a BUZZ: How to Cultivate a Bee-Friendly Garden, 10:00 am to 11:00 am, fee and must register, at the Davidsonville location of Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
23, Sunday, Incorporating Native Plants into your Garden, 2:00 to 3:00 pm, free and must register, at the Severna Park location of Homestead Gardens (also presented on June 21, Friday from 10 to 11:00 am at the Davidsonville location) https://homesteadgardens.com/
25, Tuesday, In the Garden Series: Pruning, 9:30 am, fee and must register, Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
27, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise, 2:00 pm, fee and must register. The Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
28, Friday, Virtual Lecture: Underutilized Native Perennials, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, free and must register. Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
28, Friday, Can a Leaf Make Music? Online demonstration, noon to 1:00 pm, free and must register U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
28, Friday, Come Inside Open House at Ladew, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, included in regular admission to the gardens. Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
29, Saturday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, fee and must register, 9:30 to 11:30 am, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens. Also on Friday, June 7; Saturday, June 15; and Friday, June 21. https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
29, Saturday, Bay-Living Gardening: A Clean Bay Starts at Home, 11:00 am to noon, free and must register, Davidsonville location of Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
May 2024
1, Wednesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Woodland Path, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, included in suggested donation. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
1, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Landscape Design History for Beginners, online-flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
1, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Plant Science, online-flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
1, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Container Gardening, online-flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
1, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Pruning Basics, online-flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
1, Wednesday, Ask the Experts About: Dahlias, noon to 1:00 pm, free webinar, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/great-garden-webinars/
1, Wednesday, Webinar: Ornamental Fruits and Vegetables with Melinda Myers, 7:30 pm, free but must register, https://www.melindamyers.com/
1, Wednesday, Dark Skies: Lights Out for Migratory Birds, 7:00 pm, free and must register, Broadlands Community Center, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy https://loudounwildlife.org/
1, Wednesday, Potowmack Chapter of Virginia Native Plant Society plant sale at Green Spring Gardens, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (on first Wednesday of the month). https://vnps.org/
2, Thursday, Ask the Experts About: Lilies, noon to 1:00 pm, free webinar, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/great-garden-webinars/
2, Thursday, Wildflower Walk at the Thompson Wildlife Management Area, 1 to 3:00, fee and must register, Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
2, Thursday, Lecture: Managing Trees and Public Spaces for Wildlife, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual, free, see website for link. Loudoun County Master Gardeners https://loudouncountymastergardeners.org/
3, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Woodland Path, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, included in suggested donation. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
3, Friday and Saturday May 4, All Hallows Guild Flower Mart at the National Cathedral, free admission, https://allhallowsguild.org/programs/flower-mart/
3, Friday, Strategies for Dealing with Deer, 10:00 to 11:30 am, free webinar, register for link, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
3, Friday, Perennial Plant Combinations, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
3, Friday, Clever Design Tips for Everblooming, Low Maintenance Gardens with Kerry Mendez, virtual, 2 to 3:00 pm, fee and must register. American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
3, Friday and Saturday May 4, Flower Mart at Mount Vernon Place, 11:00 am to 8:00 pm. Free admission https://baltimore.org/event/flower-mart/
3, Friday through Sunday May 5, Landon School Azalea Festival, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, at 6101 Wilson Lane, Bethesda, MD. Free admission and parking, Landon School | Azalea Festival | Free to Public
4, Saturday, Basic Plant ID, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
4, Saturday, Turning Flowers into Art, noon to 2:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
4, Saturday, An Exploration of Landscape and History, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, fee and must register, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
4, Saturday, The Expert Is In: Plants as Fuel, 10:00 am to noon, free, on-site, drop-in program, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
4, Saturday, Onsite Native Plant Container Workshop, 10:00 am to 11:00 am and 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
4, Saturday, Saturday in the Garden: Maintaining Garden Tools talk and native and non-native plant sale, 9:00 am to noon, Teaching Garden, 9535 Linton Hall, Road, Bristow, VA. Prince William County Master Gardeners https://mgpw.org/event/sat-in-the-garden_maintaining-garden-tools/
4, Saturday, Florafest at Potomac Overlook Park, 10:00 to 1:00 pm, free admission, NoVa Parks https://www.novaparks.com/parks/potomac-overlook-regional-park/events/florafest-0
4, Saturday, Best of Summer Vegetables, 10:00 am, free, at the Gainesville location of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
4, Saturday, Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage focusing on Cecil County, Perryville/Charlestown, tickets required. https://www.mhgp.org/
4, Saturday, Community Tree Planting: Hyattsville Duck Pond, 8:30 am. Casey Trees https://caseytrees.org/
4, Saturday, Ladew’s Garden Festival, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Admission tickets must be purchased in advance. Ladew Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
4, Saturday, Town of Vienna Conservation and Sustainability Commission has a native plant sale at Vienna Community Center, 8:00 am to noon https://www.viennava.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/3236/275?curm=5&cury=2024
4, Saturday, Greenbelt-Beltsville Garden Club Plant Sale, 9:00 am to noon, Roosevelt Center Parking Lot, Centerway, Greenbelt MD https://www.beltsvillegardenclub.org/
5, Sunday, Shepherd Park Citizens Association Annual Garden Tour, 2:00 to 5:00 pm, free for current members and fee for non-members. https://www.shepherdpark.org/2024_spca_gardentour
5, Sunday, Plant Sale and Open House at Earth Sangha (native plant nursery), 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, Springfield, VA https://www.earthsangha.org/
5, Sunday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
6, Monday, Color Theory for Floral Design, 6 to 8:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
6, Monday, Behind the Scenes Tour: River Farm with horticulturist Tammy Burke, at River Farm, 10:30 am to 11:30 am, fee and must register. American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
7, Tuesday, Therapeutic Horticulture for Chronic Health Conditions, 6 to 8:20 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
8, Wednesday, Tomato Love, 7:00 pm, free, no registration required. Arlington Central Library, outside next to garden https://arlingtonurbanag.org/2024-garden-talks/
9, Thursday, Bethesda Community Garden Club annual plant sale, 9:00 am to noon, at the Farm Women’s Market in Bethesda, http://bethesdacommunitygardenclub.org/
9, Thursday, Webinar: Cultivating Wakandan Resilience: Afrofuturism and Gardening with Colah B. Tawkin, noon to 1:00 pm, free but must register. Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/learn/lets-talk-gardens/
9, Thursday, Lecture: Home Is Where the Grassland Is with Chris Ludwig, Zoom, 7:00 to 9:00 pm, free but must register to get link, Potowmack Chapter of Virginia Native Plant Society https://vnps.org/
9, Thursday, Ask the Experts About: Squash, 2:00-3:00 pm, free webinar, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/great-garden-webinars/
9, Thursday, Webinar: How to Plant Your Rain Garden with Melinda Myers, 7:30 pm, free but must register, https://www.melindamyers.com/
9, Thursday, The Expert Is In: Orchid Care, 10:00 am to noon, free, on-site, drop in program, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
10, Friday, Native Plant Species and Cultivars, 10:00 to 11:30 am, free webinar, register for link, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
10, Friday, through May 12, Bonsai Festival, free admission, Sponsored by the Potomac Bonsai Association, at the U.S. National Arboretum in the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum. https://potomacbonsai.com/pba-festival/
10, Friday, Peak of Spring Migration Walk, 8 to 10:00 am, fee and must register, Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
11, Saturday, A Spot of Lavender-infused Tea with Mom, 10:00 am to 4:00, fee for the tea and cruller, no registration required. Blooming Hill Lavender Farm https://bloominghillva.com/
11, Saturday, free gardening clinic hosted by Fairfax County Master Gardeners and Fairfax County Park Authority, 9:00 to 11:30 am, at 8 locations in Fairfax County (see website), free Park Authority, Master Gardeners Offer Free Vegetable Garden Clinics | Park Authority (fairfaxcounty.gov)
11, Saturday, Silver Spring Garden Club Garden Mart (plant sale), 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, at Brookside Gardens, cash or check only https://www.silverspringgardenclub.com/2020/05/gardenmart-2020.html
11, Saturday, Tea in Mrs. Mellon’s Garden, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, fee and must register, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
11, Saturday, Community Tree Planting: Armed Forces Retirement Home, 8:30 am. Casey Trees https://caseytrees.org/
11, Saturday, William Paca Garden Plant Sale, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, free admission. Annapolis, MD. https://www.annapolis.org/events/plantsale-sat2024/
11, Saturday, Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage focusing on Talbot County, tickets required. https://www.mhgp.org/
11, Saturday, Spring Garden Tour of Green Spring Gardens, 10:00 am, fee and registration required. Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
11, Saturday, Sensory Friendly Evening at the Garden, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm, free and must register, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
11, Saturday, Integrating Edible Perennials, Shrubs and Small Trees into your Garden, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, fee and must register, virtual, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
11, Saturday, Tour of Native Plants at Green Spring Gardens, 10:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
11, Saturday, Falls Church Garden Club plant sale, 8:00 am to noon, at the Falls Church Community Center Gym, 223 Little Falls Street, Falls Church VA https://www.fallschurchgardenclub.org/
11, Saturday, Del Ray House and Garden Tour (Virginia), 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, tickets required https://delraycitizens.org/2024-house-and-garden-tour/
11, Saturday, Georgetown Garden Club Garden Tour, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, tickets required https://www.georgetowngardenclubdc.org/
11, Saturday and 12 Sunday, Mother’s Day House and Garden tour, tickets required. Capital Hill Historic District. Capitol Hill Restoration Society https://chrs.org/
11, Saturday, Azalea Sale and Plant Clinic, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, sponsored by the Northern Virginia chapter of the Azalea Society of America at Meadowlark Botanical Garden. Rain date is Sunday May 12 https://www.novaparks.com/parks/meadowlark-botanical-gardens
11, Saturday, Ayr Hill Garden Club annual plant sale 8:00 am to 1:00 pm, 131 Church Street, NE, Vienna, VA. https://ahgcplantsale.square.site/
11, Saturday and May 12 Sunday, Spring State Arboretum Garden Fair (plant sale), 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, admission fee, Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/garden-fair-2024-0
12, Sunday, Mums and Mimosas: Mother’s Day Flower Arranging, 10:30 to 11:30 or 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Historic London Town and Gardens https://www.historiclondontown.org/
14, Tuesday, Conservation Easements for Small and Large Rural Properties, 7 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
14, Tuesday, In the Garden Series: Pond Planning, 9:30 am, fee and must register, Ladew Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
15, Wednesday, Plant Diversity, 6 to 9:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
16, Thursday, Forage and Cordage Walk, 10:00 am to noon, fee and must register. Ladew Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
16, Thursday, Miniature Perennial Container demonstration, 10:30 to noon, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
17, Friday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
17, Friday, Virtual Floral Design: Peony Perfection, online via Zoom, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, free for members, fee for nonmembers, must register, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
17, Friday, Drink Your Garden! Herbs, Fruits and Flowers for the Glass, 10:00 to 11:30 am, free webinar, register for link, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
18, Saturday, Floral Design: Peony Perfection, onsite, 10:00 to 11:00 am and 1 to 2:00 pm, fee and must register, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
18, Saturday, Biodiversity Walk, 9:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
18, Saturday, Under the Arbor at the National Herb Garden, 1 to 4:00 pm, free admission, U.S. National Arboretum, the local mid Atlantic Units of the Herb Society of America will have educational tables to inform the public about herbs, how to grow, how to use https://www.herbsocietypotomac.org/
18, Saturday, Native Shrubs and Small Trees for Perennial Companionship, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, free and must register, virtual. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
18, Saturday, Community Tree Planting: Congress Park Apartments, 8:30 am. Casey Trees https://caseytrees.org/
18, Saturday, Sandy Spring Museum Garden Club’s Garden Tour of four gardens, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, fee and must register https://www.sandyspringmuseum.org/
18, Saturday, Spring Garden Day — The Big Plant Sale, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, free admission, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
18, Saturday, Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage focusing on Montgomery County, tickets required. https://www.mhgp.org/
18, Saturday and Sunday May 19, Beyond the Garden Gates Garden Tour in Frederick, 1 to 5:00 pm, tickets required https://www.celebratefrederick.com/events/garden-tour/
18, Saturday and Sunday May 19, Loudoun Country Spring Farm Tour, https://loudounfarms.org/farmtour/
19, Sunday, Brookland’s Annual House and Garden Tour, noon to 5:00 pm, tickets required and can only be purchased online https://www.brooklandgc.org/houseandgardentour
22, Wednesday, Medicinal Mushrooms: Fungi for a Healthy Body, Mind and Planet, 6:30 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
22, Wednesday, Spring Garden Party, 6 to 9:00 pm, Tudor Place, tickets required https://tudorplace.org/
22, Wednesday, Designing for Nature with Edwina von Gal and Toshi Yano, virtual, 7 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register. American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
22, Wednesday, Herbs: Planning and Planting, 7:00 pm, free, Arlington Central Library, outside next to garden https://arlingtonurbanag.org/2024-garden-talks/
23, Thursday, Containers for Cuisine, 6 to 7:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
23, Thursday, Look and Learn: Repotting Orchids, 10:00 am to noon, free, on-site, drop-in program, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
24, Friday, Tomato Disease and Other Things That Ooze in the Garden, 10:00 to 11:30 am, free webinar, register for link, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
24, Friday, Full Moon Walk, 7:30 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
25, Saturday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
25, Saturday, Baltimore Herb Festival, 9:30 am to 3:00 pm, Leakin Park, tickets required https://www.baltimoreherbfestival.com/
28, Tuesday, The Trees of Ladew walk, 9:30 am to 11:30, fee and must register, Ladew Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
31, Friday, Come Inside at Ladew, tour of home, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, included in admission to the gardens. Ladew Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
31, Friday, Inspired Garden Design Lessons from Magnificent Gardens with Kerry Mendez, virtual, 2 to 3:00 pm, fee and must register. American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
31, Friday, Cutting Gardens: Bouquets, Small Spaces, and Lots of Blooms, noon to 1:00 pm, online lecture, free but must register, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
31, Friday, Ichiyo Demonstration by Valerie Eccleston, Executive Master, luncheon and demonstration, tickets required, Ikebana International DC, Chapter No. 1, Lakewood Country Club, Rockville, MD https://iichapter1.com/
31, Friday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
April 2024
Be on the lookout for the White House Spring Garden Tour, sometime in April.
3, Wednesday, Potowmack Chapter of Virginia Native Plant Society native plant sale on first Wednesday of month at Green Spring Gardens https://vnps.org/potowmack/plant-sale/
3, Wednesday, A World of Discovery: How Science and Heart Can Make You a More Ecological Gardener with Nancy Lawson, 7 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, virtual, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
4, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: Growing a Better Garden, 7:00 pm, free, must get link, Loudoun County Master Gardeners https://loudouncountymastergardeners.org/events/free-monthly-gardening-lectures/
4, Thursday, Virtual Plant Clinic with David Yost of Merrifield Garden Center, 2:00 pm, webinar, free and must register, https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
4, Thursday, Lecture: The Secret Life of Wildflowers, 10:30 am, hybrid, fee and must register, Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
4, Thursday, DC Environmental Film Festival Screening and Panel Discussion, 7 to 8:45 pm, free and registration required, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
4, Thursday, Ask the Experts About: Angelonia, 1:00 pm, virtual, free and must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
4, Thursday, Expert Is In: Orchid Care, on site, drop in, free program, 10:00 am to noon, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
5, Friday, GardenTalk: Not Your Everyday Natives 1:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
5, Friday, Vegetable Gardening in a Warming World, 10 to 11:30 am, Zoom, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
6, Saturday, Spring Container Gardens, 10:00 am, free, Fair Oaks Location, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
6, Saturday, Ikebana Floral Design, 10:00 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
6, Saturday, First Saturday Walk, 10:00 am, free for members, fee for nonmembers, registration recommended, Adkins Arboretum https://www.adkinsarboretum.org/
6, Saturday, Saturday in the Garden, Audubon at Home, 9:00 am to noon, free and outside, Prince William County Master Gardeners https://www.pwcva.gov/department/virginia-cooperative-extension/saturday-garden
6, Saturday, Introduction to Landscape Design,10:30 to 12:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
6, Saturday, Spring Garden and Native Plant Sale at Christ Church, Fairfax VA, 10:00 to 3:00 pm https://vnps.org/potowmack/plant-sale/
6, Saturday, Wild and Wonderful: How Native Plants are Transforming a Formal Estate-Turned Public Garden (lecture about Stoneleigh), 1 to 2:00, free, registration required, Adkins Arboretum https://www.adkinsarboretum.org/
6, Saturday, Oatlands’ Grand Reopening, 10 to 5:00 pm, free admission https://oatlands.org/
7, Sunday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, also on Friday, April 12; Sunday, April 14; and Friday, April 26. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
7, Sunday, Annual Bluebell Festival at Merrimac Farm, Nokesville VA, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, free admission https://391d1-3574.icpage.net/pwconserve
8, Monday, Landscape for Curb Appeal, 6 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
9, Tuesday, The Museum of Scent, 5:30 to 6:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
9, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: The Spring Garden, 2:30 to 3:15 pm, included in suggested donation, also on Friday, April 12; Tuesday, April 16; and Friday, April 19. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
9, Tuesday, Introduction to Bulbs, 5 to 6:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
10, Wednesday, Woodland Wildscaping (floral design), 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
10, Wednesday, Ask the Experts About: Container Design, 2:00 pm, virtual, free and must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
10, Wednesday, Soil Science for Gardeners, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
10, Wednesday, Garden Tour of Rose Garden and Maple Terrace, 10:30 to 11:45 am, free and registration required, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
10, Wednesday, Behind the Scenes Greenhouse Tour, 2:30 to 3:45 pm, fee and must register, also offered on April 12 from 10 to 11:15 am. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
10, Wednesday through Saturday April 13, American Daffodil Society 2024 National Convention, Hyatt Regency Dulles, open to the public (to see daffodils), see website for times and details National Conventions | American Daffodil Society (daffodilusa.org)
11, Thursday, Lecture: Bunny Mellon Creates Her Stairway to Paradise, 10:30 am, hybrid, fee and must register, Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
11, Thursday, Ask the Experts About: Hydrangeas, 2:00 pm, virtual, free and must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
11, Thursday, Latest Research and Trials of Native Plants and Cultivars, 7 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
12, Friday, Fruit Trees for the Urban Gardener, 10 to 11:30 am, Zoom, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
12, Friday and April 13, Saturday, Spring Garden Market (plant sale) at River Farm, 9 to 3:00 pm, free for members, nominal fee for non-members. American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
12, Friday, Around the World in Ten Trees (walking tour), 2 to 3:30 pm, free and must register, Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
12, Friday, Virtual Floral Design: Welcome Spring, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, virtual, free for members, fee for nonmembers. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
12, Friday through April 21, Ikebana International Exhibit, including free ikebana demonstrations. See website for times. U.S National Arboretum, https://usna.usda.gov/
12, Friday, Garden Design: Color, Texture, Shapes and Layers with Cheryl Salatino, 1 to 3:00 pm, fee and must register, virtual, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
13, Saturday, On-site Floral Design: Welcome Spring, 10:00 am to 11:00 am and 1 to 2:00 pm, fee and must register, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
13, Saturday, Spring Ephemeral Native Plant Sales, 58 Queen Anne Bridge Road, Upper Marlboro, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Hosted by Bloom Wild https://bloom-wild.com/
13, Saturday, 2024 Spring Symposium, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm, fee and must register, Gari Melchers Home and Studio, Falmouth Virgina. Sponsored by the Master Gardener Association of the Central Rappahannock Area. https://www.mgacra.org/2024-spring-symposium.html
13, Saturday, Spring Ephemerals and Pollinators Soup ‘n Walk, 11:00 am to 1:30 pm, fee and must register, Adkins Arboretum https://www.adkinsarboretum.org/
13, Saturday, Shade Display Gardens Tour, 10:00 am, free, Fair Oaks location of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
13, Saturday, Introduction to Plant Propagation, 10:30 to noon, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
13, Saturday, Spring Native Plant Sale at Morven Park, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, 9 to 3:00 pm, https://loudounwildlife.org/event/spring-native-plant-sale/
13, Saturday, Plant Prints Workshop, 10:30 am to noon, fee and must register, Historic London Town & Gardens https://www.historiclondontown.org/
13, Saturday, Session Two of Plants and Landscape Design for RainScapes Gardens, 10 to noon, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
13, Saturday, Arlington Mill Earth Fest, 3 to 5:00 pm, at Arlington Mill Community Center, 909 South Dinwiddie Street, Arlington, free admission
13, Saturday, Peonies from Planting to Design, see website for days, times and locations, fee and must register. Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
13, Saturday, the Plant Shop opens at Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
15, Monday, Fundamentals of Gardening, 6 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
16, Tuesday, Ask the Experts About: Hummingbirds, 2:00 pm, virtual, free and must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
16, Tuesday, Dickerson Conservation Park, 10:30 to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, meet at Dickerson, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
16, Tuesday, Native Plants for your Landscape with Peggy Singleman, virtual, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, free and must register, Blue Ridge Prism https://blueridgeprism.org/
16, Tuesday, In the Garden Series: Designing a Cutting Garden, 9:30 am to 10:30 am, fee and must register, Ladew Topiary Garden https://ladewgardens.com/
16, Tuesday, Webinar: Notable Native Ethnopharmacology with Dr. Vicki Abrams Motz, 1:00 pm virtual, nominal fee and must register, Herb Society of America https://www.herbsociety.org/hsa-learn/herb-education/hsa-webinars/hsa-webinars.html
16, Tuesday, Future Landscapes: Horticulture and Technology, 6 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
17, Wednesday, Revisiting Liberty Hyde Bailey’s Nature-Study Idea in the Era of Climate Change with John Linstrom, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
17, Wednesday, Lecture: Thomas Jefferson Birthday Celebration with Peter Hatch, 5 to 9:00 pm, Oak Spring Garden Library, Oak Spring, fee and must register, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
18, Thursday, Ask the Experts About: Planting for Bees, 1:00 pm, virtual, free and must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
18, Thursday, Look & Learn: Repotting Orchids, 10:00 am to noon, on site, drop in, free program. U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
19, Friday, Container Gardening: Big Impact in Small Places, 10 to 11:30 am, Zoom, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
19, Friday, Ask the Experts About: African Violets and Other Blooming Houseplants, 1:00 pm, virtual, free and must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
20, Saturday, Lecture: Flowers and Their Meanings, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, virtual, free and must register, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
20, Saturday, Spring Wildflower Walk, 1 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
20, Saturday, Turning Rocks into a Rock Garden, 10 to 11:30 am, co-hosted by the Piedmont Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society and JC Raulston Arboretum, hybrid, free if member, nominal fee if not member, must register https://jcra.ncsu.edu/
20, Saturday, Garden Talk: Bee Friendly Gardening, 10:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
20, Saturday, Brookside Gardens Plant Sale, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, free admittance, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
20, Saturday and Sunday April 21, annual plant sale at the Franciscan Monastery in DC https://myfranciscan.org/
20, Saturday, through Saturday, April 27, Annual Historic Garden Week sponsored by the Garden Club of Virginia, throughout the Commonwealth, different areas on different days (see website), tickets required. https://www.vagardenweek.org/
20, Saturday, Garden Day Tours, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, free. Carlyle House Historic Park, Alexandria. https://www.novaparks.com/parks/carlyle-house-historic-park
20, Saturday, Electric Landscape Equipment Exhibit, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, free admittance Brookside Garden https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
20, Saturday and Sunday April 21, Garden Party at Ace Hardware stores, 20 percent off entire store https://acehardwaredc.com/pages/afchs-garden-party-2024
20, Saturday, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm and Sunday, April 21, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Leesburg Flower and Garden Festival, free, https://www.leesburgva.gov/departments/parks-recreation/events/flower-garden-festival
20, Saturday, Spring Celebration and Plant sale, Glencarlyn Library Community Garden, 300 South Kensington Street, Arlington, VA. 10 to 3:00 pm (includes native plants and other vendors)
20, Saturday, Forest Bathing with Nicole and Sage, 9 to 11:00 am at the U.S. National Arboretum, sponsored by Friends of the National Arboreum, pay what you can and must register https://www.fona.org/
21, Sunday, Spring Ephemeral Native Plant Sale, 7325 Carroll Avenue, Takoma Park, MD, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, hosted by Bloom Wild https://bloom-wild.com/
21, Sunday, Shinrin-Yoku: The Art of Forest Bathing, 10 to noon, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
21, Sunday, Del Ray Garden Fest, noon to 4:00 pm, free admission https://delrayalx.wixsite.com/gardenfest
24, Wednesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: The Woodland Path, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, included in suggested donation, also on Friday, April 26. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
24, Wednesday, Ask the Experts About: Vegetable Gardening for Better Health, 11:00 am, virtual, free and must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
24, Wednesday, Mrs. Mellon’s Spring Garden: A special evening preview, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
25, Thursday, Ecological Gardening: Supporting Native Habitats in the Home Landscape, 7 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
25, Thursday, to Saturday April 27, The 77th Annual Garden Symposium at Colonial Williamsburg, hybrid, fee and must register, https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/learn/on-site-opportunities/educational-conferences-forums-symposiums/annual-garden-symposium/
26, Friday, Ask the Experts About: Small Space Trees, noon, virtual, free and must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
26, Friday, Arbor Day Walk through the Regional Garden, 10:00 am to noon, outside, free and must register, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
26, Friday, Celebrating Native Trees, 10 to 11:30 am, Zoom, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
26, Friday, Building Community in the Herb Garden with Kelly Fernandez, 2 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
27, Saturday, Garden Fair & Plant Sale 11:00 to 4:00 pm, FONA members can enter at 9:00 am, rain date on April 28. Note this also is the fundraiser/plant sale for the Potomac Unit of the Herb Society of America so come and get your herbs!. https://www.fona.org/
27, Saturday, Northern Alexandria Native Plant Sale, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, The Church of St. Clement, 1701 N. Quaker Lane, Alexandria, VA
27, Saturday, Native Plants for Shade, Biodiversity and Propagation, 10:00 to noon, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
27, Saturday, Native Plant Sale, Friends of Runnymede Park and Arts, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, 750 Center Street, Herndon, VA
27, Saturday, GreenFest, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, largest annual environmental festival in Montgomery County. Germantown, MD https://montgomerycountygreenfest.org/
27, Saturday, Annual Montpelier Festival of Herbs, Teas and the Arts at Montpelier House Museum 10 to 4:00 pm https://www.pgparks.com/event_list/herb-tea-arts-festival
28, Sunday, Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage, Baltimore County. In May, there are other dates/counties. Tickets required. https://www.mhgp.org/
30, Tuesday, Azalea and Rhododendron Tour, 1 to 2:15 pm fee and must register, also offered on May 2, 10 to 11:15 am, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
Note: If a website is not listed it is because it is not a secure site.
March 2024 events
The American Horticultural Society has launched its first Gardening in America course, a self-paced online course, constructed in seven modules. People can register anytime but access begins on March 18, 2024. There is a fee for Society members and a separate non-member fee. And don’t forget their Lifelong Learning Education sessions — in-person or virtual gardening presentations from well-known horticulturists and people in the green industry (fee and must register). For more information, click here.
1, Friday, Native Alternatives to Overused Foundation Plants, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, Zoom, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
1, Friday, Virtual Lecture: These Gardens are Made for Walkin’: Create a Well-being Path in Your Own Backyard with Perla Sofia Curbelo-Santiago, noon to 1:00 pm, free and must register, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
1, Friday, Lecture: Perennial Plant Combinations, 10:30 to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
2, Saturday, Northern Shenandoah Valley Master Gardener Association’s Annual Symposium, 8:30 to 4:30 pm, at the Laurel Ridge Community College in Middletown, VA, in person and must register. https://nsvmga.org/events/symposium/
2, Saturday, Plant Swap: Houseplants, Cuttings and Containers, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, free. Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
2, Saturday, Vegetable Gardening from Early Spring to Summer, 10:00 am, Fair Oaks location, free, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
2, Saturday, First Saturday Guided Walk, 10:00 am, free for members, fee for nonmembers, Adkins Arboretum. https://www.adkinsarboretum.org/
2, Saturday to March 10, Philadelphia Flower Show, tickets required, see website for times and prices. https://phsonline.org/the-flower-show
2, Saturday, The Succulent Sculpture Garden Workshop, 10:00-11:30 am, free and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
3, Sunday, Pruning Roses Demystified with Kathy Jentz, 10:00-11:00 am at Davidsonville location and 2 to 3:00 pm at Severna Park location, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
4, Monday, (or Wednesday March 6) Getaway: Philadelphia Flower Show, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens, March 4 is 8:00 am to 8:00 pm and Wednesday March 6 is 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
4, Monday, Philadelphia Flower Show road trip, leaving Adkins Arboretum, 6:45 am to 4:00 pm, fee and must register, Adkins Arboretum https://www.adkinsarboretum.org/
5, Tuesday, Botany for Gardeners, series of virtual sessions from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
5, Tuesday, Greenstreet Gardens bus trip to Philadelphia Flower show, fee and must register, bus leaves from the Lothian and Alexandria locations of Greenstreet Gardens, all day https://greenstreetgardens.com/
6, Wednesday, Webinar: Growing Summer Bulbs in Containers with Melinda Myers, 7:30 pm, free and must register, https://www.melindamyers.com/
6, Wednesday, Ikebana Workshop, 1 to 3:00 pm, fee and must register, River Farm, home to American Horticultural Society, https://ahsgardening.org/
6, Wednesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: An Orchid Filled Greenhouse 10:30 to 10:50 and at 12:30 to 12:50 pm, free. Also offered on March 13, 10:30 to 10:50 and 12:30 to 12:50; March 20 10:30 to 10:50 am and 12:30 to 12:50: March 27 10:30 to 10:50 and 12:30 to 12:50. Hillwood Museum Estate and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
7, Thursday, Lecture: Too Many Deer, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual and free, see link at the Loudoun County Master Gardener website https://loudouncountymastergardeners.org/
7, Thursday, Virtual Plant Clinic, 2:00 pm, webinar, free but need to sign up, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
8, Friday, Introduction to Vegetable Gardening, Part 1, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, Zoom, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
8, Friday, Kokedama Workshop, 10 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
8, Friday, Virtual Orchid Tour: An Orchid Filled Greenhouse, fee for nonmembers, free for members, 1:30 to 2:00 pm, Hillwood Museum Estate and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
9, Saturday, Greenstreet Gardening Symposium, 10:00 am to 2:00 at the Lothian Greenhouse, free, family event. Greenstreet Gardens https://greenstreetgardens.com/
9, Saturday, RootingDC (is back!) free day long urban gardening forum/conference/workshops, held at Anacostia High School in DC https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooting-dc-2024-tickets-795412489167
9, Saturday, Globetrotting with Karl Gercens III: A Botanist’s Top Foliage picks, 10 to 11:00 am fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
9, Saturday, Onsite Orchid Repotting Workshop, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2 to 4:00 pm. Also offered on March 15, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm and March 22, 2 to 4:00 pm. Fee and must register. Hillwood Museum Estate and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
9, Saturday, Introduction to Landscape Design Session I: 10 to noon, fee and must register, (Session II is on March 23), Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
9, Saturday, Developments in Native Landscape Design, 10:00 am, free at Fair Oaks location, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
9, Saturday, Best of Cool Season Vegetables, 10:00 am, free. Gainesville location, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
9, Saturday, Lecture: Invasive Plant Species: Management and Control, 9:00 am to noon, walking required, fee and must register, Rokeby Farm, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
9, Saturday, Lecture: Virginia’s Daffodil Tale, 9:00 am to noon, fee and must register, The Granary, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
9, Saturday, 2024 Spring Garden Kickoff event at Arlington Central Library, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, sponsored by Plot Against Hunger, free, https://arlingtonurbanag.org/2024-spring-garden-kickoff/
9, Saturday, Foraging Foundations: Winter Tree Identification, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, Irvine Nature Center https://www.explorenature.org/
10, Sunday, Hands on Pruning Workshop, 1:00 pm, free but should sign up, space limited. Fair Oaks location. Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
11, Monday, What We Sow: The Personal, Ecological and Cultural Significance of Seeds, 2 to 3:00 virtual lecture, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
11, Monday, Cut Flower Farming, 6 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
12, Tuesday, Webinar: Herbal Remedies for Sleep, 1 to 2:00 pm, virtual, free for members, nominal fee for nonmembers, Herb Society of America https://www.herbsociety.org/
12, Tuesday, Webinar: Seasonal Gardens: Spring, noon, free but must sign up. Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
12, Tuesday, Virtual Horticulture How-To: Orchid 101, 1:30 to 3:00 pm, free for members, fee for nonmembers, Hillwood Museum Estate and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
12, Tuesday, Cultivating Mushrooms Indoors, 7:00 pm, fee and must register, Hands on Harvest https://www.handsonharvests.org/
12, Tuesday, Fundamentals of Gardening, 6 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
12, Tuesday, University of Maryland Extension: Backyard Gardening Zoom Sessions, from now until May, free and must register. https://agnr.umd.edu/events/backyard-gardeing-/?featured_date=781
13, Wednesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: An Orchid Filled Greenhouse 10:30 to 10:50 and at 12:30 to 12:50 pm, free. Also offered on March 6, 10:30 to 10:50 and 12:30 to 12:50; March 20 10:30 to 10:50 am and 12:30 to 12:50: March 27 10:30 to 10:50 and 12:30 to 12:50. Hillwood Museum Estate and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
13, Wednesday, Women in Horticulture with Jenny Rose Carey, virtual lecture, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm, fee and must register, Mt. Cuba Center https://mtcubacenter.org/
13, Wednesday, Webinar: Hydrangea Selection, Pruning and Care with Melinda Myers, 7:30 pm, free and must register, https://www.melindamyers.com/
14, Thursday, Webinar: How to Select Rain Garden Plants with Melinda Myers, 7:30 pm, free and must register, https://www.melindamyers.com/
14, Thursday, Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual native seedlings sale starts today. See website for how to order but do it as soon as opens today, sells out quickly! https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/soil-water-conservation/native-seedling-sale
14, Thursday, Spring Lecture: Three Centuries of Birds: 1500s to the 1800s, 10:30 am, in person or virtual, fee and must register. Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
14, Thursday, Workshop: Succulent Container, 10:30 to noon, free and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
14, Thursday, Rediscovering the History of Pawpaw Research at Blandy, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual, free but registration required. Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
15, Friday, Seed Starting 101: Starting Your Veggie Garden, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
15, Friday, Onsite Orchid Repotting Workshop, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. Also offered on March 9, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2 to 4:00 pm and March 22, 2 to 4:00 pm. Fee and must register. Hillwood Museum Estate and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
15, Friday, Introduction to Vegetable Gardening, Part 2, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, Zoom, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
15, Friday, Virtual Floral Design: Celebrating Orchids, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, free for members, fee for nonmembers. Also offered on March 16 onsite at 10:00 am to 11:00 am and 1 to 2:00 pm. Hillwood Museum Estate and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
16, Saturday, Floral Design: Celebrating Orchids, 10:00 am to 11:00 am or 1 to 2:00 pm, onsite at Hillwood. Free for members, fee for nonmembers. Also offered virtually on March 15 at 1:30 to 2:30 pm. Hillwood Museum Estate and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
16, Saturday, Rose Care: Know and Grow, 10:00 am, free, Fair Oaks location, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
16, Saturday, Early Blooms, Songbirds and Spring Frogs Soup ‘n Walk, 11:00 am to 1:30 pm, fee and must register, Adkins Arboretum https://www.adkinsarboretum.org/
16, Saturday, Nature’s Tapestry: Enhancing Biodiversity in Your Lawn with Summer Rayne Oakes, 10 to 11:00 am, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
16, Saturday, Salad Gardening Workshop, 1 to 2:00 pm, fee and must register. Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
16, Saturday, Ikebana Demonstration and Luncheon, Belle Haven Country Club, Alexandria, Virginia. Hosted by Ikebana International Chapter #1. Tickets required. Ikebana International Chapter No. 1 Washington, D.C. – Friendship through Flowers (iichapter1.com)
16, Saturday, Foolproof Hydrangeas, 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
16, Saturday and 17, Sunday, The Great Grow Along: Virtual Garden Festival, series of free videos about gardening. This weekend’s theme is Flower Power Parts. Also offered on March 23 & 24 and March 30 & 31 with other themes. https://greatgrowalong.com/
17, Sunday, Eatin’ of the Greens Make and Take Workshop, 11:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
20, Wednesday, Webinar: Maximize the Beauty and Your Enjoyment in any Small Space with Melinda Myers, 7:30 pm, free and must register, https://www.melindamyers.com/
20, Wednesday, Everything You Wanted to Know about Hummingbirds but were afraid to ask, 10:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Adkins Arboretum https://www.adkinsarboretum.org/
20, Wednesday, Expert is in: Orchid Care, off site drop-in program, noon to 1:00 pm, free, no registration needed, at the Kogod Courtyard in the National Portrait Gallery, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
20, Wednesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: An Orchid Filled Greenhouse 10:30 to 10:50 and at 12:30 to 12:50 pm, free. Also offered on March 6, 10:30 to 10:50 and 12:30 to 12:50; March 13 10:30 to 10:50 am and 12:30 to 12:50: March 27 10:30 to 10:50 and 12:30 to 12:50. Hillwood Museum Estate and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
20, Wednesday, A Garden Design Primer, 6 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, virtual, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
21, Thursday, Native Plants of the Mid-Atlantic: Medicinal and Food Applications, virtual, 7:00 pm, free but must register, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, https://loudounwildlife.org/
21, Thursday, Spring Lecture: FunGal Eyes: How Foraging Mushrooms has Changed my Vision, 10:30 am, in person or virtual, fee and must register, Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
21, Thursday, Virtual Plant Clinic, 2:00 pm, webinar, free but should sign up. Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
22, Friday, Cut Flower Container Gardening Lecture, 10:00 am to 11:00 am, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
22, Friday, Onsite Orchid Repotting Workshop, 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Also offered on March 9, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2 to 4:00 pm and March 15, 10:30 to 12:30 pm. Fee and must register. Hillwood Museum Estate and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
22, Friday, Orchids 101, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, Zoom, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
22, Friday, Leaning Toward the Light, 6 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, at the Busboys and Poets, Langston Hughes Room in DC but sponsored by the Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
23, Saturday, Davidsonville Green Expo, 10:30 am to 2:00 pm, free, open to the public by Davidsonville Area Conservation Association, hosted at Homestead Garden https://homesteadgardens.com/
23, Saturday, A Year at Brandywine Cottage with David Culp, 11:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
23, Saturday, Introduction to Landscape Design Session II: 10 to noon, fee and must register, (Session I is on March 9), Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
23, Saturday, 37th Annual Lahr Native Plants Symposium, 9:30 am to 3:45 pm, fee and must register, U.S. National Arboretum. Also native plant sale on this day, admission free for the native plant sale https://usna.usda.gov/
23, Saturday, Basics of Pruning, 9:00 am to noon, fee and must register, The Granary, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
23, Saturday and 24, Sunday, The Great Grow Along: Virtual Garden Festival, series of free videos about gardening. This weekend’s theme is Your Kiss A** Kitchen Garden. Also offered on March 30 & 31 with another theme. https://greatgrowalong.com/
24, Sunday, Spring Floral Planters Lecture, 11:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
26, Tuesday, Looking Back to Create Something New with Julia Kelly, author of The Last Garden in England, 6:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
26, Tuesday, Sourcing Native Plants and Seeds: A Homeowner’s Guide with Ian Caton, 3:00 to 4:15 pm, fee and must register, New Directions in the American Landscape https://www.ndal.org/
26, Tuesday, Spring/Summer Invasive Plant Workshop: Identification, 1:00 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, see March 27 for Management and Control from 1 to 3:00 pm. Blue Ridge Prism https://blueridgeprism.org/
27, Wednesday, Spring/Summer Invasive Plant Workshop: Management and Control, 1:00 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, see March 26 for Identification. Blue Ridge Prism https://blueridgeprism.org/
27, Wednesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: An Orchid Filled Greenhouse 10:30 to 10:50 and at 12:30 to 12:50 pm, free. Also offered on March 6, 10:30 to 10:50 and 12:30 to 12:50; March 13 10:30 to 10:50 am and 12:30 to 12:50: March 20 10:30 to 10:50 and 12:30 to 12:50. Hillwood Museum Estate and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
27, Wednesday, Webinar: How to Start a Garden for Beginners with Melinda Myers, 7:30 pm, free and must register, https://www.melindamyers.com/
28, Thursday, Backyard Gardening Series, 7 to 8:30 pm, series of virtual presentations on general gardening, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
28, Thursday, Rainscape Your Yard, Session I: Evaluating Stormwater Solutions for Home Landscapes, 7 to 9:00 pm, fee and must register, (Session II is on April 13), Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
28, Thursday, Planting for Pollinators, 10:30 am, in person or virtual, fee and must register, Ladew Topiary Gardens https://ladewgardens.com/
28, Thursday, The Great Garden Series: The Garden at Little Oak Spring, 3:30 to 5:30 pm, fee and must register, at Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
30, Saturday, Shade Display Gardens Tour, 10:00 am, free, Fair Oaks location, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
30, Saturday and 31, Sunday, The Great Grow Along: Virtual Garden Festival, series of free videos about gardening. This weekend’s theme is Native Plants and Pollinators. https://greatgrowalong.com/
February 2024
1, Thursday, Restoration Ecology 101, 6:00 to 7:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Native Plant Trust https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/
1, Thursday, Understanding and Managing Soils, 5:00 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Native Plant Trust https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/
1, Thursday, Basic Plant ID, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
1, Thursday, Food Forests for the Home Garden with Jessi Bloom, 2-3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
1, Thursday, Lecture: The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & afternoon tea, 3:30 to 5:30 pm, Oak Spring Garden Foundation, fee and must register, in person, https://www.osgf.org/
1, Thursday, How to Care for a Hoya Houseplant Workshop, 6 to 7:30 pm, virtual, free but must register, The Sill https://www.thesill.com/
2, Friday, Black Garden History: A Great American Garden Road Trip with Abra Lee, 2 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
2, Friday, Landscape Design Part I: Principles and Process for the Home Garden Designer, zoom, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
2, Friday, Longwood Garden’s Horticulture Symposium, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, fee and must register, hybrid, Longwood Gardens Today’s Horticulture Symposium | Longwood Gardens
2, Friday, Landscape Design History, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
3, Saturday, Washington Gardener Seed Exchange, 12:30 to 4:00 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
3, Saturday, Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement, 10 to 11:30 am, free but must register, live zoom webinar, sponsored by Friends of Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/learn/
3, Saturday, Introduction to Plant Propagation for Tropical Houseplants, 10 to noon, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens (at the greenhouse), https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/learn/
3, Saturday, First Saturday Walk, 10:00 am, must register, free for members, fee for nonmembers, Adkins Arboretum, https://www.adkinsarboretum.org/
3, Saturday, Houseplants: Propagation 101 Workshop, 10:00 to 11:30 am, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
3, Saturday, Lawn Care for Spring, Burke Center Nursery, 10 to 11:30 am, free but should register, Burke Center Nursery https://www.burkenursery.com/
3, Saturday, Connecticut Horticultural Society Virtual Symposium, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, fee and must register, Register now for the CT Hort 2024 Virtual Symposium – “Gardening Matters: Our Future is Growing” – Connecticut Horticultural Society
4, Sunday, Lecture by David Haskell on his book Sounds Wild and Broken, 2:00 pm, free but must register, at Avalon Theatre, Easton, MD, Adkins Arboretum, https://www.adkinsarboretum.org/
4, Sunday, Winter Lecture: Garden Oddities, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
6, Tuesday, Emerging Trends in Plants, Landscapes and Land Care, 5 to 6:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Native Plant Trust https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/
6, Tuesday, Introduction to Plant Science, 10:00 am to noon, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
6, Tuesday, American Roots with Nick McCullough, 5:30 to 8:00 pm, hybrid, fee and must register, Hillwood https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
6, Tuesday, Valentine Florals: Beyond the Bouquet, online 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
7, Wednesday, Amsonia for Every Garden with Sam Hoadley, 6 to 7:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Mt. Cuba Center https://mtcubacenter.org/
7, Wednesday, Urban Mammals, 6 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
8, Thursday, Virtual Plant Clinic, 2:00-3:00 pm, webinar, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
8, Thursday, Lecture: Taming the Wild: How to Use the Four Cuts of Horticulture to Temper Your Gaden, 7:00 pm, virtual, free, must register for link, Loudoun County Master Gardeners https://loudouncountymastergardeners.org/
8, Thursday, Propagation Workshop at the Sill in Bethesda, free, must register, 5:30 to 6:30 pm, https://www.thesill.com/
8, Thursday, Cultivating Wakandan Resilience: Afrofuturism and Gardening with Colah Tawkin, webinar, noon to 1:00 pm, free and must register, Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/learn/lets-talk-gardens/
8, Thursday, Virtual Talk: Art and Nature: New Lessons from Russell Page, 2 to 3:00 pm, zoom, fee and must register, Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
9, Friday, Lecture: Planning a Veggie Garden, 10 to 11:00 at all store locations, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
9, Friday, Expert is in: Orchid Care, drop in, no registration necessary, 10:00 am to noon, free, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
9, Friday, Schools of Ikebana with Ikebana International, noon to 1:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
9, Friday, Landscape Design Part II: Tips and Tricks of Home Garden Design, zoom, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
10, Saturday, Basic Landscape Design, 10 to 11:30 am, free but should register, Burke Center Nursery https://www.burkenursery.com/
10, Saturday, Ecological Thinking for Home Gardeners with Karen Bussolini, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, online, free, must register, U.S. Botanic Gardens https://www.usbg.gov/
10, Saturday, Rain Garden Workshop, 9:30 am to noon, free and must register, Lubber Run Community Center in Arlington, VA. Hosted by the Northern Virginia Regional Commission https://www.novaregion.org/1581/2024-Rain-Garden-Workshop
10, Saturday, Floral Design Workshop: Valentines’ Arrangement, 1 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
10, Saturday, Garden Planning 101: Rooms and Plants, 10 to 2:00 pm, Davidsonville location, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
10, Saturday, 6th Annual Prince William Native Plant Symposium, 8 to 4:00 pm, hybrid, fee and must register, virtual and at the Verizon Auditorium, George Mason University, sponsored by the Prince William Wildflower Society and other organizations. https://vnps.org/princewilliamwildflowersociety/events/6th-annual-prince-william-native-plant-symposium/
10, Saturday, Everything You Wanted to Know About Pruning, 10 to noon, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/learn/
10, Saturday, Welcoming Winter Garden, 10:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, outdoor walk, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
11, Sunday, Lecture: Create an Indoor Garden with Houseplants, 2:00 pm, free for members, fee for non-members, Sandy Spring Museum, https://www.sandyspringmuseum.org/
11, Sunday, Virtual Symposium: Onward and Upward in the Vegetable Garden, 2 to 4:00 pm, fee and must register, Untermyer Gardens https://www.untermyergardens.org/lectures.html
13, Tuesday, Workshop: Love is in the airplant mobile workshop, 4 to 5:30 pm, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
13, Tuesday, Botanical Watercolor for Beginners and Beyond, 6 to 8:50 pm virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
13, Tuesday, Webinar: Native Pollinators of the Mid-Atlantic, noon to 1:30 pm, virtual, free for PHS members, fee for nonmembers, must register, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society https://phsonline.org/
13, Tuesday, Seasonal Gardens: Winter, noon, webinar, free, must register, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
14, Wednesday and 15, Thursday, Winter Symposium, hybrid, 9:00 am to 3:50 pm, fee and must register, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden https://www.lewisginter.org/event/winter-symposium-cvnla/
15, Thursday, DuPont Gardens of the Brandywine Valley, 5:30 to 8:00 pm, hybrid, fee and must register, Hillwood Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
16, Friday through 18, Sunday, National Capital Orchid Society show and sale at Homestead Gardens from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, with a workshop on February 17 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. https://homesteadgardens.com/
16, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Preparing for Spring in the Greenhouses, 10:30 to 11:00 am, and on February 21, February 23, February 28, with admission to Hillwood Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
16, Friday, Tropical Bonsai Care, 10:00 am to 3:30 pm, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
16, Friday, Fantastic New Plants for Your 2024 Garden, webinar, 1:00 to 2:00 pm, free and must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
16, Friday, Winter Pruning for Woody Plants, zoom, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
16, Friday, GreenScapes 2024, sponsored by Friends of Brookside Gardens, 9:30 to 4:30 pm, live Zoom event, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/special-events/greenscapes/
17, Saturday, Winter Symposium: The Obsessive Gardener, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, JC Raulston Arboretum https://jcra.ncsu.edu/
17, Saturday, Edible Gardening, 10 to 11:30 am, free but should register, Burke Center Nursery https://www.burkenursery.com/
17, Saturday, Starting from Scratch with Seeds, 10:30 to noon, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
17, Saturday, Spring Vegetable and Herb Gardening, 10:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
17, Saturday, How to Design a Native Plant Garden, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, in person, free and must register, Central branch of the Prince William Public Library in Manassas, VA. https://pwcgov.libnet.info/event/9637221
18, Sunday, Winter Lecture: Lotus for Any Garden, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens. https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
21, Wednesday, Year of the Buddleia and Other Plants for Butterflies, 1 to 2:00 pm, webinar, free and must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
21, Wednesday, Tropical Collections and Care with Michael DeMotta, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
21, Wednesday, Diversify your Harvest, 6:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
21, Wednesday, Fundamentals of Style, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
21, Wednesday, Misunderstood Native Plants with Leah Brooks, 6 to 7:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Mt. Cuba Center https://mtcubacenter.org/
21, Wednesday & 22, Thursday, Ecological Landscape Alliance annual conference, hybrid, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, fee and must register, https://www.ecolandscaping.org/
21, Wednesday, Webinar: Winter Pest Management with Melinda Myers, 7:30 pm, free and must register, https://www.melindamyers.com/
22, Thursday, Virtual Talk: Resilience and Rewilding with Mikyoung Kim, 2 to 3:00 pm, Zoom, fee and must register, Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
22, Thursday, The Meaning of Gardens, 5:00 to 6:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Native Plant Trust https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/
22, Thursday, Insect Identification and Management, 6 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
22, Thursday, Look and Learn: Repotting Orchids, drop in, no registration necessary, 10:00 am to noon, U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/
22, Thursday, Introduction to Urban Ecology, 10:00 am to noon, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
22, Thursday, Wildflowers: Planting a Woodland Edge, virtual, 7:00 pm, registration required, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and the Loudoun County Public Library https://loudounwildlife.org/event/planting-woodland-edge/
22, Thursday, Shade Gardening: Winning Plant Combinations and Design Ideas with Jenny Rose Carey, 6:00 pm, lecture, virtual, fee and must register, Garden Design https://www.gardendesign.com/
23, Friday, Virtual Floral Design: Parisian Romance, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, Zoom, free for members, fee for nonmembers, must register, Hillwood Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
23, Friday, Breath of Fresh Air Purifying Planter Workshop, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
23, Friday, How to Safely and Effectively Control Weeds, zoom, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
23, Friday, Winter Greens at Scott’s Run with Margaret Chatham, (outside walk) 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, at the Scotts Run Nature Preserve in McLean, more details to come soon https://vnps.org/events/
23, 24, 25, Friday through Sunday, Virginia Orchid Show at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond. See website for times https://www.vaorchidsociety.org/2020-show-results/
24, Saturday, Planning Your Wildlife Garden, 9:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Oak Spring Garden Foundation, https://www.osgf.org/
24, Saturday, Spring Garden Maintenance, 10 to 11:30 am, free but should register, Burke Center Nursery https://www.burkenursery.com/
24, Saturday, An Engineer’s Approach to Houseplant Care, 10 am to 11:30 am, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
24, Saturday, Potting Workshop at the Sill in Bethesda, 10 to 11:30 am, free and must register, https://www.thesill.com/
24, Saturday, Onsite Floral Design: Parisian Romance, 10:00 to 11:00 am, in person, fee and must register, Also offered from 1 to 2:00 pm, Hillwood https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
24, Saturday, Creating Native Plant Gardens, 1 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Adkins Arboretum https://www.adkinsarboretum.org/
24, Saturday, All About Terrariums and Vivariums, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
24, Saturday, Soil Science I: Physical Properties, 10:30 to 12:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
24, Saturday, Plant Partners: The Art of Planting Design, 10:00 am to noon, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
24, Saturday, Edible Landscaping Using Permaculture with Michael Judd, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, virtual, Mt. Cuba Center https://mtcubacenter.org/
25, Sunday, Winter Lecture: Journey of a Garden and its Gardener, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens. https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
26, Monday, A Garden Design Primer, 6:00 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
26, Monday, Fundamentals of Garden Design, 6:00 to 8:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
26, Monday, Introduction to Landscape Design, 6:00 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
27, Tuesday, No Fear Pruning for Roses, noon, webinar, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
28, Wednesday, Basic Color Theory for Gardeners, 6 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
29, Thursday, Lecture on White House Rose Garden followed by a tea, 3:30 to 5:30 pm, fee and must register, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
29, Thursday, Mathematics for Horticulturists, 5 to 7:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
29, Thursday, Ask the Experts about Hostas, 1 to 2:00 pm, webinar, free and must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
Around the corner: Philadelphia Flower Show will be from March 2-10 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, tickets required, times vary, see website. The Northern Shenandoah Valley Master Gardener Association is having their 2024 symposium on March 2, fee and must register, at the Laurel Ridge Community College in Middletown, VA. Dr. Doug Tallamy is one of the featured speakers https://nsvmga.org/events/symposium/
January 2024
4, Thursday, Botanical Drawing I: Methods and Materials, 6 to 9:00 pm, also offered on January 24 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
4, Thursday, Introduction to Herbal Medicine, 6 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
6, Saturday, First Saturday Walk, free for members, nominal free for non-members, must register, Adkins Arboretum https://www.adkinsarboretum.org/
6, Saturday, Introduction to Landscape Design, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
7, Sunday, Winter Sowing Workshop with Wild Ones, 2 to 4:00 pm, free, also will have informal seed swap. https://wildones.org/chapters/virginia/
7, Sunday, Make Your Own Medicine: Fire Cider 101, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, Smile Herb Shop https://www.smileherb.com/
8, Monday, Drawing Conifers, 6 to 8:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
8, Monday, Designing with Bulbs, 6 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
8, Monday, Landscape Design History, 6 to 9:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
8, Monday until February 12, Floral Design 2, online, fee and must register, Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
9, Tuesday, Botanical Drawing for Beginners, 6 to 9:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
9, Tuesday, The Many Uses of Mycelium, 6 to 7:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
9, Tuesday, Disease Identification and Management, 6:15 to 8:15 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
9, Tuesday, Soil Science I: Physical Properties, 6:00 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
9, Tuesday, Introduction to Therapeutic Horticulture, 4:00 to 6:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
10, Wednesday, Three Ways to Fight Invasive Plants, 7 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, virtual, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
10, Wednesday, Botanical Water Color I, 6:00 to 9:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
10, Wednesday, Wild Plant Culture with Jared Rosenbaum, virtual, 6 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register, Mt. Cuba Center https://mtcubacenter.org/
10, Wednesday, Landscape Design III: Planting Design, 6:15 to 9:15 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
10, Wednesday, Conquer the Soil: A Presentation by Abra Lee, virtual, noon to 1:00 pm, free for PHS members, fee for non-members, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society https://phsonline.org/events/conquer-soil-abra-lee
10, Wednesday, Introduction to Photoshop for Landscape Designers, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
11, Thursday, Spongy Moths in our Yards and Forests, 7:00 pm, virtual, free and must register, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies https://www.caryinstitute.org/
11, Thursday, The Science of Tree Communication, 6:00 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
11, Thursday, Natural Landscaping: Repairing and Rewilding Our Spaces with Charles Smith, 7 to 8:30 pm, virtual, free and should register, Virginia Native Plant Society https://vnps.org/
11, Thursday, Perennial Plant Combinations, 10:30 to 12:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
11, Thursday, Business Practices for the Landscape Professional, 10:15 am to 12:15 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
12, Friday, North American Regional Gardening Approaches, 2 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
12, Friday, Selecting Native Plants for the Home Garden, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, Zoom, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
12, Friday, Gardening with Native Plants, 10:00 am to noon, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
13, Saturday, Garden Talks: Growing Roses, 10:30 am to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
13, Saturday, Herbal Workshop for Winter Wellness, 1 to 3:30 pm, fee and must register, Irvine Nature Center Irvine Nature Center – Educating and Inspiring Through Nature (explorenature.org)
16, Tuesday, Introduction to Plant Science, 6 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
17, Wednesday, A Garden Design Primer, 6:00 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
18, Thursday, Botanical Drawing III: Focus on Flowers, 5:30 to 8:30, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
18, Thursday, Fundamentals of Gardening, 10:00 am to noon, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
18, Thursday, Site Materials and Details, 6 to 9:00 pm, also offered on January 20 from noon to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
18, Thursday, Herbalism: Beyond the Basics, 6:00 to 8:45 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
19, Friday, New Nature for a Climate Change Future, 2 to 3:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
18-20, Nourish and Flourish: From the Ground up, fee and must register, at the Hotel at UMD College Park, MD. Future Harvest: Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture 2024 Conference – Future Harvest
19, Friday, Plant Morphology for Botanical Artists, 10:30 am to 1:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
19, Friday, Tips, Tricks, and Tools, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, Zoom, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
20, Saturday, Nature’s Pharmacy, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
20, Saturday, Miniature Zen Garden (making one), 10 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
20, Saturday, Soil Science for Gardeners, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
21, Sunday, Virtual Winter Lecture: Pushed Up the Mountain, 1:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
22, Monday, Gardening for Birds, 6:30 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
22, Monday, Botanical Latin II, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
23, Tuesday, Camellias Unveiled with Brie Arthur, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, J.C. Raulston Arboretum https://jcra.ncsu.edu/
23, Tuesday, History and Principles of landscape Design, online, 6 to 8:30 pm, several Tuesday evenings, fee and must register. Native Plant Trust https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/
24, Wednesday, Deer Resistant Native Plants with Gregg Tepper, virtual, 6 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register, Mt. Cuba Center https://mtcubacenter.org/
24, Wednesday, Webinar: Cultivating Change with Lorraine Johnson, 7:00 pm, free and must register, Wild Ones https://wildones.org/webinar-cultivating-change-with-lorraine-johnson-on-january-24th-at-6-pm-cst/#register
24, Wednesday, Annual and Perennial Garden Maintenance, 10:00 am to noon, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
24, Wednesday, Take A Garden Break: How Plants and Nature Nurture Your Well-Being with Perla Sofia Curbelo, noon to 1:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
25, Thursday, Crop Wild Relatives: One More Reason to Conserve Plant Diversity, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual, registration required, Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/content/programs-workshops-walks
25, Thursday, Boho Bouquet with the Egg Cage, 10:00 am to noon, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
26, Friday, Winter Tour, 1 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, also offered on January 27, 10:00 to 11:30. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
26, Friday, Art of the Garden Journal, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, Zoom, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
26, Friday, Practical Aspects of Botanical Art, 10:30 am to 2:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
27, Saturday, Seed Exchange, 10:00 to 2:00 at Blandy Experimental Farm, sponsored by the Northern Shenandoah Valley Master Gardener Association, free https://nsvmga.org/events/seed-exchange/
27, Saturday, Seed Exchange, 12:30 to 4:00 pm, tickets required. Hosted by Washington Gardener magazine, at Brookside Gardens. Will also be at Green Spring Gardens on Saturday, February 3. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/seed-exchange-brookside-gardens-wheaton-md-tickets-780501058677?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete
27, Saturday, Winter Tour, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, fee and must register, also offered on January 26, Friday, 1 to 2:30 pm, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
28, Sunday, Seeds: Swap, Prepare and Stratify, 1:30 to 3:30 pm, free but limited space, pre-registration encouraged. Irvine Nature Center Irvine Nature Center – Educating and Inspiring Through Nature (explorenature.org)
28, Sunday, Lecture: Gardening for Climate Change, 1:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
28, Sunday, Growing Herbs: From Seed to Tea with Lacey Walker, 1 to 4:00 pm, fee and must register, Fox Haven Organic Farm and Learning Center Upcoming Events – Fox Haven Organic Farm (foxhavenfarm.org)
30, Tuesday, Virtual Lecture: Spices 101: Turmeric, Smithsonian Associates, noon to 1:15, fee and must register https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/
Around the corner is the Greenscapes symposium on February 16 at Brookside Gardens. Don’t miss out on the Early Bird fee of $50 that ends on Friday, January 12. To learn more about the speakers and lecture topics visit www.brooksidegreen.org.
December 2023
Currently and up until January 1, 2024, the U.S. Botanic Garden has its “Seasons Greenings” exhibit both inside and outside, free, no need to register. See website for times. https://www.usbg.gov/
1, Friday, Around the World in 80 Plants, virtual lecture, 2 to 3:00 pm, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
1, Friday, Traditional Holiday Wreath Workshop, 10:00 am to noon and from 2:30 to 4:30, Also offered on Saturday, Dec. 2, fee and must register, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
2, Saturday, Traditional Holiday Wreath Workshop, 10:00 am to noon and from 2:30 to 4:30, Also offered on Friday, Dec. 1, fee and must register, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
2, Saturday, Wreath Workshop, two sessions, 10:00 am to noon or 1:30 to 3:30 pm, fee and must register, Historic London Town and Gardens https://www.historiclondontown.org/
2, Saturday, Holiday Greens Workshop, 10:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Adkins Arboretum https://www.adkinsarboretum.org/
2, Saturday, Winter Festival, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, free admission, Friends of the National Arboretum, U.S. National Arboretum. See Christmas tree sales below https://www.fona.org/
2, Saturday and 3, Sunday, Christmas tree sales, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Friends of the National Arboretum, U.S. National Arboretum https://www.fona.org/
2, Saturday, Holiday Houseplant Gifts, 3:00 pm, free, Fair Oaks location of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
2, Saturday, Workshop: Make a Natural Evergreen Wreath, 1:30 to 4:00 pm, fee and must register, Irvine Nature Center https://www.explorenature.org/
2, Saturday, Holiday Wreath Workshop, 10:00 to noon, also from 1:30 to 3:30 pm, fee and must register. Also on December 10. Tudor Place https://tudorplace.org/
2, Saturday, Winter Wreath Workshop, 10 to 11:30 am or 1 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
2, Saturday, First Saturday Guided Walk, 10:00 am, free for members, fee for non-members, Adkins Arboretum https://www.adkinsarboretum.org/
3, Sunday, Workshop on Herbal Body Care Gifts, 1 to 4:00 pm, fee and must register, Irvine Nature Center https://www.explorenature.org/
3, Sunday, Contemporary Holiday Wreath Workshop, 10:00 to noon, fee and must register. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
3, Sunday, Traditional Holiday Wreath Workshop, 2:30 to 4:30 pm, fee and must register, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
4, Monday, Longwood Gardens Holiday Lights bus trip from Adkins Arboretum, 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm, fee and must register, Adkins Arboretum https://www.adkinsarboretum.org/
5, Tuesday, Virtual Lecture: O, Christmas Tree, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
6, Wednesday, Getaway: Holiday Williamsburg, bus trip to Williamsburg from Green Spring Gardens, 6:30 am to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
6, Wednesday, Holidays at the White House, 7 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
6, Wednesday, Webinar: From Milkweed Soup to Hmong Sticky Corn: Community Connection Through Cultural Relevant Food Gardens, noon to 1:00 pm, free for PHS members, fee for nonmembers, must register, Pennsylvania Horticulture Society https://phsonline.org/
6, Wednesday, Workshop: Festive Wreaths, 10:00 to noon, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
7, Thursday, Workshop: Festive Centerpieces, 10:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
7, Thursday, Miss Celie’s Garden and the Botany of ‘The Color Purple’, noon to 1:00 pm, Smithsonian Gardens webinar series, free and must register, https://gardens.si.edu/learn/lets-talk-gardens/
7, Thursday, Site Preparation for Landscape Transformation, 1 to 3:00 pm, virtual lecture, fee and must register, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
7, Thursday, Webinar: Sissinghurst Through the Seasons: A Four- Part Virtual Program, winter episode, 2:00 pm, fee and must register, Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
8, Friday, Holiday Wreath Making Workshop, 10 to 11:00 am, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
8, Friday, Holiday Centerpiece Design Class, 12:30 pm, fee and must register, also on December 16 Hope Flower Farm https://hopeflowerfarm.com/
8, Friday, Kokedama Moss Balls, 7:30 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, at the Rewild in Capitol Hill https://www.rewilddc.com/
9, Saturday, Traditional Winter Wreath Making, two sessions 9:30 am to 11:30 am and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, fee and must register, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
9, Saturday, Scents of the Season (essential oils), 1 to 2:00 pm, fee and must register, Adkins Arboretum https://www.adkinsarboretum.org/
9, Saturday, Decorating with Fresh Greens, 3:00 pm, Fair Oaks location of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
9, Saturday, Holiday Tablescape Workshop, 2:00 pm, fee and must register. Also offered on December 10, Hope Flower Farm https://hopeflowerfarm.com/
10, Sunday, Holiday Tablescape Workshop, 2:00 pm, fee and must register. Also offered on December 9, Hope Flower Farm https://hopeflowerfarm.com/
10, Sunday, Turning of the Season Walk, 1 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register. Adkins Arboretum https://www.adkinsarboretum.org/
10, Sunday, Holiday Wreath Workshop, 10:00 to noon, also from 1:30 to 3:30 pm, fee and must register. Also on December 2. Tudor Place https://tudorplace.org/
11, Monday, Nature’s Splendor Urn (floral arranging), Zoom, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
12, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Bones of the Winter Garden, 10:30 to 11:00 am, included in suggested donation. Also offered on Friday, December 15; Tuesday December 19; and Friday December 22. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
13, Wednesday, Garden After Dark: Holly Daze, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
13, Wednesday, Herbal Chocolates, 6 to 8:00 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
14, Thursday, Cool Conifers, 2 to 3:00 pm walking tour, fee and must register. Blandy Experimental Farm also offered on Sunday, December 17 https://blandy.virginia.edu/
15, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Bones of the Winter Garden, 10:30 to 11:00 am, included in suggested donation. Also offered on Tuesday, December 12; Tuesday December 19; and Friday December 22. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
15, Friday, Virtual Floral Design: Holiday Blooms 1:30 to 2:30 pm, Zoom free for members, fee for nonmembers. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
16, Saturday, Outdoor Greens Containers, 3:00 pm, free, Fair Oaks location of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
16, Saturday, Holiday Centerpiece Design Class, 12:30 pm, fee and must register, also on December 8. Hope Flower Farm https://hopeflowerfarm.com/
17, Sunday, Cool Conifers, 2 to 3:00 pm walking tour, fee and must register. Blandy Experimental Farm. Also offered on December 14, Thursday https://blandy.virginia.edu/
19, Tuesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Bones of the Winter Garden, 10:30 to 11:00 am, included in suggested donation. Also offered on Tuesday, December 12; Friday, December 15; and Friday December 22. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
20, Wednesday, Virtual Garden Conversation with Janice Swab, 3 to 4:00 pm, free and must register. JC Raulston Arboretum https://jcra.ncsu.edu/events/details.php?ID=3327
22, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Bones of the Winter Garden, 10:30 to 11:00 am, included in suggested donation. Also offered on Tuesday, December 12; Friday, December 15; and Tuesday December 19. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
31, Sunday, New Year Eve’s Forest Bathing at different time slots, pay what you can, Friends of the National Arboretum, at the National Arboretum https://www.fona.org/
November 2023
1, Wednesday, Native Tree ID Walk with Accokeek Foundation, 10:00 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, meet at 3400 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, MD. Sponsored by University of Maryland Extension Master Gardeners https://www.eventbrite.com/e/native-tree-id-walk-with-accokeek-foundation-tickets-692664186227?aff=oddtdtcreator
1, Wednesday, Wine Wednesday and Terrarium in a Bottle Workshop, 6:30 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, PlantHouse in Alexandria https://www.planthouse.us/
1, Wednesday, Invasive Plants and Native Alternatives Fall Webinar Series, Virginia Native Plant Society, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, free, three-part webinar series on Wednesdays of November and December https://vnps.org/
1, Wednesday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Specialty Mums, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Friday, Nov. 3. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
1, Wednesday, Webinar: Blue Ridge Prism fall meeting: Virginia’s Hardwood Forests, Lore, Lies, Luck and Looking Forward. Free but donation requested and must register, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, https://blueridgeprism.org/
1, Wednesday, Chrysanthemum Tour, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
2, Tuesday, Restorative Landscaping for Pollinators and Biodiversity, 7 to 8:00 pm, free, in person, Halpin-Harrison Hall Shenandoah University, Sustainability Matters https://www.sustainabilitymatters.earth/
2, Thursday, Virtual Plant Clinic with David Yost, 2:00 pm, webinar, free but must register. Also offered on Thursday, November 16, at 2:00 pm. Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
2, Thursday, Beyond Plant Lists: Creating Year-Round, Robust Habitat for Wildlife in Home Gardens, 7 to 8:15 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New Directions in the American Landscape https://www.ndal.org/
2, Thursday, DuPont Gardens of the Brandywine Valley, virtual lecture, 2-3:00 pm, fee and must register, The Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
2, Thursday, Virtual Lecture: Companion Planting, 7 to 8:00 pm, free but must register for link, Loudoun County Master Gardeners https://loudouncountymastergardeners.org/
2, Thursday, Darwin and the Art of Botany, 10:30 am to noon, fee and must register, at City Tavern Club in DC, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
2, Thursday, Gardening with Native Plants, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
3, Friday, Gardener’s Focus Tour: Specialty Mums, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, included in suggested donation. Also on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
3, Friday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee required. Also on Saturday November 11. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
3, Friday, Moss Wall Workshop, 6:30 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, PlantHouse in Alexandria https://www.planthouse.us/
3, Friday, Garden Talk: Rocks Rock! (rock gardening), 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
3, Friday, Around the World in Ten Trees, 2 to 3:30 pm, free but must register, is a walking tour, Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
3, Friday, Orchids for Beginners, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
3, Friday, Community Tree Planting: Mount Olivet Cemetery, 8:30 am to noon, free but must register, Casey Trees https://caseytrees.org/
3, Friday and 4, Saturday, Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance Fall 2023 Convening, free, two full days of workshop, Accokeek Foundation, MD https://ujamaafarms.com/
4, Saturday, Community Tree Planting: Royal Courts Apartments, 8:30 am to noon, free but must register, Casey Trees https://caseytrees.org/
4, Saturday, Four Season Gardens, 10:00 am, free. At the Fair Oaks location of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
4, Saturday, Grow Your Own Mushrooms workshop, 2 to 3:30 pm, fee and must register, presented by Michael Judd at the Judd Homestead in Frederick, MD Events for October 2023 (commonmarket.coop)
4, Saturday, Succulent and Sangria Workshop, 6:30 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, PlantHouse in Alexandria https://www.planthouse.us/
4, Saturday, First Saturday Guided Walk, 10:00 am, free for members and fee for nonmembers, Adkins Arboretum https://www.adkinsarboretum.org/
4, Saturday, Expert Strategies for Winterizing Your Garden, 10:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
4, Saturday, Reynolda Gardens: What Was Old Is New Again, cohosted by the Piedmont Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society and JC Raulston Arboretum, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, virtual and in person, free for sponsors’ members and nominal fee for non-members. https://jcra.ncsu.edu/
5, Sunday, How to Create an Indoor Fern Garden, 1:00 pm, free, at the Fair Oaks location of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
6, Monday, Fundamentals of Gardening, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
7, Tuesday, Overwintering Containers: Q& A, noon, webinar, free but must register, Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
7, Tuesday, Practicing New Naturalism: Site Specific Plantings and Wild Gardening in Public and Private Places, 3 to 4:15 pm, virtual, fee and must register, New Directions in the American Landscape https://www.ndal.org/
7, Tuesday, Tipsy Terrarium Workshop, 6:30 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, PlantHouse in Alexandria, https://www.planthouse.us/
7, Tuesday, Sustainable Garden Care, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
7, Tuesday, Webinar with Margaret Roach and Margaret Renkl, virtual, 7:00 pm, fee and must register. https://www.parnassusbooks.net/event/virtual-margaret-renkl-author-comfort-crows-conversation-margaret-roach
7, Tuesday, Introduction to Urban Ecology, 6:00 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
8, Wednesday, A World of Discovery: How Science and Heart can make you a More Ecological Gardener, 6:30 to 8:00 pm, free but must register. Sponsored by the Friends of Brookside Gardens, Brookside Gardens. https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
8, Wednesday, Longwood Reimagined Lecture Series: Celebrating Collections from Bonsai to Victoria, 6:30 pm, online, fee and must register, Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
8, Wednesday, Biodiversity Walk, 9:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
8, Wednesday, Basic Plant ID, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
8, Wednesday, Plant Humanities Initiative with Yota Batsaki, 2-3:00 pm, fee and must register, virtual, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
9, Thursday, 2023 Conference: Regenerative Solutions for Resilient Landscapes, 8:30 to 5:30 pm at Longwood Gardens and virtually, fee and must register. Ecological Landscape Alliance https://www.ecolandscaping.org/event/regenerative-and-resilient-2023/
9, Thursday, Horticultural Approaches in the Southwestern United States with Andrea DeLong-Amaya, 2-4:00 pm, fee and must register, virtual, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
9, Thursday, Seeds of Resilience: The Cultural Dimension of Plant Biodiversity, 6:00 to 7:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
9, Thursday, Identifying the Eastern Shore’s Least Wanted Plants, 1 – 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Adkins Arboretum https://www.adkinsarboretum.org/
10, Friday, Case Studies of Stormwater Management, Zoom, 10:00 to 11:30 am, free and must register, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia https://mgnv.org/
10, Friday, Lecture: Use of Wild Plants by Enslaved People, 7 to 8:30 pm, free but must register, Blandy Experimental Farm https://blandy.virginia.edu/
11, Saturday, Evergreen Trees and Shrubs, 10:00 am, free, at the Gainesville Location of Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
11, Saturday, Plant Parenthood Workshop, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, fee and must register, Plants Alive in Silver Spring, MD https://www.eventbrite.com/e/plant-parenthood-workshop-tickets-732286487597?aff=oddtdtcreator&syclid=ckmphe7voevs73943tl0&utm_campaign=emailmarketing_148416725229&utm_medium=email&utm_source=shopify_email
11, Saturday, Kokedama Workshop, 2 to 4:00 pm, fee and must register, Plants Alive at Silver Spring, MD https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diy-kokedama-tickets-732293829557?aff=oddtdtcreator&syclid=ckmpiefvoevs73c3lop0&utm_campaign=emailmarketing_148416725229&utm_medium=email&utm_source=shopify_email
11, Saturday, Guided Forest Bathing Walks, 9:30 to 11:30 am, fee required. Also on Friday, November 3. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
11, Saturday, Veterans’ Day Forest Bathing at the National Arboretum, 9:00 am to 11:00 am, Sponsored by Friends of the National Arboretum, pay what you can FONA – Friends of the National Arboretum
12, Sunday, Tree Care in Human-Made Landscapes, 1 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Adkins Arboretum https://www.adkinsarboretum.org/
12, Sunday, Home Grown Mushrooms, 2 to 4:00 pm, free for museum members, fee for nonmembers, Sandy Spring Museum https://www.sandyspringmuseum.org/
12, Sunday, Tree Walk: Oxon Run Park, 10:00-11:00 am, free but must register, Casey Trees https://caseytrees.org/
12, Sunday, Fall Twilight Hike, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, fee and should register, Adkins Arboretum https://www.adkinsarboretum.org/
13, Monday, Wild Wellness: Webinar on the Medicinal Properties of Native Plants, 7:00 pm, free, must register, Sustainability Matters https://www.sustainabilitymatters.earth/
13, Monday, Community Tree Planting: Elesavetgrad Cemetery, 9:30 am to 1:00 pm, free but must register, Casey Trees https://caseytrees.org/
14, Tuesday, Serenity by Design with Jan Johnsen, Zoom, 7:00 pm, free for members, fee for nonmembers, Horticultural Society of Maryland https://mdhorticulture.org/
14, Tuesday, Paleobotany: The Origin of Plants, 5:00 to 7:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
14, Tuesday Crime and a Cuppa: Arboretum Editions, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and should register, Adkins Arboretum https://www.adkinsarboretum.org/
14, Tuesday, Less Lawn Lectures: Lawns into Meadows, fee and must register, virtual, 7 to 8:30 pm, (there is a series, some in person and some virtual). Morris Arboretum and Gardens Morris Arboretum & Gardens
14, Tuesday, Fall Harvest Tabletop Design, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
15, Wednesday, Closing the Loop in Landscapes: Enhanced Sustainability with Roots, Wildlife and Healthy Soil with Marie Chieppo, 7-8:00 pm, fee and must register, virtual, American Horticultural Society https://ahsgardening.org/
15, Wednesday, Color Theory for Floral Design, 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
16, Thursday, Yes, In My HOA Back and Front Yard: A Panel Discussion About Low Impact Landscaping in HOAs with Nancy Lawson, virtual, fee and must register, 7:00 to 8:30 pm, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/events/yes-in-my-hoa-back-and-front-yard/
16, Thursday, Webinar: Holidays In and Out of The Garden with David Culp, 6:00 pm, fee and must register, https://www.gardendesign.com/webinars/
16, Thursday, Floral Design Workshop: Holiday Table Arrangements, 1 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
16, Thursday, The English Gardener’s Garden, virtual lecture, 2-3:00 pm, fee and must register, The Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
16, Thursday, Mixed Winter Container, 10:30 to noon, fee and must register, hands-on workshop, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
16, Thursday, virtual plant clinic with David Yost, 2:00 pm, webinar, free and must register. Also offered on Thursday, November 2, at 2:00 pm. Merrifield Garden Center https://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/
18, Saturday, Autumn Harvest Soup ‘n Walk, 11:00 am to 1:30 pm, fee and must register, Adkins Arboretum https://www.adkinsarboretum.org/
18, Saturday, Garden Talk: Gardening with Deer, 10:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
18, Saturday, Smart Planting Management: A Public Lecture with Claudia West, 2 to 3:00 pm, at the Academy Art Museum, Easton, fee and must register, Adkins Arboretum https://www.adkinsarboretum.org/
18, Saturday, Community Tree Planting: DC Water Brentwood Reservoir, 8:30 am to noon, free but must register, Casey Trees https://caseytrees.org/
18, Saturday, Celebrating the Harvest: A Farm to Table Dinner at Oak Spring Garden Foundation’s Biocultural Conservation Farm, 5:00 to 8:00 pm, fee and must register, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
18, Saturday, Introduction to Landscape Design, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
21, Tuesday, Planting for and Feeding the Birds, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, also offered on November 28 and December 5, fee and must register, Adkins Arboretum https://www.adkinsarboretum.org/
21, Tuesday, Less Lawn Lectures: Referencing Wild Plant Communities, fee and must register, virtual, 7 to 8:30 pm, (there is a series, some in person and some virtual). Morris Arboretum and Gardens Morris Arboretum & Gardens
21, Tuesday, Thanksgiving Centerpiece Floral Design Class, 6:00 pm, Hope Flower Farm, fee and must register, https://hopeflowerfarm.com/
26, Sunday, Wreath Decorating Class, see website for time, fee and must register, Hope Flower Farm https://hopeflowerfarm.com/
28, Tuesday, The Bridge Between Horticulture and the Environment with Dan Pearson, noon to 1:15 pm, virtual, fee and must register. New Directions in the American Landscape https://www.ndal.org/
28, Tuesday, Green Gifting: Tips for Low-Waste Holiday Celebrations, 7:00 pm, virtual, free but must register, Sustainability Matters https://www.sustainabilitymatters.earth/
28, Tuesday, Planting for and Feeding the Birds, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, also offered on November 21 and December 5, fee and must register, Adkins Arboretum https://www.adkinsarboretum.org/
28, Tuesday and 30, Thursday, Poinsettia Plant Sale, 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, Horticulture Club of the Northern Virginia Community College’s Horticulture Program, Loudoun Campus Greenhouse, 46447 Ankers Shop Circle, Sterling, VA https://www.nvcc.edu/academics/pathways/life-physical-sciences/horticulture/
30, Thursday, Art in Flower: Finding Inspiration in Art and Nature, virtual lecture, 2-3:00 pm, fee and must register, The Garden Conservancy https://www.gardenconservancy.org/
30, Thursday, Traditional Holiday Wreath Workshop, 10:00 am to noon and offered from 2:30 to 4:30 pm (also offered in December), fee and must register. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
30, Thursday, Workshop: Make a Natural Evergreen Wreath, 6 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Irvine Nature Center https://www.explorenature.org/
And ….
Ongoing from now until November 30, Floral Design 1, 2, or 3 course, self-paced, online, fee and must register. Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
The U.S. Botanic Gardens has a “Season’s Greenings” indoor and outdoor holiday display from November 23 to January 1, 2024 (closed Christmas Day). Free, see website for hours. https://www.usbg.gov/
Around the corner (because tickets sell out fast) is the Mt. Vernon winter wreath workshop on December 3. Ticket required but ticket includes access to the grounds of the George Washington’s estate on the day of the class https://www.mountvernon.org/plan-your-visit/calendar/events/winter-wreath-class/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Winter+Wreath+Workshop%3A+December+3&utm_campaign=mktg_wreath_making10_20_23
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What fabulous events! I was wondering if you know of any of these gardeners who would be willing to share your knowledge with a local garden club. We are a friendly welcoming group always open to new ideas. We meet on the third Thursday of each month. Thank you for responding.
Thank you, yes this list of events is a great resource. I give presentations to garden clubs so I will email you directly.
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