National Calendar of Events

April 1 - Deadline: 2010 Nature Hills Nursery Green America Awards Applications
Nature Hills Nursery is looking for a few outstanding community gardening projects. Awards give national recognition and $5,000 in plants to community groups and organizations that improve their local environments by planting trees, shrubs, other plants. Award presented on April 19. Grand Prize: $2,500 in plants from Nature Hills Nursery. First Prize: $1,500 in plants; Second Prize: $1,000 in plants. Award winners chosen from those groups that submit local community gardening or “greening” project that makes best use of plants that Nature Hills Nursery will award. To apply: www.naturehills.com and click on Nature Hills Nursery Green America Awards logo.

Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens Events
March 13 - Planting Your Spring Vegetable Garden 10-Noon
John Richardson of Noyo Hill Farm, Fort Bragg, talks on early and typical cool weather crops, starting warm weather crops, other timing issues. Fee.
March 20 - Getting Started with Rhododendrons 10-Noon
Our acid soils and mild winters are optimal for rhododendrons, allowing many beautiful cultivars and species to thrive. Jim and Frank Celeri of Celeri & Son Nursery teach about rhododendron care and maintenance in time for planting. Fee.
3rd Wednesday every month - Early Bird Walks 8am
Birdwatching with Audubon Society. Beginning Birding Walks: 1st Saturday of month at 9am. Over 150 species of birds live in or visit the Gardens each year. Join the experts and learn more about them. Tour included in Gardens admission
First Monday of each month, March to October - Natural History Walks 1:30
Join Mario Abreu, Natural Areas Coordinator, for interpretative. Free with Garden's admission.
2nd Wednesday every month - MCBG Board Meeting 4
Find out more about how the Gardens works. Attend our monthly Board meetings, open to the public.
Mendocino Coast Botanical Garden
18220 North Highway One
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
(707)964-4352, www.gardenbythesea.org

Noyo Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society Events
May 1, 2 - 33rd Annual John Druecker Memorial Rhododendron Show & Plant Sale
Saturday: 9-5; Sunday: 10-3:30. Juried show, one of largest on west coast with over 700 entries including rhododendron flowers, pictures, bonsai and arrangements. Mary Jasch from DIG IT! is an invited judge. Theme: "There's No Place Like Home" features locally hybridized varieties grown on the beautiful Mendocino coast. Local growers bring for sale varieties from northwest grower not typically available. Beautiful garden scene, ongoing raffle, refreshments, educational displays, more! Free admission.
At Dana Gray Elementary School
1197 Chestnut Street
Fort Bragg, California
http://noyochapterars.com/home
Dick Jones: 964-4353 or dic@noyochapterars.com

Horticultural Society of Maryland Events
The Horticultural Society of Maryland
P.O. Box 4213
Lutherville, MD 21093
410-821-5561, contact@mdhorticulture.org
www.mdhorticulture.org/index.htm

The United States Botanic Garden Events
202-225-1269, www.usbg.gov, www.washingtonsculptors.org

Missouri Botanical Garden Events
Missouri Botanical Garden
St. Louis, Missouri
www.mobot.org

American Rose Society Events
Information about growing great roses, write:
American Rose Society, P.O. Box 30,000
Shreveport, LA, 71130-0030
1-800-637-6534, www.ars.org or ars@ars-hq.org

American Horticultural Society Events
George Washington's River Farm
7931 East Boulevard Drive
Alexandria, VA 22308-1300
703-768-5700, www.ahs.org

Winterthur Events
Winterthur Museum & Country Estate
Delaware
800.448.3883 or www.winterthur.org
Info: www.gardenfair.org

University of Delaware Botanic Gardens Events
University of Delaware (north of U of Del football stadium and adjacent to Blue Ice Arena)
Townsend Hall
Newark, DE 19717
302-831-2531, http://ag.udel.edu/udbg

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