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September 2012
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East Bay Open Day Features Fearless Color
Contemporary and historic gardens, a new book, AND a focus on bold color in the garden. And there's still more to come in the 2012 Open Days season.
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We've moved!
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On Monday, August 20, 2012, the Garden Conservancy consolidated its headquarters in a beautifully restored historic building in Garrison, New York. .
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Preservation Weekend 2012: Sustaining the Garden
Seventy people from gardens around the country are gathering in Chicago in late September to share ideas, information, and inspiration.
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News Briefs
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Open Days
9/15 Litchfield County, CT
9/15 Suffolk County, CT
9/15 Raleigh, NC
9/16 Raleigh, NC
9/16 Fairfield County, CT
9/16 Putnam County, NY
9/22 Hunterdon County, NJ
9/22 Morris County, NJ
10/6 Tucson, AZ
10/13 Dutchess County, NY
10/20 Westchester County, NY
10/21 Putnam County, NY
11/3 Westchester County, NY
11/3 Austin, TX
End of 2012 Open Days season
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The Strength of Bamboo
Perfect melody – the wind
among the bamboo groves
Mind washed sky clear
The breath moves beyond the self
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Local and Seasonal Bouquets—Every Week of the Year
Debra Prinzing challenged herself to create floral bouquets with locally grown flowers and foraged foliage for each week of the year. In July, she shared some of her techniques at the summer 2012 Ruth Bancroft Horticultural Series seminar.
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Rosemary Verey:
Legendary Gardener
Just published! Barbara Paul Robinson’s book on great British gardener Rosemary Verey draws from Barbara’s experience as a gardener with Rosemary.
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Volunteering to Go to Alcatraz
Forty groups from local businesses and organizations and more than 100 individual volunteers work hard to create beauty on the Rock – and occasionally enjoy a sleepover.
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Recent Media
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Sept/October, Garden Design magazine, Jack Lenor Larsen
Aug/Sept, American Craft magazine, Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden
August 30, Rural Intelligence, Hollister House Garden gala
August 24, Wall Street Journal, Susan Burke’s garden
August 22, Dig-itmag.com, Open Days host/potter Frances Palmer
August 21, News Times, Danbury, CT, Hollister House Garden Study Weekend
August 20, Pasadena Star-Times, Open Days rep Pam Waterman
August 18, New York Times, Hollister House Garden Study Weekend
August 1, Register Guard, Eugene, OR, Open Days host Mary-Kate Mackey
July, Nob Hill Gazette, San Francisco, Green Gables
July, Martha Stewart Living, Bill Noble’s garden
July 18, San Francisco Chronicle, Harland Hand
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July 16, San Francisco Chronicle, Western Hills
July 21, Journal News, Phillis Warden garden, Open Days
June 27, Marinscope News, Gardens of Alcatraz
June 3, San Francisco Chronicle, Telegraph Hill gardens in Open Day
May-June, Garden Design magazine, Peckerwood Garden
May 25, Litchfield County Times, CT, Open Days host Nancy McCabe
May 23, Palo Alto Online, CA, Peninsula Open Day
May 9, Republican-American, Waterbury, CT, Open Days and Hollister House Garden
May 2, Huffington Post, Hannah Carter Japanese Garden
May 2, Dallas News, Open Days host Matthew Nichols
April 23, Hudson Valley magazine, Open Day host Duncan Brine
April 19, New York Times, Peckerwood Garden feature
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