EVENTS March April 2008

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CALIFORNIAMarch 12-16: San Francisco Flower & Garden Show, Daly City. See orchids, kid-designed container gardens, and much more. $20. Cow Palace, 206-789-5333, http://www.gardenshow.com. DELAWARE April 17-19: Trillium Symposium, Wilmington. Two days of trillium—the biology, ecology, and conservation of these woodland flowers—with an optional field trip on the third day. $195 before 1/31/08. Mt. Cuba Center, 302-239-4244 x 212, www.trilliumsymposium2008.org. IDAHOApril 26: Spring Plant Sale, Boise. Annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs, shrubs, trees, and native and drought-tolerant plants for sale. Refreshments. $1 donation. Idaho Botanical Garden, 877-527-8233, www.idahobotanicalgarden.org. ILLINOISMarch 8-16: Chicagoland Flower and Garden Show, Rosemont. Theme gardens, seminars, culinary demonstrations, and workshops, as well as a juried art show. $12 weekday, $14 weekend. Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 773-435-1250, chicagolandflowerandgarden.com. MASSACHUSETTSApril 26: Earth Day Festival, Framingham. Springtime festivities hosted by the New England Wild Flower Society. Free. Garden in the Woods, 508-877-7630, www.newenglandwild.org. MICHIGANFebruary 28-March 2: West Michigan Home & Garden Show, Grand Rapids. Flower show, display gardens, free seminars, a marketplace, and more. $9. DeVos Place, 800-328-6550, www.showspan.com. PENNSYLVANIA March 2-9: “Jazz It Up!”: Philadelphia Flower Show, Philadelphia. Flowers meet jazz at the oldest flower show in the U.S. $22 in advance. Pennsylvania Convention Center, 215-988-8800, http://www.theflowershow.com. TEXASMarch 15-31: Nacogdoches Azalea Trail, Nacogdoches. More than 20 miles of self-guided tours, plus a plant sale, garden party, and symposium. Free. Driving tours start at Visitors’ Center, 200 E. Main St., 888-OLDEST-TOWN, www.visitnacogdoches.org. WISCONSINApril 18-May 8: Leaf Mulch Sale, Madison. Shredded, composted leaves sold in bags or in bulk. $6 per bag. Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 608-246-4550, www.olbrich.org. CANADAMarch 26: An Ecological Vegetable Garden, Guelph, Ontario. Tips for making your garden more productive and easier to handle, from composting to post-harvest cleanup. Register by March 12. $50. The Arboretum at the University of Guelph, 519-824-4120 x 52113, www.uoguelph.ca/arboretum. CANADAApril 27: 30th Annual VanDusen Plant Sale, Vancouver, BC. More than 40,000 plants for sale. Free. VanDusen Botanical Garden, 604-878-9274, www.vandusengarden.org.

Web Links March/April 2008

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Web Resources March/April 2008 Garden Variety, page 10 Garden Spot:Huntsville Botanical Garden, www.hsvbg.org Luck o’ the Irish:Park Seed Co., www.parkseed.com.Wayside Gardens, www.waysidegardens.com Supporting Role:Mailorder Gardening Association, www.mailordergardening.com Plant Pick:Arrowhead Alpines, www.arrowheadalpines.com Lazy S’s Farm & Nursery, www.lazyssfarm.comPine Ridge Gardens, www.pineridgegardens.com Site Specific, page 24Resources for Pacific Northwest:Sources for Alchemilla ellenbeckii:Goodwin Creek Gardens, www.goodwincreekgardens.com Joy Creek Nursery, Scappoose, OR, www.joycreek.com Sources for Sisyrinchium ‘Devon Skies’:Forestfarm, Williams, www.forestfarm.com Sunlight Gardens, www.sunlightgardens.com Resources for Northeast:Brent and Becky’s Bulbs, www.brentandbeckysbulbs.com John Scheepers, Bantam, www.johnscheepers.com Resources for Southeast:Source for ‘Charlotte Bishop’ starflower:Brent and Becky’s Bulbs, www.brentandbeckysbulbs.comPlant Delights Nursery, www.plantdelights.com Resources for Southwest:Sources for Tulipa kaufmanniana ‘Fritz Kreisler’ and other small flowers:McClure & Zimmerman Quality Flowerbulb Brokers, www.mzbulb.comVanEngelen Inc., www.vanengelen.com Resources for Mountain/Midwest:Shooting Star Nursery, www.shootingstarnursery.comSource for Dicentra cucullaria:Asiatica Nursery, www.asiaticanursery.com Easyliving Wildflowers, www.easywildflowers.com Live Life Outdoors, page 34Products from Home Infatuation, www.homeinfatuation.com: Elaine Smith striped outdoor pillow Outdoor patio table light Orange outdoor dinner plate Outdoor wicker patio lights Ceramic beverage tub Outdoor wall art Plastic outdoor area rugs Tuffex and Elite unbreakable polycarbonate stemware:SmartLiving Companies, www.simplysmartliving.com LCD TV with deck/planter pole:SunBrite TV, www.sunbritetv.com Garden Profile, page 44To order John Spain’s book—Growing Winter Hardy Cacti in Cold/Wet Climate Conditions (Elisabeth Harmon, 1997)—write to him at 69 Bayberry Road, Middlebury, CT 06762. Cost is $15 (includes shipping). Sources of winter-hardy cacti:Christa’s Cactus, 529 W. Pima, Coolidge, AZ 85228, 602-723-4185.Desert Nursery, 1301 S. Copper, Deming, NM 88030, 505-546-6264.Intermountain Cactus, 1478 N. 750 East, Kaysville, UT 84037, 801-546-2006.Mesa Garden, www.mesagarden.com Plantasia Cactus Gardens, 867 Filer Ave. W., Twin Falls, ID 83301, 208-734-7959. Tool Shop, page 54Sources for broad-brimmed straw hats:San Francisco Hat Co., www.sfhat.com SunGrubbies, www.sungrubbies.com Source for flap/legionnaires hats:SunGrubbies, www.sungrubbies.com Sources for bucket caps:e4Hats, Fullerton, CA, e4hats.com Sloggers Garden Outfitters, www.sloggernews.com Source for cowboy hats:Sheplers, www.sheplers.com Source for Tilley hats:Tilley Endurables, www.tilley.com Backyard Wildlife, page 60For information on home apiaries:Backyard Beekeepers Association, www.backyardbeekeepers.com/index.html

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EVENTS March April 2008

Web Links March/April 2008