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Recent news about the Garden Conservancy, our programs, and our preservation and education partners around the country.

Photographer Ngoc Minh Ngo

Ngoc Minh Ngo Launches National Speaking Tour on March 5 in West Palm Beach

The 2025 Garden Conservancy National Speaking Tour kicks off at Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, FL, on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, with acclaimed photographer Ngoc Minh Ngo, celebrating the subject of her upcoming book, Roses in the Garden: Stories of Treasured Collections.

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Casa Boulerado garden in Palm Springs.

Tickets now available for Open Days in Palm Springs!

Registration is now open for the first Garden Conservancy Open Days™ of the 2025 season, happening Saturday, March 1, in Palm Springs, CA!

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A bridge spanning a lily pond.

McKee Botanical Garden Awarded Prestigious Jean and John Greene Prize for Excellence in American Gardening

The Garden Conservancy selects McKee as the third recipient of the esteemed prize, which comes with a $45,000 grant to support the garden's development of a comprehensive, five-year strategic business plan.

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A pond in the Lotus Garden, New York, NY.

2024 Recipients of the Garden Futures Grants

This year, the Garden Conservancy has awarded 23 Garden Futures Grants for small public gardens, nonprofits making a significant impact in their communities through garden-based programming, and organizations that contribute to the study and preservation of garden history.

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Artist Nancy Friese

Introducing Our First Artist in Residence, Plein Air Painter Nancy Friese

Friese—a painter and printmaker on sabbatical from her role on the faculty of the Rhode Island School of Design—has joined the Garden Conservancy as its first artist-in-residence.

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Wave Hill garden in bloom.

How to Photograph Your Garden: The Acclaimed Ngoc Minh Ngo Offers Guidance

With her stunningly beautiful photos, Ngoc Minh Ngo leads us into gardens throughout the world to witness fleeting moments of flourishing, glimmering landscapes.

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Photographer Ngoc Ming Ngo.

Garden Conservancy National Speaking Tour Spotlights Photographer Ngoc Minh Ngo

Ngoc Minh Ngo, preeminent photographer of gardens, landscapes, botanical arrangements, and interiors, will present a series of talks in 2025 as part of a Garden Conservancy National Speaking Tour, celebrating her upcoming book, Roses in the Garden, published by Rizzoli.

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The gardens at Sleepy Cat Farms.

Three Decades of Magic: Celebrating Open Days

In 2025, the Garden Conservancy Open Days™ program celebrates its thirtieth anniversary, offering thousands of visitors a chance to experience some of the most creative and inspiring private gardens across the United States each year.

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An Open Days garden event.

Open Days Timeline

A look through the past 30 years of Open Days™.

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Exterior of the Oakland Musuem of California

Oakland Museum of California and Garden Conservancy Conclude Successful Partnership

The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) and the Garden Conservancy have successfully completed a five-year partnership that has significantly impacted the restoration and enhancement of the museum's iconic modernist landscape.

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James Brayton Hall, Charlotte Moss, and Timothy Corrigan at the Garden Conservancy's San Francisco Fall Show Benefit Luncheon.

Charlotte Moss Honored at the San Francisco Fall Show

Esteemed interior designer and philanthropist Charlotte Moss was celebrated at the Garden Conservancy's San Francisco Fall Show Benefit Luncheon, held in the Marina District at the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture.

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