August 8, 2009: Beautification Station, Cruisin' OKC. Join us for a bus tour of beautification projects located aross Oklahoma City. A light, networking lunch will be provided following the tour. 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Chesapeake Energy. RSVP at 405.525.8822 to reserve your seat! Presented by OKC Beautiful, OKCCF and Neighborhood Alliance.
September 11 & 12, 2009: Oklahoma Iris Society's Annual Rhizome Sale! 8 AM to 4 PM or sold out. Will Rogers Garden Center, OKC. www.okiris.org for more info
September 12, 2009: Central Oklahoma Hemerocallis Society Daylily Sale 8 AM till sold out. Will Rogers Garden Center, OKC.
September 13, 2009: Oklahoma Horticultural Society's Fall Meeting, Stillwater, Ok. at the Studio Gardens. Board meeting at 12:30 PM, Business meeting at 1:30 PM. 2:00 PM speaker Marilyn Stewart will present, "Plant Connections: What You Grow Matters to the Environment". Marilyn and Husband Ken, have operated Wild Things Nursery in Seminole, Oklahoma since 2002. And they travel with their native plants (and the caterpillars & butterflies they rear) to plant sales and meetings all over the state. Silent Auction also so bring a donation to auction off! Afterwards those wishing to tour Dr. Whitcomb's nursery with him will travel a short distance to his grounds.
September 22, 2009: Oklahoma Horticultural Society's monthly meeting will be held at OSU at OKC Horticulture Resource Center, Room 126, 400 N. Portand at 7 PM. We will tour the new facility and grounds with Barry Fox.
October 3, 2009: Oklahoma Horticultural Society's GARDEN TOUR FOR CONNOISSEURS!
9 AM to 4 PM. Rain Date, Sunday October 4, Noon to 4 PM.
Tour seven outstanding private gardens plus this year we'll have garden artists, plants and garden related goodies for sale. Some outstanding vendors! Tickets will be available at our usual outlets. More Details click poster!
November 8, 2009: OHS Board Meeting- 2:00 PM, Oklahoma City, OSU-OKC John E. Kirkpatrick Horticulture Center, 400 N Portland Avenue.
November 13, 2009: Fall Foliage Tour! 9:30 a.m. -11:30 p.m. Take an invigorating autumn hike through the Will Rogers Gardens. Brilliant crimson, gold and orange leaves are sure to line the paths through the Gardens' specialty areas. Please call 943-0827 to register.
December 5, 2009: Midwest City Council of Garden Clubs presents their Holiday Homes Tour. 10 AM to 4 PM. DETAILS or call 405.732.2615
December 6, 2009: 4 PM OHS Christmas Party at the home of Linda Horn. Details to follow but schedule it now, great time and great food will be had by all. Wear your baggy pants!
January 15-17, 2010: The Oklahoma City Home & Garden Show
With more than 400 local and national exhibitors expected, the Oklahoma City Home & Garden Show will be blooming with new, money-saving ideas that visitors can utilize in their own homes and gardens. From HGTV's “Design on a Dime,” Summer Baltzer will educate show attendees with tips and tricks for the design- and budget-conscious do-it-yourselfers.
The Oklahoma City Home & Garden Show will be held at the State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. Show hours are Friday 12 to 9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and free for children 12 and under. For a $3 discount, tickets can be purchased online at www.oklahomacityhomeshow.com . For more information about the event, visit the website or call (800) 466-7469.
January 26, 2010: Oklahoma Horticultural Society's monthly program will be Sharon Beasley - Sightseeing in Portland. 7 PM at OSU-OKC Hort Center, 400 N. Portland.
February 13-14, 2010: OHS Annual Lecture Series with TOVAH MARTIN
One of this country's best-known garden writers and lecturers, Tovah Martin is the author of The New Terrarium, Tasha Tudor's Garden, Tasha Tudor's Heirloom Crafts, View from a Sketchbook, Garden Whimsy, Heirloom Flowers and several other books on gardening. Her articles are often featured in Country Gardens, Garden Design, La Vie Claire, Nature's Garden, Country Living, Cottages & Gardens, and Horticulture as well as many other publications. She has been a guest on several television programs, and has served as editorial producer of the PBS television series Cultivating Life. In 2008, Tovah was the recipient of The Garden Club of America's Sarah Chapman Francis Medal for outstanding literary achievement. (photographer Susan Johann)
February 13, 2010: Tovah Martin presents Terrariums & You" - Tulsa Garden Center, 7 PM
February 14, 2010: "Trowels & Tomorrow: Garden Stewardship" - Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010, OKC Zoo Educational Center (East zoo parking lot) 2:00 PM, (General meeting of OHS at 1 PM)
Feb. 20, 2010: Garden Catalog Group Order! 2:00 PM at Kathleen Ryan's home, 2623 NW 42nd St. in OKC.
Kathleen Ryan 405-943-1793 home/fax 405-641-5249 cell birdgardener2000@yahoo.com
February 23, 2010: Oklahoma Horticultural Society monthly program: Early Season Vegetables for Your Garden by Ray Ridlen. 7 PM at OSU-OKC Agriculture Research Center, 400 N. Portland, Oklahoma City. Educator of Horticulture for the Oklahoma County OSU Cooperative Extension Service, Ray Ridlen's long-time expertise in areas of gardening, landscaping, pest control, plant selection and plant maintenance has made him one of the best-known public figures of horticulture in our area. In addition, Ray is the advisor for the Oklahoma County Master Gardener program.
March 5, 2010: 6:30 PM. Paul Black of Mid-America Gardens in Oregon will be giving a program on iris for the Oklahoma iris Society at Will Rogers Garden Exhibition Center. All are welcome. 3400 NW 36 th St., OKC.
March 6, 2010: 9 AM to 3 PM, Pollen Dawber Seminar by Paul Black for OIS. Everything you'd want to know about iris hybridizing! Same location. $20 fee.
March 6, 2010: Myriad Gardens' Oklahoma Gardening School 9:30 AM to 3 PM. click for details.
March 23, 2010: Oklahoma Horticultural Society monthly presentation by Mike Schnelle. 7 PM at OSU-OKC Agriculture Research Center, 400 N. Portland, Oklahoma City.
April 10, 2010: OKC Garden Council Spring Plant Sale Time: 8:00 am till all of the plants are sold. Chairman: Fran Whitton - 359-3994/924-3226 E-mail: rosehip007@cox.net
If you have plants for the plant sale please bring them to the OKC Council Meeting or drop them off at Will Rogers Exhibition Building Setup April 9, 2010 (after Council meeting) Will Rogers Exhibition Building,3400 NW 36th Street, Oklahoma City
April 17, 2010: Oklahoma Iris Society's Early Iris Show Doors open to public at 1:00 PM. Will Rogers Garden Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36 Street, OKC. For more go to Oklahoma Iris Society
April 24-25, 2010: Tulsa 60th Annual Garden Tour Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5. Purchase $10 tickets at any home: 6726 S. Atlanta Ave, 2604 E. 73rd St, 8711 S. Toledo Ave, 7617 S. Mingo. Go to www.tulsagardenclub.org
April 27, 2010: Oklahoma Horticultural Society Monthly Lecture Presentation "Organic How-To's" by Julia Laughlin 7 PM at OSU-OKC Agriculture Research Center, 400 N. Portland, Oklahoma City.
April 28 - May 2, 2010: The Oklahoma Orchid Society is hosting a National Orchid Show at the Clarion Meridian Convention Center. 2010 show website is: http://2010aosshow.oosorchids.org/
May 1, 2010: Oklahoma Iris Society's Iris Show Doors open to public at 1:00 PM. Will Rogers Garden Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36 Street, OKC. For more go to Oklahoma Iris Society
May 1 & 2 /May 8 & 9, 2010: Open Garden at Stout Gardens at Dancingtree. Stroll five acres of gardens and see 100's of different iris culivars in full bloom. 432 NE 70 Street, 1/2 mile east of Santa Fe Ave. OKC. 405.642.4190 for more info. All are welcome! Saturdays from 1 PM to 4 PM. Sundays from 9 AM to 4 PM.
May 15-16, 2010: Tulsa Garden Club is hosting their Annual Standard Flower Show at the Tulsa Garden Center. More information at: http://tulsagardenclub.org
May 25, 2010: Oklahoma Horticultural Society Monthly Lecture Presentation TBA . 7 PM at OSU-OKC Agriculture Research Center, 400 N. Portland, Oklahoma City.
June 4th & 5th, 2010: Garfield County Master Gardener's annual Garden Tour. Friday, June 4th, 6:30-9:00 PM Saturday, June 5th, 9:00-12:00 Noon. For information contact OSU/Garfield Extension office at 580-237-1228
June 12, 2010: The 19th annual Festival in the Park at the Will Rogers Park Garden Center from 9 to 3 pm. It is a fun-filled day with many sellers of plants and various garden-related items, garden speakers, and a lunch room serving delicious sandwich plates. Will Rogers Park is at 3400 NW 36th St. (just west of I-44). Come join in the fun. Vendors are also welcome to purchase remaining booth spaces for $30 and $55. For all questions call or e-mail Monica at 405.396.2933 or monica@skyridgefarm.net.(Oklahoma Horticultural Society will be there with unusual plants for sale too!)
June 22, 2010: at 7:00 PM, the Oklahoma Horticultural Society Monthly Educational Meeting will take place at a different location. We will meet at the Will Rogers Horticultural Gardens and Arboretum located at 3400 NW 36th St. (just west of I-44). Louis Scott, Naturalist will meet us at the Will Rogers Garden Exhibition Center for a presentation and tour of the park's gardens and plant collections. Bring your water bottle and some comfortable walking shoes. The tour should last about 40 minutes.
Oklahoma Certified Wildscape: Create Your Own by Mary Elliott. 7 PM at OSU-OKC Agriculture Research Center, 400 N. Portland, Oklahoma City. "I'm a lazy gardener..." says Mary Elliott of K&K Nursery in Norman, "meaning I love to do as little work as possible!" Mary proves how you can keep a good-looking yard while striking ecological balance. "A garden can be so much more than flowers & vegetables. Attracting wildlife and the 'good' insects to your property is easy."