Calendar of Gardening Events and Meeting Schedules
The events listed here are gardening events open to the public. They are not necessarily part of the Oklahoma Horticultural Society (OHS). Many of these gardening events take place at the Will Rogers Garden Exhibition Center at the Will Rogers Park in Oklahoma City. The center is located at 3400 NW 36th Street in Oklahoma City, just west of I-44 at the NW 36th Street exit. (405) 943-0827 www.okc.gov Garden Exhibition Center: Open Monday – Friday 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. Horticultural Gardens: Monday - Friday 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. Free Admission.
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Oklahoma Horticultural Society (OHS)
Monthly Educational Meeting - 7 PM - OKC
Monthly educational meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of each month (except July, August and December)
at 7 PM at the OKC Will Rogers Garden Center.
Meetings are free, open to the public and all are welcome.
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2008
November 25 , 2008: Oklahoma Horticultural Society's monthly program, to be announced, 7 PM at Will Rogers Garden Center. All are welcome!
November 27- December 31, 2008: Downtown in December at the Crystal Bridge, OKC. Passport to Christmas, the Crystal Bridge's special holiday exhibit, will delight guests young and old with decorations from around the globe. FREE ADMISSION from 6 PM to 9 PM on Dec. 7, 14, 21 and 28. More info at www.downtownokc.com
December 4, 2008: Water Issues in Horticulture Workshop. Sponsored by OBGA, Stillwater, OK. Various facsets of water management and how each could affect current and future horticultural operations is the topic for the day. An overview of Oklahoma's ten-year plan will also be featured. Contact Dr. Mike Schnelle 405.744.7361
December 4 & 5, 2008: 18th Annual Poinsettia Sale at OSU Greenhouses, Stillwater. Open 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM or sold out. 405.744.5414
January 16 & 17, 2009: Horticulture Industries Show Conference, Ft. Smith, AR. Providing growers and marketers the latest information on vegetables, fruit, farmers market crops and public gardening issues. Visit OSU website for more.
If you know of gardening events or meetings to list - write us .
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Free Drawing Classes (ongoing) 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to register for Will Rogers Garden Exhibition Center’s “Flowers and Fun” Drawing Class held on the second and fourth Thursday of every month. The class is free, but participants are asked to bring an 18 x 24 inch drawing pad, an ebony pencil, a kneaded eraser and a gum eraser. No drawing experience is necessary. Set ups will contain various horticultural items. Call 943-0827 to register.
Past Events:
November 7, 2007: Tree Care Workshop, Stillwater, OK. OSU personnel will host workshop designed for arborists,horticulturalists,urban foresters, etc. Info contact Mike Schnelle at 405.744.7361.
November 16, 2007: Centennial Celebration at Myriad Gardens, OKC. FREE admission all day.
November 17 & 18, 2007: Oklahoma Orchid Society Show 'An Odyssey of Orchids'. 10 AM to 4 PM. Will Rogers Garden Center, 3400 N.W. 36th St. Thousands of exotic orchids on display and for sale. Experts available for questions. Info contact Vernon Reynolds at 405.752.2398
November 29 & 30, 2007: Annual Poinsettia Sale at the OSU Teaching Greenhouses on Farm Road in Stillwater. 7:30 AM till 5:30 PM or until sold out. Info at 405.744.5414.
December 1, 2007: Midwest City Council of Garden Clubs Presents: 2007 Holiday Homes Tour, Bazaar, and Bake Sale- 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Admission $5.00. Tickets can be bought at Penny & Irene's, Evelyn's, TLC and David's. Tickets can also be bought at the Rubye Atkinson Garden Center.
December 1, 2007: Becoming a Farmers' Market Grower Be a part of one of the fastest growing sectors of Oklahoma agriculture as we meet the rising demand for fresh, locally grown products! This is a free workshop for potential producers of fruits and vegetables….the products that are in highest demand at local farmers markets. Home gardeners, acreage owners and farmers, are all welcome to attend. From 9 a.m. until Noon OSU Extension Center 4116 E. 15th Street, Tulsa, OK. If possible, call to let us know if you can be there, so we'll have plenty of handouts. Contact: Sue Gray, Tulsa County OSU Extension Horticulturist, 918-746-3717, sgray@tulsacounty.org
December 15, 2007: Oklahoma Horticultural Society Annual Christmas Party at Dixie & Bruce Gordon's, 12801 Williams Court, OKC. RSVP 405.752.1280 CANCELLED
November 23- December 23, 2007: Wooloroc Wonderland of Lights decorating the Wooloroc grounds and buildings. 500,000+ lights plus special activities. Open Fri-Sat - Sun. from 5 PM to 9 PM.
Through December: Kilauea's Coast at Myriad Gardens. A piece of Hawaii's unique ecosystem is on display in the Crystal Bridge. For more information, call (405) 297-3995 or log on to www.myriadgardens.com.
Through December: Nature Trail at Woolaroc, Bartlesville, OK. Series of unique nature trails venture for more than a mile through living displays of native tree, wild flowers and arrangements of fossils and minerals found in the area. For more info call 918.336.0307 ext. 10 or toll free 888.966.5276 ext 10.
November 22- December 31, 2007: Garden of Lights at Honor Heights Park, Muskogee, OK. Thousand of lights decorate the landscape. Info at 918.684.6302.
January 4-5, 2008: Horticultural Industries Show at Tulsa Community College, NE campus 'Celebrating Horticulture- Four Seasons of Success' Sponsored by University of Arkansas, OSU, Tulsa Community College, The Noble Foundation and the Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Info at www.hortla.okstate.edu/his.htm or call 405.744.6460
January 18- 20, 2008: Oklahoma Home & Garden Show State Fairgrounds, OKC.
January 22, 2007: Oklahoma Horticultural Society's monthly program is "Stars in the Garden, Favorite Daylilies & Iris for Oklahoma" with Hugh Stout, 7 PM at Will Rogers Garden Center All are welcome!
February 26, 2008: Oklahoma Horticultural Society's monthly program is 7 PM at Will Rogers Garden Center. Allen Storjohann will be our guest speaker. All are welcome!
March 1, 2007: The 2008 Annual Oklahoma Horticultural Society Lecture Series Presents the internationally renowned author and lecturer, COLE BURRELL Tulsa Garden Center 3:00 PM. FREE
March 2, 2008: The 2008 Annual Oklahoma Horticultural Society Lecture Series Presents the internationally renowned author and lecturer, COLE BURRELL OKC Zoo Educational Building, 2:30 PM / OHS general meeting at 1:00 PM. FREE
March 8, 2008: Oklahoma Iris Society's Pollen Dauber Seminar , Dave Niswonger of Cape Girardeau, Mo. will be our guest speaker. 9 AM to 3 PM at the Will Rogers Garden Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36 Street, OKC. Hugh 405.843.7130.
March 14, 2008: Central Oklahoma Hemerocallis Society presents John Shooter of Marietta Gardens, North Carolina. Catered dinner starts at 6:30 PM. Please contact Faye Ramsey prior to March 7th for reservations. Her number is (405) 603-2225. Will Rogers Garden Center
March 25, 2008: Oklahoma Horticultural Society's monthly program is 7 PM at Will Rogers Garden Center. Steve Owens will be our guest speaker. All are welcome!
March 27, 2008: Brian Doughterty of the OKC Community Foundation will present "You and Your Landscape; Tried and True Tips at the Community Room at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation, 1000 N. Broadway from 4:00-6:00 PM. Brian will share pictures and thoughts of what to grow and how to have a successful landscape in central Oklahoma based on his 30 years of teaching, helping and observation. The presentation is free and does not have a charge but they do need to collect RSVP's to plan for the attendance. To RSVP call 606-2990.
April 1, 2008: A DAY OF DISCOVERY- OHS Bus Trip to the Dallas Arboretum and Farmers Market. $61 for the whole package! For reservations Contact Jeannie Coley (405) 329-6303 gardengeni-travel@yahoo.com
April 5, 2008: Central Oklahoma Hemerocallis Society's Spring Daylily Sale 8:00 AM until sold out. Will Rogers Garden Center
April 12, 2008: OKC Garden Council Plant Sale. 8:00 AM until sold out. Will Rogers Garden Center Chairmen: Fran Whitton - 359-3994 E-mail: rosehip007@cox.net or Donnie Murray - 601-9466. 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 11 (after Council meeting) Will Rogers Exhibition Building 3400 NW 36th Street.
April 19, 2008: Begonia Show and Sale. Will Rogers Garden Center Call 943-0827 for info.
April 22, 2008: Oklahoma Horticultural Society's monthly program presents Josh Jankowski, Monrovia rep for the state of Oklahoma, speaking on new plants & the very successful previously-available ones for the OKC/Oklahoma area. 7 PM at Will Rogers Garden Center. All are welcome!
April 22- 27, 2008: Festival of the Arts, Myriad Botanical Gardens, OKC, OK. Visit www.artscouncilokc.com
April 27, 2008: 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 2, 3 & 4, 2008: The Orchid Society of the Ozarks is hosting the Spring 2008 SWROGA Meeting and Show from Friday, May 2 to Sunday, May 4, 2008, at the Embassy Suites Hotal, Spa, and Convention Center, 3303 Pinnacle Hills Parkway, Rogers, AR 72758. SWROGA is the SouthWest Regional Orchid Grower's Association, made up of 34 non-profit orchid societies from 7 states. The 8000 square feet of show space will hold 45 exhibits from 12 states with thousands of orchids in bloom and 8 nationally known orchid vendors.
Admission is FREE to the public for the exhibit and sales areas, Saturday May 3, 9 am to 5 pm and Sunday May 4, 10 am to 4 pm. For more information, call 479-925-2228 or e-mail wiprlark@sbcglobal.net
May 3, 2008: Central Oklahoma Water Garden Society, Inc. Water garden tour and fundraising sale of pond/garden supplies, fish, plants, & more. Call Mary @ (405) 329-7352 or www.COWGSI.com
May 3, 2008: Cactus & Succulent Show and Sale 8:30 AM - 5 PM. Will Rogers Garden Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36 Street, OKC. Will Rogers Garden Center 1000's of plants, plus pottery, books, etc. Joyce for info at 405.737.1831
May 4, 2008: Cactus & Succulent Show and Sale continues 9AM - 4 PM. Will Rogers Garden Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36 Street, OKC. Will Rogers Garden Center 1000's of plants, plus pottery, books, etc. Joyce for info at 405.737.1831
May 8, 2008: Crystal Bridge Bug Out, OKC, OK. Annual ladybug release starts at 9:30 AM at Myriad Gardens.
May 10, 2008: Orchid Show and Sale Will Rogers Garden Center Call 943-0827 for info
May 11, 2008: Oklahoma Iris Society's Late 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 11, 2008: Mothers Day at the Crystal Bridge OKC, OK. Myriad Gardens
May 31, 2008: OHS Garden Tour For Connoisseurs! Click fo details
May 31, 2008: Bonsai Show & Sale Will Rogers Garden Center Call 943-0827 for info
June 7, 2008: Festival in the Park at Will Rogers Park, OKC. Will Rogers Garden Center Call 943-0827 for info.
June 14, 2008: Central Oklahoma Hemerocallis Society's Annual Daylily Show. Will Rogers Garden Center. Doors open to the public at 1:00 Pm to 4:30 PM.
June 14, 2008: Daylily Exhibition and Sale at the Tulsa Garden Center Auditorium, 2435 South Peoria, featuring some of the world’s most beautiful specimens and companion plants. The doors open at 8 am and the sale is on with daylilies and companion plants from the gardens of Tulsa Garden Center affiliates, local growers and businesses.
June 18- 21, 2008: 2008 Southern Region Master Gardeners Conference in Oklahoma City.
June 28, 2008: Central Oklahoma Water Garden Society, Inc. Enjoy a tour of local water gardens. Citywide, Norman, OK Mary @ (405) 329-7352 www.COWGSI.com
July 12-13, 2008: Oklahoma Water Garden Society's Public Pond Tour. 9 AM to 6 PM.
July 25 -26 , 2008: Oklahoma Iris Society's Iris Rhizome Sale. The biggest sale around is expected thanks to the large amounts of iris left from our hosting last year's American Iris Society's National Convention. Some of the latest and greatest will be available. 8 AM to 4 PM or sold out. OKC. Will Rogers Garden Center,.3400 NW 36th. Call 405.843.7130 for more info.
October 2-4, 2008: Join the Myriad Gardens Foundation for the annual orchid sale, in the South Lobby of the Crystal Bridge. 9 am to 5 pm daily. Call 297-3995 for more information
October 11, 2008:
October 14, 2008: 7:00 pm, the Cleveland County Herb Society will meet at the Reaves Park Community Building on the corner of Jenkins and Constitution. The guest speaker will be Kathy Milby, who crafts gourds into beautiful bowls. She will explain the process and methods she uses to create works of art. Kathy’s work is on display at the Firehouse Art Center Gift Shop.
Contact Jeannie Coley for more information, dj18383@sbcglobal.net or 329-6303.
October 28, 2008: Oklahoma Horticultural Society's monthly program, to be announced, 7 PM at Will Rogers Garden Center. All are welcome!
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