This year's schedule of events is sure to be the best yet, as it is featuring 2 special symposia from the biggest names in gardening. You'll be able to take the advice you get from the experts and use it to immediately help you select exceptional plants that will enhance your garden for years to come. Please continue to check this site, as the schedule is continually updated.
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| Friday, September 15
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| 7:30 AM |
Symposium: Key Planting
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| 10:00 AM |
General Admission gates open. Includes admission to GardenFair sale for the day purchased, re-entry on subsequent days, demonstrations and special events throughout the weekend, the new Antiques in Bloom display, Gardening 101 lectures and demonstrations, a Winterthur Garden & Galleries Pass, and parking.
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| 11:00 AM | Orchids for Beginners Molly Dugger Brennan, Brennan's Orchids (Gardening 101) Included with General Admission. |
| Noon | Making a Trough Garden Jock Demme, Sales Manager, Iseli Nursery (Gardening 101) Included with General Admission. |
| 1:00 PM | Propagating Hardy Native Orchids Phil Oyerly, Greenhouse Manager, Mount Cuba Center Included with General Admission. |
| 2:00 PM | Native Plants for Fall Eileen Boyle, Education Coordinator, Mount Cuba Center Included with General Admission. |
| 3:00 PM | Drying Flowers Dr. Arthur Tucker, Delaware State University (Gardening 101) Included with General Admission. |
| 4:00 PM | Making a Wind Harp Dan & Lisa Stitzlein, Mohican Wind Harps Included with General Admission |
| 4:30 PM | Special Guest Lecture by The Countess of Arran. Admission to Lady Arran's lecture is included in the price of General Admission, but space is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. |
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| Saturday, September 16
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| 7:30 AM |
Symposium: Tomorrow's Garden Now
Click here to visit our Special Events page for more details
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| 10:00 AM |
General Admission gates open. Includes admission to GardenFair sale for the day purchased, re-entry on subsequent days, demonstrations and special events throughout the weekend, the new Antiques in Bloom display, Gardening 101 lectures and demonstrations, a Winterthur Garden & Galleries Pass, and parking. |
| 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Family Fun Area Make a tree cookie necklace, create leaf-print stationery, and create wind chimes! Presented by the Delaware Center for Horticulture. Included with General Admission |
| Noon | Selecting Herbs for Taste, Hardiness, and Ornamental Characteristics R. Peter Madsen, Pete's Herbs Included with General Admission. |
| 1:00 PM | Teak Furniture — Care and Maintenance Kevin Yardley, Diamond Teak |
| 2:00 PM |
P. Allen Smith, television's favorite gardener, will share design inspirations and ideas. Admission to Smith's lecture is included in the price of General Admission, but space is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. |
| 3:00 PM | Discover the Winterthur Garden Chris Strand (Gardening 101) Included with General Admission. |
| 4:00 PM | Species Hellebores Dick Tyler, Pine Knot Farms Included with General Admission. |
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| Sunday, September 17
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| 10:00 AM |
General Admission gates open. Includes admission to GardenFair sale for the day purchased, demonstrations and special events throughout the weekend, the new Antiques in Bloom display, Gardening 101 lectures and demonstrations, a Winterthur Garden & Galleries Pass, and parking.
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| 11:00 AM | Creative Ways to Water Garden Richard Koogle, Director of Operations, Lilypons Included with General Admission. |
| Noon | Potting and Repotting Marlin Dise, Winterthur Farm Manager (Gardening 101) Included with General Admission. |
| 1:00 PM | Flower Arranging the Winterthur Way Alberta Melloy Included with General Admission. |
| 1:00 PM | Plants for a Liveable Delaware Gary Schwetz, Delaware Center for Horticulture |
| 2:00 PM |
P. Allen Smith, television's favorite gardener, will share design inspirations and ideas. Admission to Smith's lecture is included in the price of General Admission, but space is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. |
| 3:00 PM | Easy Ferns for the Garden Chris Strand (Gardening 101) Included with General Admission. |
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