Events

EVENT SCHEDULE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2026 - ALL EVENTS ON FRIDAY ARE VIRTUAL! 4-6pm VIRTUAL Happy Hour and Lecture (Ticket Required) 4-4:15pm Opening Remarks with David Culp 4:15pm Lecture - Snowdrops and Snowflakes - a Galanthophile's Tale with Michael Myers. The talk will be an introduction to the genus Galanthus, with an updated look at the species, followed by a brief history of snowdrop collecting and the variation within the genus. The last part will include a look at the closely related genus, Leucojum and the less closely related Acis. 5:15-6pm Happy Hour Networking SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2026 - VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON Doors Open at 9am for Early Entry to Vendors (Ticket Required) 10am-3:30pm Shopping is Open with the Vendors & Silent Auction is open in Basement of Education Building (bidding Silent Auction closes at 1:30pm) 11am Lecture (Ticket Required) White Gold with Hester Forde. A look at the beauty of this winter grower ...

Celebrate the early-spring garden and bulb display on the beautiful March Bank with a day of events. The event gets its name from the du Pont family custom of walking the path from the March Bank to Magnolia Bend at this time of year looking for the first flowers in the garden. Admission includes access to the plant sale of snowdrops, cyclamens, and perennials (Member-exclusive presale, 9:00–10:00 am), the guided Director’s Garden Walk, and guided and self-guided walking tours of the garden. 10:00 am–3:00 pm: Plant Sale of cyclamens, perennials and unusual snowdrops. Members’ preview sale, 9:00–10:00 am. 11:00 am–12:00 pm: “The Wild Garden in Our Time” lecture presented by Rick Darke ($10 cover, registration recommended ) 1:00 pm: Director’s Garden & Estate Walk: Snowdrops and Other Minor Bulbs 1:30–3:00 pm: Library Collection Open House  

The 2026 Leesburg Flower & Garden Festival will welcome attendees Saturday, April 18th 10am–6pm and Sunday, April 19th 10am–5pm.  The festival is open to the public, FREE, and the celebration goes on rain or shine. The award-winning Leesburg Flower & Garden Festival has become an annual rite of spring for the Washington DC Metropolitan area.  Transforming the streets of historic Downtown Leesburg, the festival showcases beautiful flowers, plants and landscaping along with the best of gardening and outdoor living products and services.  The rooftop beer and wine garden, landscape display contest, three stages of entertainment, delicious festival food, and Garden Patch children's area mean there is something for everyone!

The 2026 Leesburg Flower & Garden Festival will welcome attendees Saturday, April 18th 10am–6pm and Sunday, April 19th 10am–5pm.  The festival is open to the public, FREE, and the celebration goes on rain or shine. The award-winning Leesburg Flower & Garden Festival has become an annual rite of spring for the Washington DC Metropolitan area.  Transforming the streets of historic Downtown Leesburg, the festival showcases beautiful flowers, plants and landscaping along with the best of gardening and outdoor living products and services.  The rooftop beer and wine garden, landscape display contest, three stages of entertainment, delicious festival food, and Garden Patch children's area mean there is something for everyone!

the Mid-Atlantic’s Premier Plant and Garden Antique Festival Now in its 18th year, Ladew’s annual Garden Festival has become the most anticipated specialty plant, garden ornaments, and antiques sale in the region. Over the years our vendors have offered hard-to-find perennials and annuals, unusual exotics and container specialties, decorative garden furniture, urns, statuary, and other architectural treasures. Ticket proceeds from Garden Festival, Ladew’s longest running fundraising event of the year, go directly to the preservation of the 22-acre historic topiary gardens, historic Manor House, the native Butterfly House, the Children’s Environmental Education Program that serves nearly 4,000 children each year, and the array of over 100 events and educational programs offered to the community.

The Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival is one of the largest festivals of its kind celebrating all things sheep, from hoof to handwoven. Putnam Hill will be offering dye and fiber plants as well as native and non native perennials for sun and shade.

The Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival is one of the largest festivals of its kind celebrating all things sheep, from hoof to handwoven. Putnam Hill will be offering dye and fiber plants as well as native and non native perennials for sun and shade.