The Garden Conservancy

Our organizational practices focus on three main areas: preservation, education, and advocacy. We work to restore historic american gardens, assist private gardens in their desire to become public amenities, present educational programs for all ages relating to The history and cultural significance of gardens and gardening, and open private gardens across The nation to The public through our "open days" program.in 2022, The Garden Conservancy continued to strengthen and expand its programs thanks to The generosity and engagement of a growing community of members, donors, and event participants. The Conservancy provided in-person and virtual education opportunities for its members and The public to explore and learn about The many ways gardens influence and improve our lives. During The 2022 season, The open days garden-visiting program sold over 30,000 tickets to 241 Garden openings offered in 20 states. We presented 15 virtual programs to over 5,000 participants from 46 states. The 2022 national speaking tour featured troy scott smith, head gardener at sissinghurst castle Garden, who entertained audiences in five us cities. Our Garden futures grants program (including The page dickey grant for american gardens and The jean and john greene prize for excellence in The field of american gardening) supported 20 non-profit organizations making a difference in their local communities through garden-based programming. Through our preservation program, we continued to offer guidance and assistance to those looking to preserve or restore gardens, while also ensuring The longevity of The eight gardens The Garden Conservancy protects through conservation easements. Through The suzanne and frederic rheinstein Garden documentation program, we continued The film documentation of two additional gardens, The anne spencer house and Garden museum in lynchburg, va and The spectacular woodland Garden of louise agee wrinkle of birmingham, al.