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Join American Hydrangea Society in Atlanta

September 15, 2023 By Lucy Mercer 1 Comment

If you’re a hydrangea enthusiast and in the Atlanta area, consider joining the American Hydrangea Society. Its speaker lineup includes horticulturists and bestselling authors, and its spring garden tour is one of my favorites.

Meetings are slated for October 2023, and February and April 2024. The annual tour of gardens will take place June 8, 2024.

Penny McHenry founded The American Hydrangea Society in 1994 in Atlanta. The society is for people who love hydrangeas and want to “study and learn about the genus Hydrangea, its species and cultivars, as well as its culture, habits, hardiness, and performance.”

Blue hydrangea in a planter in a garden
Hydrangeas in a container with creeping Jenny spilling over the edge. Lambs ear (stachys) at the base. Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books

Speakers for 2023-2024

Monday, October 23, 2023
Speakers: Ryan McEnaney and plant breeder, David Roberts from Bailey Nurseries

Ryan is the author of “Field Guide to Outside Style: Design and Plant Your Perfect Outdoor Space” (Cool Springs Press, 2022)


Monday, February 26, 2024

Speaker: Ted Stephens, owner of Nurseries Caroliniana

Monday, April 22, 2024
Speaker: Brie Arthur, bestselling author and horticulturist

Brie is the author of many books including “Gardening with Grains: Bring the Versatile Beauty of Grains to Your Edible Landscape” (St. Lynn’s Press, 2019)

Saturday, June 8, 2024
AHS Annual Garden Tour
9am – 5pm, rain or shine

All Hydrangea Society meetings will be in the Woodruff Auditorium in McElreath Hall at the Atlanta History Center
• 7:00 pm Social
• 7:30 pm Meeting
• Plant Raffle (following program)

AHS membership is a bargain. Individual memberships are $35 for one year. That includes one garden tour ticket. Household memberships for two adults living at the same address is $50 and includes two garden tour tickets. Hope to see you at a Hydrangea Society event this year!

Pink hydrangeas in a garden planter
Pink hydrangeas in a planter with brunnera. Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books

Join Georgia Perennial Plant Association

Another great group of gardeners, the Georgia Perennial Plant Association puts on fun, informative events, too. Learn more about GPPA.

Georgia Master Gardener Conference

Georgia Master Gardeners will hold their conference in Gainesville in October. Check out the details here.

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  1. Eva Monheim says

    September 16, 2023 at 7:55 pm

    Check out my book Shrubs & Hedges which has six pages of charts on hydrangeas – their bloom times, sizes, color of blooms, seasons of interest, lighting, and reblooming types.

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