2026 Winter Horticulture Forum presented by Bartlett Tree Experts

Gardeners! It’s time to take those gardening tools out of hibernation and start planning for the season with help from three leading plant professionals in this half-day horticulture forum at Newfields. Nick McCullough, Horticulturist, designer, and author, will present on his book, American Roots, featuring home gardens across America. Matthew Ross, Executive Director of The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park, will present on the historic Northern Michigan Asylum and how its transformational ideas established the principle of “beauty is therapy”. Phil Douglas, Director of Horticulture and Center for Global Initiatives for Denver Botanic Gardens, will present on the implications of habitat destruction and the role botanic gardens play in conservation efforts, guiding us from the subtropics to the grasslands.