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2012 Events In addition to these events, please see our Adult’s Classes and Children's Classes for a listing of our educational programs.
Spring Plant Sale
April 17 - Members Only Tuesday: 10 am - 6 pm
April 18 - 21 - Open to the Public Wednesday: 10 am - 6 pm Thursday - Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm
A Wing Haven Plant sale is really for the birds! Our Nursery Shop is bursting at the seams with unique plants, tools, and gifts for your garden and home. We have an incredible selection of plants—unusual shrubs, antique roses, herbs, perennials, native plants, groundcovers, bulbs, and more. Plus our volunteers can give you plenty of advice on how to make them flourish. All proceeds benefit Wing Haven, a Charlotte treasure since 1927.
An itemized plant list will be available in late March.
Gardener's Garden Tour sponsored by Blackhawk Hardware
May 12 Saturday 10 am - 4 pm May 13 Sunday 1 - 5 pm
A Mother's Day Tradition!!! Spend an afternoon…or two…visiting six private gardens and become inspired as you learn how others have tackled our Carolina clay to create a garden.
Details and ticket information will be posted in late February.
Garden Walk with Andrea
November 5 December 3
Saturdays at 11 am
Join Andrea Sprott for a guided walk through the Lawrence Garden as Autumn gives way to Winter. Bring a notepad and meet at the entrance to the garden on the first Saturday of the month. Free with garden admission.
Andrea Sprott is Wing Haven's Lawrence Garden Associate.
Holiday Program at the Mint on Randolph
Wednesday, November 2 featuring Haskell Eargle from 10 - 11:30 am Cost: $5 (non-members $10)
Known for his wit and creativity, Haskell will show you how to create designs that will last throughout the season.
Come early...and stay late! Enjoy coffee and the Wing Haven Gift Shop beginning at 9 am. Then stay for an auction of Haskell's creations at the conclusion of his program.
2011 Symposium Always in Season: Ornamental and Edible Garden Design
Thursday & Friday, October 20-21, 2011 featuring Mary Palmer and Hugh Dargan, ASLA Dargan Landscape Designs and Jennifer Bartley American Potager, LLC
Two lectures, book signings, three garden studies and a day-long garden design workshop with three distinguished pros! If you missed Mary Palmer Dargan's lecture, watch it now!
Autumn Nights: Music in the Garden...
Enjoy an evening of music, good company, a glass of wine and the sweet fragrances of autumn as summer gives way to fall...
Mostly French: One Piano, Four Hands
featuring Diann Clark & Bill Gouge Friday, September 30 from 6 - 7:30 pm
Sharing Mrs. Clarkson’s Steinway, the four hands of pianists Diann Clark and Bill Gouge will entertain us with a “Mostly French” musical program featuring works by Debussy, Poulenc and Faure. The evening will conclude with a few favorites from “My Fair Lady”.
Diann Clark is Music Associate/Organist at Providence Baptist Church. She moved to Charlotte in September 2007 from the Washington DC metro area where she frequently performed with Chamber groups, large vocal ensembles and soloists. As staff accompanist for Carolina Voices, Diann plays the Main Stage Choir and Festival Singers. Additionally, she plays for the Women’s Chamber Choir at Queens University.
Bill Gouge is active in the Charlotte music scene. He is Organist and Director of Music at Central United Methodist Church in Concord and the principal Accompanist for the Charlotte Children’s Choir. He has worked with Opera Carolina, Carolina voices, Vox, One Voice and Renaissance. Bill is a graduate of Queens College and was the winner of the Queens College Performance Award.
Brian Caldwell on Mrs. Clarkson's Steinway
featuring Brian Caldwell Friday, October 14 from 6 - 7:30 pm
Back by popular demand! Here's your opportunity to enjoy Brian performing Broadway tunes, Hollywood favorites, Latin boleros, and popular songs, in an easy listening/light jazz style.
Brian Caldwell has supplied background music in night clubs, for receptions, and other events. When Brian--owner of two businesses Terra Bella (a supplier of high-end Italian terra cotta) and Potina (a garden statuary wholesale company)--wants to relax, he tends his garden or plays his grand piano. "The piano is my golf course. I'm not an accomplished or classically trained pianist," says Brian "but I've been playing since I was five years old and can usually find a few tunes that make people smile and generally feel good about the particular moment and life in general."
Tickets Tickets are $20 for Wing Haven members ($25 for non-members). Refreshments (wine and light hors d'oeuvres) are included in the cost of admission. Hurry, space is limited! Reserve your space today by mail, fax or phone. » Music in the Garden Registration Form
Wells Fargo Community Celebration Saturday, October 15 from 10 am to 5 pm
Enjoy free admission to the Gardens made possible through the generous support of Wells Fargo as part of the Wells Fargo Community Celebration.
Fall Plant Sale
October 4 Tuesday Members Only: 10 am - 7 pm
October 5 - 8 Wednesday-Saturday Open to the Public: 10 am - 4 pm
A Wing Haven Plant sale is really for the birds! Our Nursery Shop is bursting at the seams with unique plants, tools, and gifts for your garden and home. We have an incredible selection of plants—unusual shrubs, antique roses, herbs, perennials, native plants, groundcovers, bulbs, and more. Plus our volunteers can give you plenty of advice on how to make them flourish. All proceeds benefit Wing Haven, a Charlotte treasure since 1927.
Be sure to shop early for the best selection! Be sure to browse our Fall 2011 Plant List.
Learn while you shop! Enjoy these programs during the sale--no charge, no advance registration required.
Attracting Birds to the Garden Wednesday, October 5 at 10:30 with Carol Buie-Jackson of Bird House on the Greenway
Herbs 101 Thursday, October 6 at 10:30 with Sandi Fenton of the Charlotte Herb Guild
Bulbs for Southern Gardens Friday, October 7 at 10:30 with Dawn Ridley of the Wing Haven Nursery
Fabulous Fall Containers Saturday, October 8 at 10:30 with Susie Cochran of Rountree Plantation
Spring Evenings at Wing Haven: Come Savor the Season!
Join us in the Main Garden at Wing Haven as dusk begins to fall. Enjoy an evening of music, good company, a glass of wine and the sweet fragrances of spring accompanied by...
Reeve Coobs on Acoustic Guitar Friday, May 13, 6 - 7:30 pm
Reeve Coobs is a singer-songwriter who creatively blends folk, pop, country, and rock into an original sound of her own. Her lyrics are smart and real, and her voice is rich and haunting. Her thoughtful lyrics and voice joined with her tasteful guitar playing make for an extremely rare talent. In 2005 Reeve won the Creative Loafing of Charlotte Reader’s Pick award for Best Female Vocalist. Tonight Reeve will play mostly cover songs with a few of her originals thrown in. To learn more about Reeve, visit her website at reevemusic.com.
Will Young on Mrs. Clarkson's Steinway Friday, May 20, 6 - 7:30 pm
Will Young will entertain us with a variety of music ranging from classical to pop standards to music from the “big Band” era. Will is the Associate Director of Music Ministries at Myers Park Presbyterian Church in Charlotte. He assists in all aspects of the church’s music program, including serving as Principal Organist and Director of the Youth Choir. Will received the Bachelor of Music degree in Organ Performance from Birmingham-Southern College and a Masters in Organ Performance and Church Music from the Indiana University School of Music.
Peter deVries on Violin Thursday, June 2, 6 - 7:30 pm
Peter has appeared as a soloist and recitalist in much of the United States and throughout Portugal with the Portuguese Symphony Orchestra (national symphony of Portugal), the Porto Classical Orchestra, and the Aveiro Filharmonia Orchestra, among others. His piano trio, the Lisbon International Trio, recently performed the Beethoven Triple Concerto with John Nelson conducting the Armenian Nat’l Symphony in Yerevan. He has performed with such artists as Josef Gingold, James Buswell, Andres Cardenas, Franco Gulli, Harvey Phillips, Joseph Robinson, and Charles Webb. His chamber music groups have appeared in the Carnegie Recital Hall with critical acclaim from the New York Times and won honors at the prestigious international Coleman Chamber Music Auditions in Pasadena, California.
Wine Tasting with Bond Street Imports Thursday, June 9, 6 - 7:30 pm
As we prepare for summer in the south, Ashlee Cuddy and Eric Bowers will introduce us to four wines--a selection of whites and reds--designed to complement summertime activities. Relax and enjoy your tastings in the Main Garden...and, of course, you'll be able to have more than a "taste" of your favorite selections. You will also be able to place orders for home delivery or pick up at Bond Street Imports. Bond Street Imports views wine as a work of tradition that brings people together for special occasions and provides everyday enjoyment at all levels of sophistication. Started in 2005 by Eric Bowers, Bond Street Imports provides direct access to leading boutique wineries from across the world and delivers value to their customers by coupling excellent product quality and customer service with fair pricing.
Summer Solstice: A Toast to the Season Tuesday, June 21, 6 - 7:30 pm
Bring a picnic supper and toast the longest day of the year as we enjoy a playlist of summer classics in the Main Garden! Wing Haven’s Vitex—our national champion tree—will be tonight's main act. The vitex should be in full bloom as spring gives way to summer. Greet the summer with a glass of wine or cool beer as you listen to your favorite summer tunes. We'll provide cookies and ice cream for dessert!
Tickets Tickets are $20 for Wing Haven members ($25 for non-members). Refreshments are included in the cost of admission. Hurry, space is limited! Reserve your space today by mail, fax or phone.
» Spring Evenings Registration Form
Gardener's Garden Tour sponsored by Blackhawk Hardware May 7 Saturday 10 am - 4 pm May 8 Sunday 1 - 5 pm
Tickets: $25 in advance ($30 during the tour) on sale in April at Wing Haven and Blackhawk Hardware.
Want more time to enjoy the gardens? Box lunches provided by Just Fresh are $9 and must be pre-ordered at Wing Haven by 4 pm on Friday, May 6. Lunches may be picked up at Wing Haven on Saturday, May 7 between 11 am and 1 pm.
Advance tickets and lunches may be purchased from Wing Haven by using any of our three easy methods: mail, fax or phone.
A Mother's Day Tradition!!! Spend an afternoon…or two…visiting six private gardens and become inspired as you learn how others have tackled our Carolina clay to create a garden.
Wing Haven Travels to Charlottesville!
May 9 - 12, 2011 This trip is full! The Wing Haven Travel Committee has prepared an itinerary that will take us to landmark historic properties as well as private homes in the rich farmland and hunt country of Albemarle County. The lush Blue Ridge Mountains provide the backdrop to properties surrounded by miles of white fences and centuries-old boxwood hedges. For additional information please view:
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