Your gardener's calendar for January 2026

🌿 Major Horticultural & Garden Events (January 2026)

🌱 Trade Shows & Industry Gatherings

📍 Tropical Plant International Expo (TPIE)
When: January 21–23, 2026
Where: Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL
A tropical plant lover’s playground and business hub, with foliage trends, floral products, and green industry connections. Tropical Plant Expo 2026

📍 Plant-O-Rama 2026
When: January 27, 2026, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Where: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York, NY
Horticulture pros gather for a one-day symposium, trade show, and career fair — great for networking with designers, educators, and garden scientists. Brooklyn Botanic Garden+1

📍 Utah Green Conference & Trade Show
When: January 6–7, 2026
Where: Mountain America Expo Center, Sandy, UT
Nursery and landscape exhibitors plus trade access for professionals and serious hobbyists. HortCalendar+1

🌷 Home + Garden Shows (Plant & Landscape Focus)

These blend gardening inspiration with outdoor living ideas—from design to plants to hardscape.

📍 Louisville Home + Garden Show
January 9–11, 2026 – Louisville, KY Louisville Home Show

📍 Oklahoma City Home + Garden Show
January 23–25, 2026 – OKC, OK Oklahoma City Home Show

📍 Tacoma Home + Garden Show
January 29–Feb 1, 2026 – Tacoma, WA Tacoma Home and Garden Show

These aren’t pure botanical garden events, but they’re seasonal hubs where horticulture crosses over with home design, outdoor living, and plant retail.

🌼 Botanical Garden Happenings & Public Exhibits

🌿 U.S. Botanic Garden – Washington, D.C.

Season’s Greenings Exhibit (holiday plant displays & giant botanical installations) runs through Jan. 4, 2026. A classic winter treat blending plant beauty with artistic whimsy. Washington DC

🌲 New York Botanical Garden – Bronx, NY

Holiday Train Show® runs through January 11, 2026 — a joyous mix of model trains and botanical art if you’re in the Northeast early in the month. New York Botanical Garden

🌺 Brooklyn Botanic Garden – New York, NY

January Programs:

• Naked Trees Tour – Jan. 24 (architecture of trees in winter)

• Natural Perfume Blending Workshop – Jan. 24 (conservatory-based craft class) Brooklyn Botanic Garden

🌻 Club & Educational Events

🌼 National Garden Clubs – Flower Show School (Florida)
Jan. 13, 2026 – Boca Raton, FL
Course series and horticultural & floral design instruction from seasoned leaders.