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National Public Gardens Day

National Public Gardens Day, occurring annually on the Friday before Mother's Day, is a day to promote awareness of botanic gardens, arboreta, zoos, historic gardens, or any of North America's public gardens. The day was established by the American Public Gardens Association, a Pennsylvania non-profit organization that supports, resources and promotes public gardens in North America, in partnership with their sponsor, Rain Bird.〔The American Public Gardens Association, ''American Public Gardens Association to Designate May 7, 2010 as the Second Annual National Public Gardens Day'', (APGA Press Release ), 2010.〕 The national spokesperson for National Public Gardens Day is Paul James, host of HGTV's Gardening By The Yard.
Created in 2009 as a way to increase public awareness of the educational resources public gardens provide to local communities, National Public Gardens Day was adopted by the members of the American Public Gardens Association, to highlight programs such as plant conservation, water conservation, the preservation of green spaces, and home gardening.
==Activities==
Members of the American Public Gardens Association celebrated National Public Gardens Day beginning in 2009 with activities that varied by garden. The Atlanta Botanical Garden invited visitors to bring flowers, so that they could be put into arrangements for patients and their families at Children's Hospital〔Atlanta On The Cheap. "50% off Admission to the Atlanta Botanical Garden on Friday & Gardens for Connoisseurs Tour this Weekend", ().〕 The Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona, asked visitors to pledge to conserve water, displaying 400 five-gallon water containers that pledgers could adopt.〔(ABC 15. "Desert Botanical Garden joins National Public Gardens Day." )〕 National spokesperson Paul James visited media gardens, speaking with the public and media about the role public gardens play in the local community.〔LaCrosse Tribune. "Don't Overlook Public Gardens." ().〕
In 2010, Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate about the importance of recognizing National Public Gardens Day, listing the US Botanic Garden and gardens in Illinois as examples.〔Congressional Record S3353. Recognizing National Public Gardens Day. May 6, 2010.〕

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