This is where the green industry’s storytellers, marketers, publishers, and brand leaders come together — not just to learn, but to connect deeply with the people, plants, and ideas that are actively shaping horticulture’s future. The GardenComm Conference at Farwest 2026 is your all-access week in Portland: two days inside one of the country’s most influential trade shows, two days of exclusive behind-the-scenes garden and nursery tours, and an awards dinner that celebrates the best in garden communications.

Meet up with the “Garden Prayer Warriors” when Shelley and her mom return to the town where so many faithful prayers have been poured out over God’s gardening Words! Visiting the Pacific Northwest for GardenComm at the FARWEST show in Portland, Shelley is excited to connect again over coffee in the Vancouver-Camas area where so many discussions started her books and writing career. Gather in the coffee area of this inspiring grocery store at 10 am for no-host coffee and conversation.

Author & gardener Shelley S. Cramm kicks-off the year for Prosper Garden Club with inspiration and delightful stories on some of the plants of the Bible that thrive in the north Texas area. Drawing from her recent book, My Father is the Gardener, published by the Botanical Research Institute of Texas at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, as well as years of research and devotional writing, Shelley will reveal horticultural subtleties as hidden treasures in God’s Word, and pass along the promises of faith found in every garden. Books available for sale and signing at the meeting. A portion of …

Shelley S. Cramm will speak to the Texas A&M Garden Club to kick off the New Year with edibles from the Bible – herbs, vegetables, and fruit trees for Texas gardens. Since Texas shares nearly the same latitude as the Holy Land, our gardens are wonderful hosts to many plants from scripture, making our gardens a living landscape of lessons to come alive. Copies of Shelley’s latest book, My Father is the Gardener, will be available for sale and signing, with take-home information for cultivating a life with God in the garden

Shelley S. Cramm has prepared a program for Tarrant County Master Gardeners to inspire with details and delightful stories on some of the plants of the Bible that thrive in the north Texas area. Drawing from her recent book, My Father is the Gardener, published by BRIT Press at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas and Fort Worth Botanic Garden, as well as years of research and devotional writing, Shelley will reveal horticultural subtleties as hidden treasures in the Scripture, showing the Bible to be the world’s oldest gardening book! copies of My Father is the Gardener will be available for …