Cincinnati Horticultural Society

05/22/2026

05/21/2026

Picnic Performance Returns to Ault Park!

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra () will perform in Ault Park on Friday evening, May 29
Admission is FREE!

Join us, and our presenting sponsor, Bartlett Wealth Management () , at the base of the Cascade Fountain for an evening of music in the beauty of Ault Park. The event begins at 6 PM. Bring a blanket, chairs and a picnic dinner and enjoy an evening of music and fun. The program begins with a Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra performance, featuring vocalist Mandy Gaines. The music continues, with an ensemble from the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Feel free to get up and dance!

In addition to the musical offerings, we will have a variety of fun family activities. The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra will have an “Instrument Petting Zoo” where children can pick and try a variety of instruments. Cincinnati Parks will have supervised children’s games. And, Astronomer Dean Regas will have several telescopes set up for safe solar viewing!

No picnic? No problem! We will have a food truck on-site. And, a summer evening at Ault Park would not be complete without a tasty treat from Kona Ice.

Please join us for this unique Ault Park gathering presented by Bartlett Wealth Management and the Park Advisory Council.

Free • No Reservations Required • Great for All Ages

05/21/2026

Medals announced at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026! Full list for Large and Small show gardens below, and congratulations to all the teams who put so much hard work into creating these spaces 🙌

LARGE SHOW GARDENS
Gold
✨ The Campaign to Proect Rural England Garden, 'On the Edge' - designed by Sarah Eberle
✨ Killik & Co 'A Seed in Time' - designed by Baz Grainger
✨ Tate Britain Garden - designed by Tom Stuart-Smith
✨ The Lady Garden Foundation 'Silent no More' Garden - designed by Darren Hawkes
✨ The Children's Society Garden - designed by Patrick Clarke

Silver-gilt
✨ Tokonoma Garden – Samumaya no Niwa - designed by Kazuyuki Ishihara
✨ Eden Project 'Bring me Sunshine' - designed by Harry Holding and Alex Michaelis

Silver
✨ The Asthma and Lung UK Breathing Space Garden - designed by Angus Thompson
✨Parkinson's UK 'A Garden for Every Parkinson's Journey' - designed by Arit Anderson

SMALL SHOW GARDENS
Gold
✨ Trussell's Together Garden - designed by Rob Hardy
✨ Addleshaw Goddard 'Flourish in the City' - designed by Joe and Laura Carey
Silver-gilt
✨ The Boodles Garden - designed by Catherine MacDonald
✨Journey Beyond the Tracks from Adelaide to Perth - designed by Max Parker-Smith

A full list of medals will be up on our website very soon 👀

05/15/2026