Plants & Pints: An Evening of Conversation and Connection
Featuring Keynote Speaker Benjamin Vogt, Author and Landscape Designer
Tuesday, October 20
6-9 p.m.
Crete Carrier Riverview Lodge
Mahoney State Park, Ashland
Join us for an evening of conversation and connection at our annual fall Plants & Pints event on Tuesday, October 20, from 6 to 9 p.m. We are excited to be hosting our flagship fall fundraising event at a new venue this year: the beautiful Crete Carrier Riverview Lodge at Mahoney State Park in Ashland.
The evening will include a buffet dinner, a cash bar, camaraderie with fellow plant people and a keynote presentation by nationally known author and landscape designer Benjamin Vogt.
Tickets to Plants & Pints are $50 for PlantNebraska members and $65 for the general public. Tables of 8 are available for $300 (both members and non-members). All ticket purchases support PlantNebraska's tree planting, garden making and environmental outreach work and help make our mission to plant Nebraska possible—thank you!
We are offering Benjamin's books Prairie Up: An Introduction to Natural Garden Design and A New Garden Ethic: Cultivating Defiant Compassion for an Uncertain Future at a discounted price of $20 each with the purchase of an event ticket. Pre-order your books with your ticket purchase by September 24, and we'll have them ready for you at the event for Benjamin to sign (we will also have a very limited quantity of books available for sale at the event).
Doors for the Plants & Pints event open at 6 p.m. The keynote presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. with the book signing to follow. Please note: this is a 21+ event. Also, a 2026 Nebraska Parks Permit is required for entry into Mahoney State Park; a permit can be purchased at the entrance (day pass is $7 for Nebraska licensed vehicles) or online.
We look forward to seeing you at Plants & Pints!
