Dahlia Days 2026
Aug 30-Sep 2, 2026
To make a reservation call 800.648.4252 or email Reservations@highhampton.com
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Event Description
Inspired by the vibrant blooms of the Dahlia Garden, FLOWER Magazine is returning to High Hampton for the third annual Dahlia Days. Join us at the Inn for three days of color and inspiration, exploring flowers, fashion, design and more with FLOWER Magazine founder and editor-in-chief Margot Shaw, along with special guests interior designer Barry Dixon, jewelry designer Elizabeth Locke and landscape architect Ben Page. High Hampton’s very own Dahlia Gardener, Drew English, will accompany the event to provide expert input and celebrate the history of Dahlias at the Inn. There are exciting details to come, so don’t miss the chance to reserve your spot now!
All Dahlia Days group experiences, lunches and dinners are included in your room rate.* Please call 800.648.4252 or email Reservations@highhampton.com to book.
*Based on a double-occupancy room rate. Breakfast service is available at à la carte pricing.
Highlights & Features
- Floral Design and Inspiration
- Garden Tour with High Hampton's Dahlia Gardener, Drew English
- Seminars
- Boutique Pop-Up Shops
- Finale Dinner
Personalities
Ben Page
Landscape Architect
Ben Page
Landscape Architect
Ben Page is an award-winning, nationally renowned landscape architect with 40+ years of experience. Growing up in Tennessee, he gleaned knowledge of the land, natural systems and horticulture during a childhood spent on his grandparents’ and great-grandparents’ farms. He specializes in residential landscape architecture and strives to design projects that are richly detailed and incorporate a combination of historical influences with contemporary design.
Barry Dixon
Interior Designer
Barry Dixon
Interior Designer
Inspired by acres of lush Virginia countryside, Barry Dixon is known for a distinct aesthetic that blends Western styles with global influences from a childhood spent abroad in India, Pakistan, Korea, New Caledonia and South Africa. With projects spanning the world, Dixon imagines interiors that infuse artifacts and antiques with present-day motifs, all preserving the history and personality of the home's owners and their treasures.
Elizabeth Locke
Founder of Elizabeth Locke Jewels
Elizabeth Locke
Founder of Elizabeth Locke Jewels
Elizabeth Locke draws on a lifelong fascination with the antique jewelry of the Etruscans, Greeks and Romans as she creates her own neo-classical handmade 19k gold jewelry. She selects every stone and designs every piece herself. While many covet the luminescent stones or the Venetian glass intaglios in her designs, Elizabeth's deepest passion is for one-of-a-kind antiquities: 19th-century micromosaics and pietra dura, 18th-century Chinese gambling counters, Essex crystals, miniature paintings or antique Japanese porcelain buttons. She began Elizabeth Locke Jewels in 1988, relying on her experiences abroad and fueled by her visual sensibility.
Margot Shaw
Editor-in-Chief of FLOWER Magazine
Margot Shaw
Editor-in-Chief of FLOWER Magazine
Margot Shaw is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of FLOWER Magazine. Now in its 19th year, the publication features homes, gardens, entertaining and lifestyle. Margot is a sought-after speaker at antique & garden shows, museums, botanical gardens and interior design centers nationwide. She is the author of two books: Living Floral: Entertaining and Decorating with Flowers (2018) and Flowering Outdoors: Gardens & Parties (February 2026), both published by Rizzoli.
Drew English
Head Dahlia Gardener at High Hampton
Drew English
Head Dahlia Gardener at High Hampton
Drew English is affectionately known as the “Dahlia Doctor.” In 2010, a walk in among the dahlias in the heirloom garden on the High Hampton property germinated a passion for growing the gorgeous flowers. His own garden in the North Carolina mountains began with a small plot of land that grew into a terraced hillside garden of nearly 100 dahlia plants. His passion was drawn full circle in 2018 when he became the Head Dahlia Gardener at the historic Halsted Dahlia Garden at High Hampton, the very garden where his love affair with dahlias was cultivated. Charmed by the artistry and tradition of dahlias in the Cashiers, North Carolina region, Drew is committed to imparting their history and preserving their legacy with current and
future generations.
