Cultivated for over 3,000 years, ginger is one of the world's favorite spices. It's unique flavor adds something special to savory dishes, vegetables, fruits, desserts and even beverages. Learn how to grow this plant in your garden, showcase it when cooking and explore its potential healthful benefits. Also explore its relatives, galagal, turmeric and cardamom. […]

Join local mixologist Beth Dixon, owner of Salt and Acid Beverage Consulting, as she demonstrates how to create three refreshing and delicious craft cocktails perfect for a hot summer’s day. She’ll highlight seasonal flavors in a Spicy Margarita, Coconut Gin Fizz and a cooling Cucumber Vodka Gimlet. During the demo, sip samples of each cocktail […]

Identification of grasses, sedges, and rushes is often perceived as one of the most difficult activities in the realm of botany. This is due to many factors, the most prominent of which are that grasses, sedges, and rushes (i.e., “the graminoids”) are usually small, narrow-leaved plants with unassuming, diminutive flowers – and they all look alike!  […]

Learn yoga’s calming rhythms of breathing, movement, and posture in a tranquil Garden setting. Small class sizes enable instructor Jacqueline Gooding to offer individual pointers and address multiple levels of experience. Please bring a blanket, yoga mat, water and appropriate layered clothing for the season. Classes take place in the Garden or inside Garden buildings, […]

This is a 4-day course, 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Students will study and draw a summer flower (supplied for student). The flower selected for this course is a lily. Emphasis will be on accurate depiction of the flower, stem and leaves using scientific knowledge (botany) in order to complete a successful drawing in graphite. […]

Learn how to create the basic shapes and styles of floral designs—the building blocks for true creativity. This course will introduce you to techniques and styles commonly used by professionals. Learn preparation techniques, how to create basic shapes, and how to prepare flowers for long-lasting arrangements. A section on cut flower care and handling is […]